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

Free company dinner every day