---
title: "Fractional Founding Designer"
company: "Clera"
company_url: "https://www.remjobs.works/companies/clera"
url: "https://www.remjobs.works/job/clera-fractional-founding-designer-495e730d-d242-4dfd-965a-7878d7977eaa"
apply_url: "https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/clera/c4d279c1-3a22-42e8-9e97-068f3cfcce2a"
workplace: onsite
location: "San Francisco"
employment_type: full-time
seniority: founding
role: design
region: united-states
skills: ["figma"]
date_posted: 2026-09-12T17:25:34.547Z
first_seen_by_remjobs: 2026-09-15T16:29:36.640Z
---

# Fractional Founding Designer

**Clera** · San Francisco

Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/clera/c4d279c1-3a22-42e8-9e97-068f3cfcce2a

## About Clera

Stop applying to startups. Start getting introduced. Clera connects you directly with hiring managers at the companies you want to work for.

## About the role

##### About the Role

This is a fractional founding design role (10-20 hours per week) at an early-stage AI recruitment startup, where you will be the first and sole designer shaping the entire look, feel, and quality bar of the product. You will not be executing tickets; you will be setting the standards that the rest of the team builds against.

##### What You'll Do

- Define and own the product's visual and interaction design direction end-to-end.

- Build and maintain a design system, design standards, and documentation for engineers and stakeholders to work from.

- Create high-fidelity mockups and prototypes using tools such as Figma.

- Make product strategy and design decisions under ambiguity, then iterate based on user feedback.

- Collaborate directly with engineering and product to implement designs and navigate technical constraints.

- Conduct user research, usability testing, and qualitative feedback sessions to inform design decisions.

- Support design-to-code handoff with frontend awareness (HTML/CSS familiarity a plus).

##### What We're Looking For

- 3 or more years of product design experience shipping consumer or B2B products end-to-end.

- Proven experience establishing design systems, standards, and documentation for a team to build against.

- An accessible portfolio that demonstrates strong product design craft and a clear problem-solving approach.

- Proficiency in Figma, Sketch, or Adobe XD for prototyping and high-fidelity design work.

- Comfort making design and product strategy decisions with limited information in a fast-moving environment.

- Experience working directly with engineering teams and solving real technical constraints through design.

- Prior experience in early-stage startups or fractional/part-time design roles is a strong plus.

- Familiarity with frontend implementation (HTML/CSS) and design-to-code handoff workflows is a plus.

##### Location

Fully remote, open to candidates based in the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland).

---

Source: Clera's own career page, read by RemJobs. Canonical HTML version: https://www.remjobs.works/job/clera-fractional-founding-designer-495e730d-d242-4dfd-965a-7878d7977eaa