Crossing Hurdles is a global recruitment firm partnering with a U.S.-based, venture-backed AI design platform that helps industrial and product designers move from sketch to production-ready concepts with unmatched speed. The platform enhances designers rather than replacing them, serving as a powerful bridge between imagination and real-world physical product design.

Role: Founding Designer

Location: New York City, (Onsite – 4 days/week in office)

Compensation: $160k–$225k base + Equity

YOE: 3+ years in product designer shipping high-ownership work

Benefits: Dental, vision & mental health coverage, flexible PTO, 401(k)

About the role

Design internal case-management tools that supercharge the legal operations team.
Build partner law-firm portals that improve transparency and control.
Create client experiences that make legal workflows simple, clear, and human.
Shape Finch’s early design system and defining core quality standards.
Develop product foundations in close collaboration with product, engineering, and leadership.

Requirements / Who is the ideal fit

4–6+ years of product design experience with a history of shipping high-ownership work.
Comfort working in ambiguous 0→1 environments with speed and intention.
Strong balance between craft and iteration, knowing when to polish and when to move fast.
Systems thinking ability to simplify and untangle complex user flows.
Flexibility to work across product, brand, and visual design.
Deep commitment to making complex systems feel simple, human, and intuitive.

Why you should consider this

Opportunity to work at the forefront of AI-enabled services reshaping the legal industry.
High-ownership, high-autonomy role where early decisions have meaningful impact.
Chance to build products from scratch alongside product, engineering, and leadership.
Work on tools that make the legal process more human, clear, and efficient for thousands of clients.
Join a company backed by Sequoia, Redpoint, and founders of DoorDash, Ironclad, and Digits.
Fast-growing environment — Finch has scaled 10× since launch and continues to power top law firms nationwide.
Contribute to rebuilding how the law serves everyday Americans, starting from first principles.

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