What are the responsibilities and job description for the Founding Product Designer position at Pholio?
Pholio is looking for a Founding Product Designer to lead design strategy, shape product experience, and elevate design culture for a Stealth startup in NYC. This is Fintech is building an AI-native product that affords the opportunity to define 0-1 what this product looks and feels like, with little constraint. This role is ideal for a designer who thrives in ambiguity, balances vision with execution, and mentors others while driving high-impact work. This founding designer will define the platform’s vision, user experience, and identity, while establishing design as a core pillar of the business. Must be willing to work onsite everyday in Manhattan.
Key Responsibilities
- Design intuitive, high-impact products that give consumers the ability to control their finances
- Define excellence in interaction, visual & brand
- Work closely with the Founder & Engineering to ship high-fidelity, beautiful, performant design
Qualifications
- 6 years of professional work experience in product design, with a strong portfolio showcasing end-to-end design work
- Tack record of clear career progression
- High visual craft
- Ability to think holistically across product, brand, & systems
- Thrive in ambiguous product spaces with fast iteration
- Available to work onsite in Manhattan everyday.
Bonus:
- Seed stage design experience, either as founding designer, second designer, or consultant
- Fintech background
Salary : $180,000 - $250,000