Founding Product Designer ($120K - $175K + Equity) at SyntheticFi

Role Overview

As the first Design hire at SyntheticFi, you will own end-to-end product design for a complex fintech platform. You’ll partner directly with co-founders and engineers to turn intricate financial mechanics into intuitive B2B and B2C experiences, while building a design system from scratch.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with product engineers and co-founders to set product direction
• Conduct user research to clarify complex workflows and technical business logic
• Design and iterate on B2B advisor dashboards and B2C client experiences
• Ensure a high level of polish for data-dense, institutional-grade interfaces
• Build and maintain a foundational design system (patterns, standards, and brand digital identity)

Requirements

• 5+ years of product design experience
• Background building complex B2B, fintech, data-heavy, or enterprise-level software
• Strong Figma skills
• Proven ability to create comprehensive design systems connecting creative vision to technical implementation
• Excellent problem framing and high visual design standards
• Comfort leading in an ambiguous, fast-paced startup environment

Nice to Have

• Experience shaping design culture/visual identity as a founding design leader (implied by role as first design hire)