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 and user-facing applications during a critical build phase.

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