Red Cell Partners

Head of Design

Red Cell Partners

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Virginia • United States

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Salary

💰 $200,000 - $250,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Partner closely with founders, product, engineering, and leadership to translate ambiguous problem spaces into clear, actionable product design direction.
  • Build early concepts and future-state prototypes to test ideas quickly and inform strategy.
  • Create and own overall design concepts for the User Experience, for web/mobile/agents/wearables and other emerging modalities, using the latest research and trends to ensure all interactions and designs are intuitive and easy for customers (& investors) to understand.
  • Design and ship high-quality products and improvements, from early concepts to high-fidelity prototypes and visuals.
  • Personally design and ship work across product UX/UI, prototypes, brand systems, and storytelling.
  • Work closely with Marketing on implementing style and branding elements into RCP & its investments’ User Experiences.
  • Establish lightweight frameworks, standards, and patterns that enable speed without bureaucracy.
  • Help define how design scales as companies mature - from scrappy early builds to durable, repeatable systems.
  • Navigate unclear requirements, evolving priorities, and high-stakes decisions with confidence. Balance speed, quality, and pragmatism in fast-moving environments.

Requirements

  • 12+ years of experience in product, UX & front-end design, including leadership roles in high-growth startups or scale-ups.
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), or related field
  • Strong understanding of AI fundamentals and their application in product experiences.
  • Knowledge of front-end development languages such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
  • Expert Figma, Figma Make skills, or equivalent product skills: component libraries, auto-layout, variants, prototyping, design tokens.
  • Deep understanding of responsive, mobile-first design.
  • Demonstrated success designing across multiple phases of company growth - from concept to scaled product.
  • Exceptional craft across UX, visual design, systems thinking, and storytelling.
  • Strong product intuition and the ability to connect user needs, business goals, and technical constraints.
  • Proven ability to develop experiences that meet or exceed the initial proposal of a product or experience, including the development of transformational innovation strategies and the creation of 'north star' representations to drive customer-centric decision-making.
Benefits
  • Career track opportunity with potential for rapid advancement with strong performance as the firm grows
  • 100% employer paid, comprehensive health care including medical, dental, and vision for you and your family.
  • Paid maternity and paternity for 14 weeks at employees' normal pay.
  • Unlimited PTO, with management approval.
  • Opportunities for professional development and continued learning.
  • Optional 401K, FSA, and equity incentives available.
  • Mental health benefits are available through Tara Mind.
  • Cost effective GLP-1 solutions available through Crux.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
UX designUI designprototypingresponsive designmobile-first designHTMLCSSJavaScriptFigmadesign systems
Soft Skills
leadershipproblem-solvingcommunicationstrategic thinkingadaptabilitycollaborationcraftsmanshipproduct intuitionstorytellingdecision-making
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in DesignMaster’s degree in DesignHuman-Computer Interaction (HCI)