Founding Product Designer

Toma • San Francisco, CA

124d

About The Position

We’re looking for a Founding Product Designer who can set the design vision, lead execution, and build the entire design function from scratch. This is a rare opportunity to own end-to-end product design in a fast-moving, high-impact startup. You’ll collaborate directly with the CTO, engineers, and customers to craft a category-defining product. From Figma explorations to polished interfaces, from design systems to brand storytelling... You will set the standard for what design means at Toma.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience designing digital products (startup or high-growth company experience strongly preferred).
• Mastery of Figma—you move fast and know how to leverage components, auto layout, and libraries to build scalable systems.
• A portfolio that demonstrates end-to-end design thinking.
• Strong visual design craft combined with pragmatic UX instincts.
• Ability to operate autonomously in ambiguity and ship quickly without sacrificing quality.
• Passion for creating elegant user experiences in complex problem spaces.
• Excellent communication skills—you can tell the story of your design decisions clearly and persuasively.

Nice To Haves

• Experience building the design function at an early-stage startup.
• Interest in AI, automation, or tools that redefine how people work.
• Comfort collaborating with engineers on implementation details.
• Motion design, illustration, or branding chops.

Responsibilities

• Own the product design lifecycle: research, wireframes, prototypes, high-fidelity UI, and production-ready assets.
• Stand up our design system in Figma and establish best practices for scale.
• Shape user journeys end-to-end, from first-touch onboarding to power-user workflows.
• Define and champion design culture, processes, and tools across the company.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product and engineering to ship beautiful, intuitive features quickly.
• Evolve our brand identity and visual language alongside product design.
• Recruit and mentor future designers as the team grows.

Benefits

• Competitive salary with meaningful equity
• Free health, dental, and vision insurance
• Free in-office lunch and dinners
• Monthly $200 wellness benefit
• Unlimited PTO

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level