Harmonic
Senior Product Designer
Harmonic is the startup discovery engine. We believe in innovation, entrepreneurs, and efficient capital markets. It pains us to see great startup opportunities consistently go undiscovered. So, we dedicated ourselves to mapping out the startup landscape and building the index and tools that ensure the most promising founders get found and funded. The world's largest and most prolific venture capital firms rely on us to find and invest in the next Google, AirBnB, Uber, Stripe, and Anduril. We play a crucial part in ensuring hundreds of billions of dollars get routed efficiently and that the innovations the world would most benefit from materialize. If you want to work in a high-growth environment with some of the most talented folks on the planet and resonate with our values, read on. About The Role
This is a senior-level, execution-focused design role requiring strong individual contribution. As a Senior Product Designer at Harmonic, you'll craft thoughtful, impactful design solutions for complex tools powered by AI and data. You'll own product features end-to-end while collaborating with engineers, product managers, and data scientists to solve hard problems in intuitive ways. What You'll Do
Craft impactful solutions: Take ownership of the entire design process, crafting thoughtful, user-centered experiences that address complex workflows and drive measurable outcomes. Work across teams: Partner closely with product, engineering, and other teams to design, test, and ship features that address real user needs with thoughtful, precise execution. Define the product's future: Drive the product's design direction by deeply understanding user needs and translating them into thoughtful experiences that align with business goals. Develop at the frontier: Design products and interfaces which don't yet have well established interaction patterns, such as those fueled by agentic workflows Discover what matters: Build meaningful connections with customers, teammates, and design partners to uncover real challenges and shape designs that make a lasting impact. Collaborate to deliver: Partner closely with product and engineering to design, test, and ship features that address real user needs with clarity and precision. Who You Are
Driven by excellence: You see every product as a starting point and constantly push for improvement. Low ego: You prioritize customer success above personal recognition, focusing on delivering meaningful outcomes. Proactive problem-solver: You take initiative, balancing big-picture strategy with attention to essential details. First principles thinker: You get to the crux of user and market problems through data, direct conversations, and intuition. Simplifier: You turn complicated processes into straightforward, intuitive experiences that users can navigate with ease. Leader: You clearly articulate vision and rally teams through trust, respect, and confidence. You thrive in ambiguity, bringing clarity by creating structure, defining priorities, and aligning teams toward shared goals. Curious and adaptive: You embrace new challenges with curiosity, ready to learn and adapteven when exploring unfamiliar territory. The Opportunity
Shape what's next: Lead hands-on design work that solves core challenges in startup discovery and investment, delivering thoughtful, high-quality solutions that drive measurable product success through execution. Define our culture: Set and evolve the design standard at Harmonic, shaping both the product and team culture as we grow. Drive real impact: Turn industry challenges into clear, actionable solutions that redefine how investors discover and fund the next generation of startups. What We're Looking For
5 - 7 years of experience in product design, collaborating closely with product and engineering teams. Track record of impact: Proven success shipping impactful products and features with a high degree of ownership. Craft & precision: You have a sharp eye for detail, ensuring pixel-perfect designs that balance visual polish with functional clarity. You create simple, compelling user experiences while considering complex technical constraints. Context-driven design: Skilled at integrating user needs and technical limitations into thoughtful product development decisions. Clear communicator: You explain your design rationale clearly and inspire buy-in from stakeholders. Nice to haves
Experience with AI-driven products or enterprise SaaS tools. Background in complex search interfaces or tools that support business relationships and operational workflows.
Pay
$170-190k salary + equity depending on level If Interested
Please submit your resume (or equivalent), along with a work sample or a live product you've shipped recently. Please also include a few words on: Why you're excited about this role at Harmonic.ai. A project where your design leadership directly influenced product direction, solved complex user needs, or drove business outcomes. Where you've been focused on improving lately; personally, professionally, or both. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to recruiting, hiring and promoting qualified people of all backgrounds regardless of gender, race, color, creed, national origin, religion, age, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law. Benefits
Top of the line health, dental and vision insurance, with 100% premium covered 401k matching Free lunch in office Monthly team dinner (we have a lot of foodies) for each office Commuter benefits
Harmonic is the startup discovery engine. We believe in innovation, entrepreneurs, and efficient capital markets. It pains us to see great startup opportunities consistently go undiscovered. So, we dedicated ourselves to mapping out the startup landscape and building the index and tools that ensure the most promising founders get found and funded. The world's largest and most prolific venture capital firms rely on us to find and invest in the next Google, AirBnB, Uber, Stripe, and Anduril. We play a crucial part in ensuring hundreds of billions of dollars get routed efficiently and that the innovations the world would most benefit from materialize. If you want to work in a high-growth environment with some of the most talented folks on the planet and resonate with our values, read on. About The Role
This is a senior-level, execution-focused design role requiring strong individual contribution. As a Senior Product Designer at Harmonic, you'll craft thoughtful, impactful design solutions for complex tools powered by AI and data. You'll own product features end-to-end while collaborating with engineers, product managers, and data scientists to solve hard problems in intuitive ways. What You'll Do
Craft impactful solutions: Take ownership of the entire design process, crafting thoughtful, user-centered experiences that address complex workflows and drive measurable outcomes. Work across teams: Partner closely with product, engineering, and other teams to design, test, and ship features that address real user needs with thoughtful, precise execution. Define the product's future: Drive the product's design direction by deeply understanding user needs and translating them into thoughtful experiences that align with business goals. Develop at the frontier: Design products and interfaces which don't yet have well established interaction patterns, such as those fueled by agentic workflows Discover what matters: Build meaningful connections with customers, teammates, and design partners to uncover real challenges and shape designs that make a lasting impact. Collaborate to deliver: Partner closely with product and engineering to design, test, and ship features that address real user needs with clarity and precision. Who You Are
Driven by excellence: You see every product as a starting point and constantly push for improvement. Low ego: You prioritize customer success above personal recognition, focusing on delivering meaningful outcomes. Proactive problem-solver: You take initiative, balancing big-picture strategy with attention to essential details. First principles thinker: You get to the crux of user and market problems through data, direct conversations, and intuition. Simplifier: You turn complicated processes into straightforward, intuitive experiences that users can navigate with ease. Leader: You clearly articulate vision and rally teams through trust, respect, and confidence. You thrive in ambiguity, bringing clarity by creating structure, defining priorities, and aligning teams toward shared goals. Curious and adaptive: You embrace new challenges with curiosity, ready to learn and adapteven when exploring unfamiliar territory. The Opportunity
Shape what's next: Lead hands-on design work that solves core challenges in startup discovery and investment, delivering thoughtful, high-quality solutions that drive measurable product success through execution. Define our culture: Set and evolve the design standard at Harmonic, shaping both the product and team culture as we grow. Drive real impact: Turn industry challenges into clear, actionable solutions that redefine how investors discover and fund the next generation of startups. What We're Looking For
5 - 7 years of experience in product design, collaborating closely with product and engineering teams. Track record of impact: Proven success shipping impactful products and features with a high degree of ownership. Craft & precision: You have a sharp eye for detail, ensuring pixel-perfect designs that balance visual polish with functional clarity. You create simple, compelling user experiences while considering complex technical constraints. Context-driven design: Skilled at integrating user needs and technical limitations into thoughtful product development decisions. Clear communicator: You explain your design rationale clearly and inspire buy-in from stakeholders. Nice to haves
Experience with AI-driven products or enterprise SaaS tools. Background in complex search interfaces or tools that support business relationships and operational workflows.
Pay
$170-190k salary + equity depending on level If Interested
Please submit your resume (or equivalent), along with a work sample or a live product you've shipped recently. Please also include a few words on: Why you're excited about this role at Harmonic.ai. A project where your design leadership directly influenced product direction, solved complex user needs, or drove business outcomes. Where you've been focused on improving lately; personally, professionally, or both. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to recruiting, hiring and promoting qualified people of all backgrounds regardless of gender, race, color, creed, national origin, religion, age, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law. Benefits
Top of the line health, dental and vision insurance, with 100% premium covered 401k matching Free lunch in office Monthly team dinner (we have a lot of foodies) for each office Commuter benefits