Location: SF or NYC (On-site / Hybrid depending on office)
Salary / Hourly Rate: $150,000 - $225,000 per year
Benefits: Equity compensation (early-stage startup equity),US Citizens Only
Role Information
Role Overview: N/A
Responsibilities: Own end-to-end UX design for investigator-facing product features., Conduct user research with detectives, investigators, and analysts to deeply understand investigative workflows., Translate messy, real-world workflows into clear product flows and interfaces., Collaborate closely with engineers and founders to define product requirements and iterate quickly., Produce PRDs / product specs that clearly communicate user problems and proposed solutions., Prototype and test new ideas quickly with internal teams and external users., Continuously improve usability and workflow efficiency for high-stakes investigative work., Help shape the long-term design system and UX philosophy of Closure’s product.
Qualifications: 3+ years of experience in product design, UX design, or product UX research.Experience designing complex workflows or data-heavy software products.Strong ability to translate user research into actionable product improvements.Experience working closely with engineers in fast-moving startup environments.Ability to write clear product specs or PRDs.Strong product thinking and problem-solving ability.Comfortable talking directly with customers and gathering feedback.
Minimum Requirements: Minimum Requirement: Must be a U.S. Citizen.,Proven experience working with or within a top high-growth startup or elite technology company (examples: top YC startups, Palantir, Stripe, Ramp, Notion, Figma, Scale AI, Anduril, etc.).
Screening Questions: Optional: Please share links to your portfolio, case studies, GitHub, or recent projects that best demonstrate your UX or product design work. We’re especially interested in projects where you designed complex workflows or improved a product through user research and iteration.
Day to day: Reviewing product usage or investigator feedback, Talking directly with users about investigative workflows, Designing or iterating on product flows, Collaborating with engineers on feature implementation, Writing product specs for new improvements, Prototyping new ideas to test with users
Team: Founders and leadership, Forward-Deployed Engineers working with investigators, Backend and AI engineers building the platform
Growth: Shape the core UX philosophy of Closure’s platform, Influence how AI is integrated into investigator workflows, Potentially grow into Lead Product Designer or Head of Design
Ideal Candidate Profile: Independent contributor who enjoys owning product problems end-to-end, Comfortable talking directly with customers, Combines UX research and product design, Strong product intuition and execution ability, Enjoys startup environments with high ownership, Executor mentality — someone who builds, ships, and iterates quickly
