Product Designer - AI-Enabled Workflow Modernization
Product Designer - AI-Enabled Workflow Modernization
Location: New York, NY
Employment Type: Full-time, Onsite (5 days/week)
Compensation: $70,000+
A mission-driven technology company is seeking a Product Designer to help transform complex accounting workflows into intuitive, user-friendly experiences. This is a high-impact opportunity to design interfaces that support collaboration between human experts and intelligent systems, improving efficiency and reducing burnout in a critical profession.
This role is ideal for a systems thinker who thrives in fast-paced environments, is passionate about user research, and wants to design tools that directly improve the lives of accounting professionals.
Key Responsibilities
Human-AI Interaction Design
- Design interfaces that support collaboration between users and intelligent agents
- Create trust signals, delegation patterns, and intuitive intervention points
- Translate complex workflows into elegant, usable experiences
Workflow Optimization
- Shadow users to understand pain points and inefficiencies
- Map existing processes and design streamlined, error-reducing solutions
- Build components and patterns that scale across multiple use cases
Rapid Prototyping & Iteration
- Design, prototype, test, and iterate quickly
- Collaborate closely with engineering and product teams to ship fast
- Measure impact on efficiency, accuracy, and user satisfaction
Design System Ownership
- Develop and maintain scalable design systems
- Ensure consistency and usability across the product
- Balance speed with quality in a startup environment
Qualifications
Required
- Experience designing complex, information-dense interfaces
- Strong user research skills and empathy for end users
- Proficiency in Figma or similar design tools
- Ability to create interactive prototypes for testing
- Passion for designing human-intelligence collaboration experiences
Preferred
- Background in designing for finance or accounting users
- Familiarity with accounting workflows and terminology
- Interest in automation and emerging interaction paradigms
- Business-minded approach to design decisions
Compensation & Benefits
- Base salary starting at $70,000
- Opportunity to shape product direction as an early design hire
- Direct access to engineering, sales, and domain experts
- Fast-paced, founder-led environment with high ownership
- Mission-driven team focused on solving real human problems
Note: Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. This is a full-time onsite role based in New York, NY.
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