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Founding Designer

Bozeman (MT) preferred, Remote (US)

About GetWhys 

GetWhys is a VC-backed SaaS company building AI-powered customer research and messaging tools for product marketers. Our products help companies like Docker, Docusign, and Commvault understand their customers and craft better messaging. We're a small team that's growing quickly—our ARR grew over 10x in 2025—by shipping a strongly differentiated SaaS product.

The Role

We're looking for our first designer to join our ~10 person team and shape the design DNA of our product from the ground up. You'll be the first design voice at a growing startup, with the autonomy to establish our design standards, processes, and culture while doing meaningful IC work that directly impacts our users.

Right now, we're scrappy and doing what feels right. We need someone who can bring structure, craft, and strong design opinions to help us mature our approach while maintaining our ability to move quickly.

We're hoping you're a systems thinker; that you can help us level-up by developing and sharing thoughtful, strong opinions.

What You'll Own: 

Design Excellence & Systems

  • Own design from end-to-end through the PDLC—from early concepts through final implementation
  • Redesign and professionalize our current product experience with a critical eye
  • Establish our design system, processes, and quality bar from scratch
  • Partner closely with engineering and product to shape what we build and how we build it
  • Make high-impact decisions about UX, UI, and brand with minimal oversight
  • Build the foundation for a future design team (and potentially lead it as we grow)

What We're Looking For

  • 4-7+ years of product design experience
  • Nice to have: significant time at early-stage startups
  • A strong portfolio demonstrating end-to-end product work and craft excellence
  • Experience being the first or early design hire—you know how to build from scratch
  • Strong opinions, loosely held—you can articulate design rationale and push back when needed
  • Comfortable with ambiguity and able to drive clarity through design
  • Fluency with modern design tools and design systems
  • Nice to have: Brand / marketing experience

Benefits

  • Healthcare, Dental, and Vision insurance (90% of your deductible, 75% of your dependents')
  • 401(k) with 3% company match
  • Unlimited PTO (suggested minimum 10 business days per year)
  • 12 weeks paid parental leave
  • 18 company holidays, with unlimited PTO
  • We're a historically remote company with hubs in Portland, NYC, Boise, and Bozeman
    • We'll always be remote friendly (e.g., no "X days in office")
    • Regular team- and company-wide in person gatherings
  • Ground-floor opportunity to define design at a company with customers including Docusign, Verizon, Commvault, Docker, and more

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