<h3>About the Role</h3><p style="min-height:1.5em">Join an early-stage AI recruiting company as its first designer in a fractional role, contributing 10 to 20 hours per week. You will shape the product experience and establish design standards that guide the team as it builds.</p><h3>What You'll Do</h3><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Own design across key product surfaces, from early concepts through shipped experiences.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Establish design systems, standards, and documentation that help the team build consistently.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Make product and design decisions with limited information, then iterate based on user feedback.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Partner with product and engineering to implement designs and work through technical constraints.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Use user research, usability testing, and qualitative feedback to inform design choices.</p></li></ul><h3>What We're Looking For</h3><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">At least 3 years of experience designing and shipping consumer or B2B products end to end.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">A functional portfolio showing shipped work, your problem-solving approach, and clear examples of product impact.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Experience building design systems and documentation for product teams.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Proficiency with Figma, Sketch, or Adobe XD for high-fidelity mockups and prototypes.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Experience collaborating directly with product and engineering teams, including navigating technical constraints.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Experience with modern desktop B2B or SaaS products; early-stage startup or fractional design experience is a plus.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Familiarity with design-to-code handoff and HTML/CSS is helpful.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Availability and compensation expectations suited to a 10 to 20 hour per week engagement.</p></li></ul><h3>Location</h3><p style="min-height:1.5em">Remote, with the primary location in the DACH region.</p>
Application Requirements
Candidates must have at least 3 years of experience designing and shipping consumer or B2B products. Proficiency in design tools like Figma, Sketch, or Adobe XD and experience with design systems are required.