Nowadays (YC S23) is seeking a Founding Product Designer to join their team in San Francisco, CA. The role involves shaping the tech, product, and culture of an AI platform for planning corporate events.
About the Role
As a Founding Product Designer, you will own and evolve the design system, build and maintain brand identity, design intuitive interfaces in Figma, create marketing materials, conduct user research, and collaborate closely with product and engineering teams to ensure polished and scalable software design.
About You
Required:
A strong portfolio demonstrating end-to-end product design work.
Deep expertise in Figma and modern design tools.
Experience building or contributing to design systems.
Strong product thinking—balancing user needs with business goals.
Obsession with details, polish, and delightful user experiences.
Comfort working in a fast-paced environment and iterating quickly.
Excitement about owning design and building from day one.
Preferred:
Experience designing B2B SaaS or enterprise products.
Background in branding, brand identity, or marketing design.
Experience conducting user research and usability testing.
Zero-to-one startup design experience.
Familiarity with design systems like Material Design, Tailwind, or custom systems.
Experience collaborating closely with engineers and understanding technical constraints.
Benefits
Free lunch and dinner.
Quarterly team offsites.
Monthly fitness stipend.
Health insurance.
12 weeks paid parental leave.
Generous PTO with required time off to recharge.
High ownership, autonomy, and direct access to founders.
Access to top venues, events, and travel experiences.
Nowadays (YC S23)
Nowadays is an AI-powered event planning copilot that takes the hassle out of organizing corporate events. For example, just input event details, and our AI will call venues and deal with negotiations for you.
Company Size: 1-10 employeesTechnology, Information and Internet