Fractional Founding Designer

Clera

Europe

RemoteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Best suited to product designers with startup experience and strong system-building skills working in AI recruiting.

Best fit for

Candidates with startup or fractional design experience who can lead design systems and product direction.
— “Startup or fractional design experience is helpful”
Designers who have shipped B2B or consumer digital products and can articulate problem-solving processes clearly.
— “At least 3 years of experience designing and shipping consumer or B2B digital products end to end”

Things to consider

The remote work arrangement limits the candidate's ability to collaborate in person with the team.
— “Remote within the DACH region”
The role demands ownership of key product surfaces, which may require high autonomy and initiative.
— “As the first designer at an early-stage AI recruiting startup, you will shape the product experience”

How to stand out

Highlight your experience in defining product direction and creating design systems in your portfolio.
— “Establish design systems, standards, and documentation that support consistent implementation”
Emphasize your ability to work with limited data and iterate based on user feedback in your resume.
— “Make product design decisions with limited information, then iterate based on user feedback”
Showcase your frontend implementation knowledge or willingness to contribute to it.
— “Prepare designs for engineering handoff and contribute frontend implementation knowledge where useful”

Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · Team

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

shaped product experience
established design standards
created high-fidelity designs and prototypes

Typical background

3+ years of experience in product design

Skills & requirements

Required

Product DesignDesign SystemsUser ResearchUsability TestingCollaboration With Product And Engineering

Preferred

Startup ExperienceHTMLCSS

Stack & domain

FigmaSketchAdobe XDHTMLCSSLeadershipCommunicationProblem-solvingAIRecruitingProduct Design

About the role

Original posting from Clera via Ashby

ABOUT THE ROLE
As the first designer at an early-stage AI recruiting startup, you will shape the product experience and establish design standards for the team. This fractional role is 10 to 20 hours per week, with ownership of key product surfaces and close collaboration with product and engineering.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
Define the product's visual and interaction direction and create high-fidelity designs and prototypes.
Establish design systems, standards, and documentation that support consistent implementation.
Make product design decisions with limited information, then iterate based on user feedback.
Partner with product and engineering to implement designs and work through technical constraints.
Use user research, usability testing, and qualitative feedback to inform product decisions.
Prepare designs for engineering handoff and contribute frontend implementation knowledge where useful.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
At least 3 years of experience designing and shipping consumer or B2B digital products end to end.
An accessible portfolio with relevant product design work, shipped examples, and a clear account of the problem-solving process.
Experience creating design systems, standards, and documentation for teams to use.
Proficiency with Figma, Sketch, or Adobe XD for high-fidelity mockups and prototypes.
Experience collaborating directly with product and engineering teams, and iterating designs in response to user feedback.
Startup or fractional design experience is helpful, as is familiarity with HTML and CSS.
LOCATION
Remote within the DACH region.

Source: Clera careers (Ashby)