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Bizly · 3 days ago

Founding Design Lead

Bizly is building the world's best way for marketers to book in-real-life gatherings, and they are seeking a Founding Design Lead to own the design of their products. In this role, you will establish the visual identity and interaction patterns, ensuring a cohesive design experience across all surfaces.

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Responsibilities

Own UX flows, interaction design, and the full UI layer across consumer, enterprise, venue, and admin surfaces
Turn ambiguous concepts into intuitive journeys and elegant interfaces
Partner closely with engineering to ensure every pixel ships beautifully
Build on what exists—don't burn it down and start over
Establish color, typography, visual hierarchy, components, and reusable patterns that enable fast iteration while maintaining cohesion across multiple products and surfaces
Talk directly to customers—hosts, planners, enterprise teams, venues
Run lightweight tests
Work with Sales, Marketplace, and Product leadership to understand the business case behind features
Craft designs that drive adoption, clarity, and delight
Influence product strategy through a design-first lens

Qualification

Product design experienceInteraction design skillsFigmaDesign system experienceMarketplace experienceDesign instinctsFast executorGeneralist at zero-to-oneCleanModern interfacesFluid UI / MotionMicro-interactionsHighly collaborativeStrategic thinker

Required

3–5 years of product design experience in fast-moving tech companies
Portfolio showing end-to-end ownership—from concept to shipped products
Strong interaction design skills and ability to simplify complex workflows
Proficiency in Figma with ability to move fast while maintaining craft
Ability to create clean, modern, premium-feeling interfaces
Experience evolving and scaling design systems
Passion for driving deeper human connection
Want to join at the ground level with real traction and build a category-defining company
Strong design instincts and ability to elevate brand and product
Highly collaborative—you work well with founders, engineers, and cross-functional teams
Fast executor who maintains craft under pressure
Strategic thinker who influences product direction through design
Generalist at zero-to-one—you thrive in ambiguity

Preferred

Marketplace or multi-sided platform experience
Design system experience
Fluid UI / Motion / Micro-interactions

Benefits

Meaningful early equity in a company with a clear path to major outcome

Company

Bizly

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Bizly is the easiest way to book events at any venue globally

Funding

Current Stage
Early Stage
Total Funding
$11.47M
Key Investors
Brand New MatterBrooklyn Bridge Ventures
2022-01-01Seed
2021-02-15Seed
2020-12-31Seed· $4.5M

Leadership Team

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Ron Shah
Founder and CEO
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Tor Miller
Co-Founder & CTO
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