Senior Product Designer (Contract)

PIP Labs is an R&D company focused on developing Story, a Layer 1 blockchain for intellectual property. They are seeking an experienced Product Designer to lead the design of core product experiences that enable users to manage and access data for AI systems and interact with intellectual property.

Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end product design across 0→1 and early-stage product surfaces
• Translate ambiguous product ideas into clear UX, flows, and interfaces
• Partner closely with product and engineering to ship quickly and iterate in real time
• Contribute to both product experience and visual/brand direction
• Deliver high-quality, production-ready designs across web-based applications
• Help shape design systems and interaction patterns where needed
• Operate with a strong bias toward execution and velocity

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience in product design
• Experience designing complex or technical products (e.g. infrastructure, data, developer tools, or similar)
• Ability to operate effectively in early-stage or undefined environments
• Strong craft across interaction, UX, and visual design
• Experience working closely with engineering teams to ship live products
• Comfortable balancing product thinking with brand and storytelling
• Strong communication skills and ability to align with senior stakeholders
• Experience in Web3, AI, or developer platforms is a plus