Founding Product Designer

HR&Co. is excited to partner with Augex, an innovative AI startup building the next generation of AI-powered work. They are seeking a Founding Product Designer to own the end-to-end product experience and design intuitive, elegant experiences for their AI-native platform.

Responsibilities:

• Design end-to-end user experiences for web-based AI products
• Create intuitive user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity UI designs
• Build and maintain a scalable design system and reusable component library
• Partner closely with founders and engineering throughout the product development lifecycle
• Conduct usability testing and iterate designs based on user feedback
• Review implementations to ensure design quality and consistency
• Improve usability, accessibility, and overall customer experience across the platform

Requirements:

• 5+ years of Product Design, UX/UI Design, or related experience
• An outstanding portfolio demonstrating shipped digital products
• Strong expertise in UX, UI, interaction design, information architecture, and visual design
• Experience designing SaaS, B2B, marketplace, workflow, or AI products
• Experience creating and maintaining design systems
• Proficiency with Figma and modern design/prototyping tools
• Strong collaboration skills with product managers and engineers
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced startup environment with high ownership
• Experience designing AI, workflow automation, or marketplace platforms
• Experience as a Founding Designer or first design hire
• Familiarity with responsive design, accessibility, and motion design
• Understanding of frontend development constraints and implementation
• Experience using AI tools to accelerate the design process