Location: San Francisco, CA (In-person)

Onsite | Full-time

Compensation: $100K - $150K / 0.25% - 1.25%

Our client is a venture-backed startup based in San Francisco that is revolutionizing corporate connection through an AI-powered platform for event planning. By automating complex workflows—from venue sourcing to vendor negotiations—the organization enables global teams to facilitate in-person meetings with unprecedented ease. Having already executed large-scale events for prominent technology firms like Google and Amazon, our client is now seeking a foundational Founding Designer to lead the visual and functional evolution of the product.

This is a "zero-to-one" opportunity for a designer who wishes to own the entire design function. The successful candidate will be responsible for building the foundational design system, refining the brand identity, and ensuring that the software feels polished, trustworthy, and scalable for enterprise organizations.

Key Responsibilities

• Design System Ownership: Establish, evolve, and maintain a comprehensive design system that serves as the foundation for all future design and engineering work.
• Brand Identity: Build and maintain the firm’s brand identity, overseeing everything from visual language to tone and voice.
• Product Design: Create polished, intuitive interfaces in Figma that enable the engineering team to build and ship with high confidence and speed.
• Marketing Support: Develop high-quality marketing materials, graphics, and visual assets designed to support the sales team in closing enterprise-level deals.
• User Research: Conduct user research and usability testing to validate design hypotheses and iterate based on real-world feedback.
• Cross-Functional Partnership: Work closely with product and engineering leads to influence the product roadmap and navigate technical constraints.
• Enterprise Polish: Think deeply about the nuances of enterprise design, ensuring the platform meets the high standards of aesthetics and scalability required by large organizations.

Requirements

• Portfolio: A strong portfolio demonstrating end-to-end product design work, from initial concept to final polish.
• Tooling Expertise: Expert-level proficiency in Figma and modern design software.
• Systemic Thinking: Proven experience building or significantly contributing to scalable design systems.
• Product Intuition: A strong balance of user-centric thinking and the ability to align design with strategic business goals.
• Attention to Detail: A deep commitment to craft, polish, and creating delightful user experiences.
• Startup Agility: Comfort working in a fast-paced environment with a focus on rapid iteration and day-one ownership.
• Location: This is an in-person role based in San Francisco.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing for B2B SaaS or enterprise-grade products.
• A background in branding, brand identity, or marketing design.
• Prior experience in early-stage (0-to-1) startup environments.
• Familiarity with design systems such as Material Design or Tailwind.
• Experience working directly with engineers to understand and design within technical constraints.

Benefits

• Compensation: Salary range of $100,000 – $150,000 with 0.25% – 1.25% equity.
• Health & Wellness: Comprehensive health insurance, a monthly fitness stipend, and 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
• In-Office Perks: Daily catered lunch and dinner provided at the San Francisco office.
• Travel & Culture: Quarterly team offsites to premier international destinations and exclusive access to top-tier venues and events.
• Time Off: Generous PTO policy with structured "required time off" to ensure sustainable high performance.
• Impact: High levels of autonomy, direct access to the founders, and the opportunity to build a global design brand from the ground up.