Senior Product Designer

Patlytics, Inc. • New York, NY

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Patlytics is the fastest-growing AI-native patent intelligence platform, transforming how IP is protected and monetized at scale. Our advanced LLMs and generative AI engine, custom-built for intellectual property, power every phase of the patent workflow from invention disclosure through litigation, delivering citation-backed insights with unprecedented accuracy and speed. Backed by $65 million in total funding, Patlytics is trusted by 40% of the AmLaw 100 and leading corporate IP teams. The company is building a global team fueled by exceptional talent and bold ideas, committed to setting the global standard for AI-powered IP intelligence. The Senior Product Designer will design for analytically demanding users like patent attorneys, making AI intuitive, trustworthy, and indispensable in high-stakes, nuanced workflows. This role involves deep embedding with customers to understand their needs, struggles, and what "better" actually looks like, then designing experiences that achieve it. The ideal candidate is obsessed with how people actually use products, conducting research, pressure-testing designs, and iterating until the experience earns user trust, especially in the context of cutting-edge AI in the legal domain.

Requirements

• 6+ years of product design experience, with a strong portfolio demonstrating end-to-end ownership of complex, workflow-heavy products, ideally in B2B SaaS, legal tech, professional services, or enterprise tools for expert users
• Proven ability to design for AI-powered products. You understand the unique UX challenges of LLM-based systems (handling uncertainty, surfacing confidence, designing for variable outputs, managing user trust) and you've shipped solutions that address them
• Precise communication that adjusts for audience, whether you're walking an attorney through a prototype, aligning with a PM on scope, or presenting a design rationale to leadership
• Extreme ownership. You drive projects to completion without waiting for direction, close feedback loops proactively, and hold yourself accountable for the experience customers actually have, not just the one you designed on paper

Nice To Haves

• Direct experience with Vertical AI / LLM products or agent-based systems
• Experience in a startup or early-stage environment where you built process from scratch
• Familiarity with the patent lifecycle: prosecution, litigation, portfolio management, search and analytics

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end experiences across Patlytics' core workflows, including patent search, claim charting, portfolio analysis, prosecution, and litigation support, ensuring every interaction helps users leverage AI with confidence and clarity
• Be the voice of the customer in every design decision. Conduct user research directly with patent attorneys, IP counsel, and legal operations teams. Sit in on deployments. Watch real usage. Let what you learn reshape what you build
• Make AI legible. Design interfaces that surface AI-generated insights (prior art results, claim mappings, portfolio analytics) in ways that are transparent, verifiable, and actionable. Help users understand what the AI did, why, and how to act on it
• Stay at the forefront of AI interaction design, keeping up with the latest in LLM-powered interfaces, retrieval-augmented generation, agentic workflows, and emerging patterns for human-AI collaboration, then bring those ideas into the product
• Drive design through the full lifecycle, from early discovery and concept exploration through high-fidelity prototyping, usability testing, and post-launch iteration. Own the quality of the shipped experience, not just the mockup
• Create scalable design systems and patterns that bring consistency across a rapidly expanding product surface while remaining flexible enough for the specialized needs of different IP workflows

Benefits

• Comprehensive health coverage: Medical, dental, vision, plus FSA, commuter benefits, and health advocacy through Rightway
• Mental health and wellness support: Access to Spring Health and Headspace, plus "Mental Escape Days" to recharge when you need it
• Immediate 401(k) enrollment with no waiting period to start saving for your future
• Generous time off: Unlimited PTO, 12 paid company holidays, plus a full week off during our Holiday Break
• Family-first policies: Paid parental leave to support you during life's biggest moments
• Invest in yourself: Professional development budget, gym membership stipend, and learning opportunities
• Celebrate what matters: Birthday and work anniversary recognition, plus generous employee referral bonuses

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed