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Full-time

Lead Designer

Wefunder · San Francisco, CA · On-site
Pay
$160K–$250K / yr
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About the role

Wefunder has raised over a billion dollars for thousands of founders across all 50 states. As a Public Benefit Corporation, the company aims to democratize pre-IPO startup investing. The Lead Designer reports directly to the CEO and leads design across the entire company. The role focuses on nailing design details, understanding both founder and investor needs, and guarding the product's soul. The team of approximately 30 operates in-person from San Francisco offices and values autonomy, learning, and fast execution without bureaucracy.

What you'll do
  • •Lead design across the entire company reporting to the CEO
  • •Modernize Wefunder with a new design system and address design debt
  • •Help reach next level of product-market fit through social investing features
  • •Be the go-to design resource for engineers across the company
  • •Build playbook for AI-assisted design and train models on design system
  • •Conduct user research with both founders and investors
What they're looking for
  • •Can ship CSS and HTML code in a pinch
  • •Pixel-perfect eye with portfolio demonstrating minimalism and simplicity
  • •Experience working in small, fast-moving startup environments
  • •User-obsessed with interest in talking to and learning from users
  • •Good judgement on when to A/B test versus lead with taste
  • •Ability to simplify complexity and understand legal/product nuances
Skills
CSSHTMLFigmaAI Tools (Cursor, Claude, Codex, Replit)Design SystemsFintech or Marketplace DesignPrototypingUser Research

Found on workatastartup.com. Link checked Nov 9. Marquee links to the company's own application. We are not the employer.