Job Description
Apply now: Lead Product Designer, location is Remote. The start date is ASAP for this 3 month contract position.
Job Title: Lead Product Designer
Location-Type: 100% REMOTE
Start Date Is: ASAP
Duration: 3 month contract
Compensation Range: $75-82/HR W2
Role Overview
As a Principal Product Designer, you will:
- Lead 0-to-1 product design for new initiatives—taking ideas from concept through MVP.
- Partner directly with the CEO/founder and C-suite stakeholders.
- Translate user research and strategy into prototypes, mockups, and compelling product visions—all in Figma.
- Craft product narratives that drive alignment and innovation.
- Create systems and mental models that shape how users experience and understand the product.
- Prototype future-state experiences that explore what's possible—3 years down the line.
- Work cross-functionally within a small, high-trust "tripod” team (PM, Engineer, Designer).
- Integrate advanced AI functionality into product workflows and user experiences (well beyond chatbots).
What You'll Do
- Ideate new product features and experiences that address real customer pain points.
- Create prototypes that articulate strategic visions and future possibilities.
- Collaborate closely with engineering and product to rapidly test and iterate.
- Work in ambiguity with a systems-thinking mindset, bringing clarity and momentum to fuzzy problem spaces.
- Present concepts and lead conversations with senior stakeholders, including the CEO and CTO.
- Help define how AI is meaningfully embedded into the product to enhance workflows and user outcomes.
Must-Have Experience
- 12 years of product design experience with a focus on digital software (SaaS).
- Proven experience taking 0-to-1 products from concept to launch.
- Extensive experience working directly with C-suite leaders and founders.
- Deep expertise in Figma—from design systems to high-fidelity prototyping.
- Strong knowledge and hands-on experience with AI tooling and integrating complex AI workflows into product experiences.
- Skilled in systems thinking and designing for long-term product evolution (1-3 years out).
- Comfortable working in fast-paced, high-ambiguity environments.
- Strong communicator and storyteller who can translate abstract ideas into tangible designs.
Job Tags
Contract work, Immediate start, Remote job,