Harmonic is the startup discovery engine.
It pains us to see great startup opportunities consistently go unfunded not because of lack of talent, but lack of signal.
We're fixing that by mapping the entire startup landscape and building the tools that put the right companies in front of the right people at the right time. Investors, corporate development, and GTM teams at Anthropic, OpenAI, General Catalyst, Kleiner Perkins, Brex and Notion use us to find breakout companies before they're obvious and turn that discovery into action. Whether that's a check, an acquisition, partnership or won business.
We’re growing revenue at a rate of 100%+ annually, backed by $30M from Craft, Floodgate, and Sozo Ventures. We're committed to ensuring hundreds of billions of dollars find the right founders, so the innovations that matters most flourish. If that resonates, let's talk.
Product is the driving force behind what we build at Harmonic. Our products span data and web applications that enable engineers, associates, and partners, at hundreds of the world’s most active venture firms to pinpoint the startups they should engage with.
Customer love is our north star, and we want developers and application users alike to have that flawless “it just works” experience. Design creates elegant product experiences that address our users’ biggest priorities and pain points.
Over the past year, we’ve been reimagining how VCs discover, evaluate, and track startups and founders with AI-first workflows. At the core of this effort is Scout, a startup sourcing and research agent that has quickly become an invaluable part of the venture stack.
About the roleThis is an execution-focused design role requiring strong individual contribution. As a Lead Product Designer at Harmonic, you’ll craft thoughtful, impactful design solutions for complex tools powered by AI and data. You’ll own product features end-to-end while collaborating with engineers, product managers, and data scientists to solve hard problems in intuitive ways.
What you’ll do- Craft impactful solutions: Take ownership of the entire design process, crafting thoughtful, user-centered experiences that address complex workflows and drive measurable outcomes.
- Build for a coveted industry: Meet with partners and associates from top VC firms to solve tangible problems in venture sourcing
- Collaborate to deliver: Work closely with product, engineering, and other teams to design, test, and ship features that address real user needs with thoughtful, precise execution.
- Develop at the frontier of AI: Design products and interfaces which don't yet have well established interaction patterns, such as those fueled by agentic workflows
- 7+ years of experience in product design, collaborating closely with product and engineering teams.
- Track record of impact: Proven success shipping impactful products and features with a high degree of ownership.
- Low ego: You prioritize customer success above personal recognition, focusing on delivering meaningful outcomes.
- Craft & precision: You have a sharp eye for detail, ensuring pixel-perfect designs that balance visual polish with functional clarity. You create simple, compelling user experiences while considering complex technical constraints.
- Context-driven design: Skilled at integrating user needs and technical limitations into thoughtful product development decisions.
- Clear communication: You explain your design rationale clearly and inspire buy-in from stakeholders.
- Nice to haves
- Experience with AI-driven products or enterprise SaaS tools.
- Background in complex search interfaces or tools that support business relationships and operational workflows.
$190k - 250k salary + equity depending on level
If interestedPlease submit your resume (or equivalent), along with a work sample or a live product you've shipped recently. Please also include a few words on:
- Why you’re excited about this role at Harmonic.ai.
- A project where your design leadership directly influenced product direction, solved complex user needs, or drove business outcomes.
- Where you’ve been focused on improving lately; personally, professionally, or both
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to recruiting, hiring and promoting qualified people of all backgrounds regardless of gender, race, color, creed, national origin, religion, age, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.
- 🩺 Top of the line health, dental and vision insurance, with 100% premium covered
- 📈 401k matching
- 🍜 Free lunch in office
- 🍣 Monthly team dinner (we have a lot of foodies) for each office
- 🚂 Commuter benefits
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