The Firm

Paradigm is a San Francisco-based investment firm focused on frontier technologies across the globe. We make investments in companies and protocols at all stages including early-stage venture financing rounds, growth equity, and liquid token assets. Paradigm was co-founded in 2018 by Matt Huang (former Partner at Sequoia Capital) and Fred Ehrsam (co-founder of Coinbase). We are building a world-class team to support our portfolio and the ecosystem globally.

Given the technical complexity of the projects we invest in, design and engineering is incredibly important to Paradigm, and the team is tasked with the critical role of creating the operating system of the fund. From data collation to investment discovery to custom on-chain contracts, this team is in charge of building the system that directs all investment activity -- on-chain, in custody, traded, or privately held. The system is the source of truth -- building insights to the fund’s positions that inform how Paradigm invests and manages its portfolio. We’re looking for open-minded individuals to come help shape the future of frontier technologies from the inside out.

The Role

Paradigm is looking for a Product Designer to help us design, prototype, and build end-to-end experiences for the internal products that help Paradigm operate as a premier investment firm. This person will own the design of the digital “shared brain” used daily by the entire organization to move quickly in a competitive market.

In a decade, you’ll be able to look back and see how your work at Paradigm has helped create the financial system of the future, fundamentally transforming this burgeoning industry.

Responsibilities

• Design useful, beautiful, and performant experiences for our internal product

• Set design direction and own complex end-to-end projects with minimal oversight

• Drive rigorous design decisions by going deep in exploration or refining design details

• Inform long-term product strategy by championing for user needs

• Perform user research to identify discover opportunities and define solutions

• Iterate on our growing design system

• Share the responsibility of improving the design and engineering workflow; help improve our build & ship process

Qualifications and Experience

• 4+ years of experience in a professional design role

• Professional experience with

  • Figma, including how to develop design systems with docs & prototypes

  • Adobe Creative Suite and production software (a plus)

  • React, HTML, CSS (a plus)

• Ability to work autonomously and as a collaborator on the team

• Able to work full-time, in-person, in San Francisco, CA

Attributes

• Exceptional team player

• Desire to work in a high output environment

• Extreme open-mindedness

• Clarity of thought

• Clear and concise communication (both written and verbal)

• Technical depth; analytical; rigorous

• Highly curious; fast learner

• Ability to bridge technical and investing mindsets