Crossing Hurdles · 20 hours ago
Layer Founding Designer
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$160K/yr - $210K/yr
4+ years expCrossing Hurdles is a global recruitment firm partnering with a fast-growing, design-forward FinTech startup transforming how small businesses access accounting and bookkeeping. The Founding Product Designer will own end-to-end product design, create intuitive interfaces, and collaborate closely with engineering and leadership in a dynamic startup environment.
Staffing & Recruiting
Responsibilities
Own end-to-end product design across embedded accounting and bookkeeping experiences, from onboarding through day-to-day financial workflows
Design intuitive, trustworthy interfaces for SMB end users while ensuring flexibility to match the visual language of partner platforms
Create and evolve a cohesive design system across a growing product surface area without slowing shipping velocity
Partner directly with engineering and the CEO in a low-process, high-ownership environment
Translate ambiguous, finance-heavy problems into clear UX flows, interaction models, and polished, production-ready UI
Ship frequent improvements that increase usability, adoption, and customer confidence
Collaborate directly with platform customers to support onboarding, embedded UI implementation, and launch best practices
Own the public website and marketing visuals, contributing to brand evolution as the company scales
Operate as a hands-on IC owning the entire design function with meaningful autonomy and influence
Qualification
Required
4–6+ years of experience as a Product Designer working on complex digital products
Strong portfolio demonstrating end-to-end ownership, systems thinking, and high-quality visual craft
Experience designing data-heavy, high-trust workflows (FinTech, SaaS, infrastructure, or regulated products)
Comfortable working closely with engineers and owning outcomes with minimal PM overhead
Experience in fast-paced startup or agency environments where speed and judgment matter
Deep fluency in modern design tools (Figma, components, auto-layout, variants)
Strong product judgment, attention to detail, and ability to make decisions with incomplete information
Interest in building tools that help small businesses operate with clarity and confidence
Company
Crossing Hurdles
At Crossing Hurdles, we specialise in customised recruitment and staffing solutions designed to drive success for businesses and professionals.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase