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Full-time · Remote

Staff Product Designer

This is a high-impact role for a designer who wants to move beyond traditional UI/UX and into the realm of product ownership and systems architecture. Ashby offers the rare combination of a proven, high-growth business model with the lean, autonomous culture of an early-stage startup. It is a compelling opportunity for those who value deep work and want to see their design philosophy embedded across an entire organization.

Ashby · San Francisco, California, United States · Posted 17 April 2026

The role

Overview

This is a high-impact role for a designer who wants to move beyond traditional UI/UX and into the realm of product ownership and systems architecture. Ashby offers the rare combination of a proven, high-growth business model with the lean, autonomous culture of an early-stage startup. It is a compelling opportunity for those who value deep work and want to see their design philosophy embedded across an entire organization.

What they need

Requirements & Skills

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead design for complex product verticals from initial concept to final polish
  • Develop and document design systems that allow engineers to build independently
  • Act as a project lead, managing resources and timelines for major initiatives
  • Collaborate with founders and product teams to refine the company's design standards
  • Conduct user research and apply heuristics to solve enterprise-level workflows

Essential

  • Extensive experience designing complex SaaS or enterprise software
  • Ability to operate with high autonomy and manage projects end-to-end
  • Strong background in interaction design and information architecture
  • Experience creating and maintaining comprehensive design systems
  • Proficiency in writing technical specifications and documentation
  • Willingness to take on product management and consulting responsibilities

Preferred

  • Experience in a high-growth startup environment
  • Background in designing desktop-class web applications
  • Experience working in a remote-first, low-meeting culture

Key Skills

Product DesignSaaSFigmaDesign SystemsUser Experience (UX)Interaction DesignInformation ArchitectureUI DesignUser ResearchHeuristicsSpecification DocumentationEnterprise SoftwareDesktop Applications

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Perks

Benefits & perks

  • Competitive salary range ($150k - $220k)
  • Remote-first work environment
  • High-autonomy, low-meeting culture
  • Opportunity to work with top-tier investors (Y Combinator, Elad Gil)
  • Direct access to founders and leadership
  • Significant ownership over product direction

Next step

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