A seed-stage fintech startup is building a shared money account platform — think collaborative finance for roommates, teams, clubs, travel groups, and beyond. The company is establishing its design practice from the ground up and is looking for a Founding Product Designer to own the end-to-end customer experience from day one.
This is a high-impact, high-ownership role at a small team (fewer than 10 people) that has raised a Seed round from notable fintech and early-stage investors. You'll be the first dedicated designer, shaping the visual language, interaction patterns, and UX systems that define how users experience shared finances — including onboarding, identity verification, sending money, managing permissions, and the edge cases that matter in payments.
Visa sponsorship is available for this role.
Build the design practice from scratch — establish conventions, systems, and workflows for the product team.
Shape the customer experience end-to-end across onboarding, identity flows, sending and managing money, and payments-related edge cases.
Lead product design through the full lifecycle: discovery, user research, prototyping, and high-fidelity execution.
Collaborate closely with engineering and product to ship polished, well-considered experiences quickly.
Bring a strong point of view on how AI-assisted design tools are changing the craft and put that thinking to work day-to-day.
Required
2+ years of experience in a product design role.
Hands-on experience designing fintech or payments products — specifically onboarding flows and money movement UX.
Familiarity with design-focused AI tools and a perspective on how they'll evolve day-to-day design work.
Strong fundamentals in visual design and problem-solving.
Based in California — candidates outside of California will not be considered at this time.
Nice to Have
Formal education in design or a related field (not required).
Experience working at a similarly early-stage startup or building a design practice from zero.
Background at consumer fintech, payments, or financial services companies.
Tools
This is a hybrid role based in San Francisco, CA. Candidates must be located in California.
Compensation details were not provided for this role. As a founding hire at a seed-stage startup, equity participation is expected to be a meaningful part of the total package. Details will be discussed during the interview process.
