Product Designer

Responsibilities

• Own the design of customer-facing and internal product surfaces across Patch's platform, from environmental commodity research workflows to portfolio dashboards to transaction infrastructure
• Ship code and prototype in production; validate ideas without waiting for engineers
• Embed with climate strategists and customers to observe real workflows and identify platform capabilities
• Act as DRI on design initiatives from scoping through delivery
• Design interfaces where AI does material work, making contributions visible, trustworthy, and useful
• Mature Patch's design language and component system

What Success Looks Like

• First 90 days: Ship meaningful design improvements, build relationships with strategists and customers, establish rhythm with engineering, identify highest-leverage design problems
• 6 months: Own design direction for a major product area, deliver at least one 0-to-1 product surface, measurably improve productivity or experience

Requirements

• Product ownership: Define problems, design solutions, and ship without waiting for a brief
• Code fluency: Commit production code, prototype and build in a codebase (not just Figma)
• AI-native workflow: Use AI tools daily for generative design, AI-assisted prototyping, and AI coding
• Systems thinking: Design interfaces for complex domains (markets, transactions, inventory) that clarify structure
• Operational design: Experience with information-dense, workflow-heavy tools (fintech, enterprise, data platforms)
• Collaborative accountability: Direct communication, strong opinions loosely held, preference for being a DRI
• Comfort with ambiguity: Excited by rapidly evolving domains and markets

Compensation and Benefits

• Salary: $170,000–$230,000 annually
• Equity: Meaningful stock options
• Culture: Mission-driven team in San Francisco with bi-annual offsites
• Time off: Time-off-as-needed vacation and generous parental leave
• Wellness: Monthly stipend for mental and physical health