# Founding Product Designer at Clera

Founding Product Designer at Clera in San Francisco Bay Area. On-site, full-time, paying $150k–$170k. Posted November 3, 2026.

- Company: Clera
- Location: San Francisco Bay Area
- Workplace: On-site
- Job type: Full-time
- Pay: $150k–$170k
- Experience: 3+ years
- Posted: 2026-11-03
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/clera/1a13ebc5-7234-4824-b718-47f652830d09/application
- Source: https://jobmagic.ai/jobs/founding-product-designer-clera-4qa3cn

## Requirements

- At least 3 years of experience designing UX and UI for software products of similar scale and complexity.
- Strong visual and interaction design skills, with fluency in Figma and prototyping tools.
- Experience independently leading design from discovery through launch while balancing user needs, technical constraints, and business goals.
- Structured communication skills and experience grounding decisions in user research and rationale.
- Experience using metrics and data to assess design effectiveness, and creating reusable design systems and documentation.
- Background designing information tools, operational workflows, or systems, with familiarity in AI products, agentic experiences, or emerging technology patterns.

## Description

### About the Role

As the founding product designer at an early-stage AI company, you will work closely with executive and product partners to shape product strategy and build end-to-end experiences. You will help establish the design practice and systems as the product grows across desktop applications, web dashboards, and AI-driven interfaces.

### What You'll Do

- Partner with product and executive stakeholders to define strategy and translate it into clear product direction.

- Turn ambiguous concepts into requirements, user flows, interaction models, and interface designs.

- Design experiences across desktop applications, web dashboards, notifications, and AI outputs.

- Prototype rapidly in Figma and interactive tools, then validate concepts with users.

- Collaborate with engineers to ensure designs are feasible, performant, and scalable.

- Build reusable components, design patterns, and documentation as the product evolves.

- Define metrics and collect data to evaluate design effectiveness.

- Conduct lightweight user research, usability testing, and feedback sessions with operators.

- Communicate product opportunities and contribute to design critiques, mentorship, and knowledge sharing.

### What We're Looking For

- At least 3 years of experience designing UX and UI for software products of similar scale and complexity.

- Strong visual and interaction design skills, with fluency in Figma and prototyping tools.

- Experience independently leading design from discovery through launch while balancing user needs, technical constraints, and business goals.

- Structured communication skills and experience grounding decisions in user research and rationale.

- Experience using metrics and data to assess design effectiveness, and creating reusable design systems and documentation.

- Background designing information tools, operational workflows, or systems, with familiarity in AI products, agentic experiences, or emerging technology patterns.

### Compensation & Benefits

Annual base salary: $150,000 to $170,000.

### Location

Hybrid, based in the San Francisco Bay Area, California.