Staff Product Designer (Consumer AI Startup)
ScrumAID
New York, NY · Posted November 1, 2026
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About the job
An early-stage consumer startup that uses AI to change how people shop on mobile is looking for its first and only designer. This is a hands-on, high-ownership seat working directly alongside the founders and engineers.
What you’ll own
Every aspect of product design for the mobile app, taking ideas from rough concept to finished screens
Fast, fluid flows with animation, transitions and small interaction details that give the app a premium feel
Engagement loops, game-like mechanics and social features aimed at retention and growth
A design system and visual identity created from a blank page
Product direction and roadmap discussions, bringing a strong design point of view to unclear problems
Visual assets developed with the marketing team, and improvements informed by community feedback
Who thrives here
Five or more years designing consumer mobile products, currently working as an individual contributor
A mobile-first consumer app shipped with real adoption, shown through a portfolio of actual screens and flows rather than concepts
Background at a well-known consumer tech brand or a strong venture-backed, mobile-first startup
Expert Figma skills, including building design systems
Case studies that connect a problem and a user behavior to a design decision
Comfortable being the only designer in a quick-moving, uncertain startup; AI features, gamification or fashion and beauty experience is a plus
On-site in New York, NY, five days a week. Candidates must be authorized to work in the US; visa sponsorship is not available.