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Nowadays (YC S23) · 1 week ago

Founding Product Designer

San Francisco, CA, US

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

$100K/yr - $150K/yr

Nowadays is the first AI platform for planning corporate events, aiming to simplify the process of organizing gatherings. As a Founding Product Designer, you will be pivotal in shaping the company's tech, product, and culture while building a design system and collaborating closely with product and engineering teams.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Event ManagementEvents

Responsibilities

Own and evolve our entire design system, setting the foundation for all future designers

Build and maintain our brand identity, from visual language to tone and voice

Design polished, intuitive interfaces in Figma that engineers can build quickly and confidently

Create marketing materials, graphics, and visual assets that help close enterprise deals

Conduct user research and usability testing to validate designs before shipping

Partner closely with product and engineering to shape what we build and how we build it

Think deeply about enterprise design—what makes software feel polished, trustworthy, and scalable

Help us avoid design debt by building the right foundations early

Qualification

FigmaDesign systemsUser researchProduct thinkingB2B SaaS designBrandingZero-to-one startupFast-paced environment

Required

A strong portfolio demonstrating end-to-end product design work

Deep expertise in Figma and modern design tools

Experience building or contributing to design systems

Strong product thinking—balancing user needs with business goals

Obsession with details, polish, and delightful user experiences

Comfort working in a fast-paced environment and iterating quickly

Excitement about owning design and building from day one

Preferred

Experience designing B2B SaaS or enterprise products

Background in branding, brand identity, or marketing design

Experience conducting user research and usability testing

Zero-to-one startup design experience

Familiarity with design systems like Material Design, Tailwind, or custom systems

Experience collaborating closely with engineers and understanding technical constraints

Benefits

Free lunch and dinner

Quarterly team offsites (yes, we went to the _White Lotus_ S3 hotel in Thailand)

Monthly fitness stipend

Health insurance

12 weeks paid parental leave

Generous PTO with required time off to recharge

High ownership, autonomy, and direct access to founders

Access to top venues, events, and travel experiences

Company

Nowadays (YC S23)

Nowadays is an AI-powered event planning platform that helps teams source, compare, and book venues for corporate events – faster and with less back-and-forth.

Founded in 2023