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About the Role

This is a fractional product design role at an early-stage AI-powered talent marketplace, working directly with the founding team and engineering to shape the full design surface of a product that changes how people find jobs. You will be the design voice in the room, with real ownership and no layers of approval slowing you down.

What You'll Do

  • Own the entire design surface, including product UI, candidate-facing experiences, company dashboards, and the AI interaction layer.

  • Turn ambiguous problems into clean, intuitive end-to-end flows while maintaining a high bar for craft.

  • Build and evolve the design system from the ground up as the product grows.

  • Run lightweight user research by conducting interviews, watching sessions, and identifying friction points with both candidates and companies.

  • Partner directly with founders and engineering to ship product quickly and iteratively.

  • Contribute to product direction beyond pixels, offering input on strategy and priorities alongside the founding team.

What We're Looking For

  • 5+ years designing digital products, with meaningful time at a startup as the primary or sole designer.

  • Deep fluency in Figma for product design and design system work.

  • A portfolio that demonstrates taste, clarity, and thoughtfulness through shipped work.

  • Experience designing end-to-end flows and interaction models for multi-stakeholder products.

  • Experience building design systems from scratch or at an early stage.

  • Comfortable conducting lightweight user research and translating findings into product decisions.

  • Able to work autonomously with minimal direction in an async, distributed team.

  • Currently active in product design work, not returning after a long gap.

  • Nice to have: experience designing marketplaces, platforms, or multi-sided networks.

  • Nice to have: experience designing AI-powered products or conversational interfaces.

  • Nice to have: background in recruiting, HR tech, or talent marketplace products.

Compensation & Benefits

Competitive compensation in the range of $100,000 to $120,000 USD annually, structured as a fractional freelance or contractor engagement. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Location

Fully remote, open to candidates worldwide.

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  • Role Freelance Product Designer (Fractional)
  • Experience 3-4 years
  • Education Any
  • Work type On-site
  • Location United States
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Clera
AI & Machine Learning · 500+ Members · United States

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Job Overview
Eligibility
United States Right to work in the United States required.
Workplace
On-site
Job Posted:
1 day ago
Job Type
Freelance
Education
Any
Experience
3-4 years

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