You’re a problem-solver, not just a pixel-pusher. You obsess over user flows, not just colours. And you’re looking for a blank canvas-where your design thinking shapes not only the interface but the entire product experience.
If you’ve led UX design in early-stage startups or thrive in ambiguity with a founder who has built and exited a SaaS business, this might be your next adventure.
About the Opportunity
Our client-a Silicon Valley-backed AI startup-is reshaping how product teams collaborate, discover, and solve. With a product already near release and strong internal feedback loops, the challenge now is levelling up from “usable” to “unmissable”.
They’re seeking a Founding UX Designer to elevate the product from functional to lovable. This is not a UI facelift-it’s deep, intentional work across interaction design, information architecture, and AI-first workflows.
You’ll sit between the founder and a small design team, helping drive clarity, connect the dots, and shape the entire experience. Your fingerprints will be on every detail—from discovery to deployment.
What’s On Offer
- Impact from Day One: Design a product you and your peers would want to use every day.
- Founder Access: Work side-by-side with a visionary founder, learning how to co-solve in high-trust environments.
- Creative Ownership: Start with a blank slate-no design-by-committee here.
- Flexible Working: London-based hybrid preferred, but flexibility is offered.
- Fast Feedback Loops: Work in cycles where your ideas get tested, not trapped.
You’ll Be a Great Fit If:
- You’ve designed complex systems, ideally in startup environments.
- You’re excited about working pre-product-market fit and love the challenge of crafting usable and lovable tools.
- You value feedback and collaboration, especially with fast-thinking founders.
- You’re structured in how you approach information architecture and interaction design.
- You can bring AI-first design thinking into the product (e.g. using AI to sketch, prototype, and iterate).
- You don’t need a team of researchers-you can go deep on your own with real users and raw data.
- You care about creating products people want to use-not just ones they can use.
What the Client Offers:
- Competitive Salary + Equity
- Flexible work setup (remote-friendly, ideally London-based for ad hoc meets)
- Work directly with a Silicon Valley founder and product-obsessed team
- Real ownership over product direction, design system, and customer experience
Key Information
Job Title: Founding UX DesignerLocation: London (Hybrid)Work Policy: Flexible; in-person meet-ups preferredSalary: Competitive + EquityBenefits: Flexible working, startup environment, strong founder access
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