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Principal Product Designer

Jobot, San Francisco, CA, United States


Want to learn more about this role and Jobot? Click our Jobot logo and follow our LinkedIn page! Job details This Jobot Job is hosted by: Brandon Bays Are you a fit? Easy Apply now by clicking the "Easy Apply" button and sending us your resume. Salary: $225,000 - $275,000 per year A bit about us We’re an early-stage, high-growth B2B fintech company building a modern platform that sits at the intersection of data, liquidity, and complex financial workflows. Our product is already live, powering real transactions and used by sophisticated institutional customers. We’ve hit a meaningful inflection point with strong traction, real revenue, clear product-market fit and are now focused on scaling into a category-defining platform. The team is small, sharp, and moves really fast. You’ll be working directly with experienced founders in a high-ownership environment where product quality and user experience truly matter. Why join us Own design, end-to-end: This is a true zero-to-one design leadership seat. You’ll be the sole owner of design across product, brand, and GTM. Lead IC with a path to leadership: Start as a hands-on design leader, with the opportunity to build and lead the design function as the company scales. Direct line to founders: Work side-by-side with both co-founders on product direction, UX decisions, and overall company strategy. Real product, real stakes: You’re designing for sophisticated users navigating high-value financial decisions—not hypothetical use cases. Massive impact surface area: Every improvement in clarity, usability, and design directly impacts growth, trust, and revenue. High-velocity environment: Ship quickly, iterate constantly, and operate with minimal bureaucracy. Job Details Role outlook Own and design the full product experience from core workflows to system-level UX and interaction patterns Translate complex, data-heavy financial concepts into intuitive, high-quality user experiences Partner directly with the founders, engineering, and product to drive product direction and execution Build and evolve a cohesive design system across product, marketing, and brand Contribute to brand identity, website, and sales/marketing materials Leverage modern tools (including AI-driven workflows) to move faster and expand creative output Establish design principles and foundations that will scale with the company Operate as a player-coach over time, with the opportunity to hire and lead future designers What we’re looking for ~6+ years of proven product design experience (early-stage startup experience strongly preferred) Strong product thinker who can simplify complex workflows into elegant solutions High craft across UX, UI, and visual design Experience with data-heavy products (fintech, SaaS, marketplaces, or similar) is a strong plus Comfortable operating as a lead IC today, with ambition to grow into a design leader Fast-moving, high-agency, and comfortable with ambiguity Collaborative, low-ego, and thrives working closely with engineers and founders Location San Francisco office (hybrid, ~3-4 days/week in-office expectation) Interested in hearing more? Easy Apply now by clicking the "Easy Apply" button. Want to learn more about this role and Jobot? Click our Jobot logo and follow our LinkedIn page! #J-18808-Ljbffr