Founding Product Designer
About Clark
Every audit answers one question: can I trust this? For 150 years, people have answered it by hand. Clark is changing that.
We build AI that doesn’t just assist auditors. It does the audit work itself. More than 35 CPA firms already use Clark to run audit fieldwork faster and at equal or better quality. Audit is where we start. Our mission is to build the trust infrastructure layer for the AI economy, and we’re only getting started.
We’re a small, hard-working team backed by top investors. We take ownership and judge ourselves by results. If you want to change how an entire profession works, you’ll fit in here.
The Role
We are hiring a Founding Product Designer to define how customers experience Clark.
This is a product design role focused on turning complex AI workflows into intuitive, trustworthy software. You'll work closely with Engineering, Product, Audit Engineers, and customers to understand how professionals work today and design the interfaces, workflows, and systems that make AI feel reliable in high-stakes environments.
As one of the first designers at Clark, you'll have significant ownership over our product experience—from early concepts and user research through polished production designs. You'll help establish our design language, influence product direction, and shape how customers interact with AI every day.
Why This Role Matters
Clark is building software for professionals performing high-trust work.
Our users need to understand what the system is doing, why it's doing it, and where their judgment matters. Great product design isn't about making software look good—it's about making complex AI workflows feel trustworthy, fast, and intuitive.
The Founding Product Designer will help define how customers experience Clark, ensuring our products are not only powerful but approachable, transparent, and delightful to use.
What You'll Do
Design intuitive end-to-end product experiences across Clark's core platform
Partner closely with Engineering, Product, Audit Engineers, and customers to understand workflows and translate them into thoughtful product experiences
Own the design process from discovery and wireframes through high-fidelity mockups and production-ready specifications
Create intuitive workflows for AI-powered audit and accounting products
Conduct user research, gather feedback, and iterate quickly based on customer insights
Build and evolve Clark's design system, interaction patterns, and visual language
Design for clarity, trust, accessibility, and usability across complex enterprise workflows
Collaborate closely with engineers to ensure a high-quality implementation of product designs
Help establish design best practices and raise the quality bar across the organization
Who You Are
3+ years of experience designing modern software products
Strong portfolio demonstrating exceptional product thinking, interaction design, and visual design
Expert in Figma and modern product design workflows
Experience designing complex web applications or enterprise software
Strong systems thinking and ability to simplify complex user workflows
Comfortable collaborating closely with engineers throughout implementation
High ownership with the ability to operate independently in ambiguous environments
Excellent communication skills and strong product intuition
Strong attention to detail and pride in crafting products users love
Bonus
Experience designing AI-native or agentic products
Experience building enterprise workflow software or productivity tools
Experience designing for highly regulated or trust-sensitive industries
Experience creating and maintaining scalable design systems
Experience conducting customer research and usability testing
Experience at an early-stage startup
The Environment
5 days a week on-site in NYC — no remote or hybrid
Startup hours and pace — this isn't a 9-to-5
Flat structure, no hierarchy — everyone ships
High ownership — you own outcomes, not just tasks
Benefits
Unlimited PTO
Wellhub Platinum membership
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage