Variance
SaaS, AI, data, infrastructure, risk, compliance, fraud, security, enterprise software
ProductDesigner
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“Product Designer at Variance. Skills: Product design, Simplifying complex technical workflows, End-to-end product design ownership. Own product design for core workflows across the Variance platform. Translate complex AI, data, and investigation workflows into simple, trusted, and highly usable product experiences”
What You'll Achieve.
Define how operators, investigators, and enterprise teams experience Variance; Translate highly technical AI capabilities into clear, intuitive, and trustworthy user experiences; Design products that help customers make faster, better, and more confident decisions in high-stakes risk environments
Industry & Context.
Simplify complex technical workflows into intuitive, elegant product experiences
This is an in-person position. Our office is located in San Francisco, CA.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
4–8 years of experience designing products at high-growth B2B SaaS, AI, data, infrastructure, risk, compliance, fraud, security, or enterprise software companies, Exceptional ability to simplify complex technical workflows into intuitive, elegant product experiences, Experience owning product design end-to-end, from user research and problem definition through wireframes, prototypes, high-fidelity designs, and shipped product, systems thinking and comfort designing for complex information architecture, workflows, permissions, data, and decision-making interfaces, Ability to work cross-functionally across product, engineering, design, sales, and leadership with high ownership, Excellent visual, interaction, and written communication skills, Comfort operating in ambiguity and helping build design practices from 0 to 1
Nice to Have
Familiarity with AI/ML, fraud, compliance, risk, Trust & Safety, case management, investigations, or enterprise operations preferred, but not necessary
What You'll Do.
Own product design for core workflows across the Variance platform
and investigation workflows into simple
and highly usable product experiences
high-fidelity designs
and design systems components
Conduct customer and user research to understand operator workflows
and decision-making needs
Design interfaces that help users review cases
understand AI outputs
and take action with confidence
Help establish Variance’s design culture
and processes as the company scales
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work closely with founders, product, engineering, and go-to-market teams; Partner closely with founders, product, and engineering to define product strategy, user flows, and feature requirements; Collaborate with go-to-market teams to ensure product experiences support enterprise customer needs and sales conversations
Communication Scope
Excellent visual, interaction, and written communication skills
Full Job Description
At Variance, we are using disruptive technologies to solve some of the digital age’s oldest and most complex problems with safe and effective AI. Our platform helps fraud, Trust & Safety, and Risk & Compliance teams reduce time spent on repetitive manual reviews and investigations, so they can focus on higher-value decisions. We are rapidly growing and already serve some of the largest and fastest-growing social media, online marketplace, and financial services platforms. We’re looking for a Product Designer to define how operators, investigators, and enterprise teams experience Variance. You will own core product design across complex workflows, translating highly technical AI capabilities into clear, intuitive, and trustworthy user experiences. You will work closely with founders, product, engineering, and go-to-market teams to design products that help customers make faster, better, and more confident decisions in high-stakes risk environments. This is an in-person position. Our office is located in San Francisco, CA. WHAT YOU BRING - 4–8 years of experience designing products at high-growth B2B SaaS, AI, data, infrastructure, risk, compliance, fraud, security, or enterprise software companies - Exceptional ability to simplify complex technical workflows into intuitive, elegant product experiences - Experience owning product design end-to-end, from user research and problem definition through wireframes, prototypes, high-fidelity designs, and shipped product - Strong systems thinking and comfort designing for complex information architecture, workflows, permissions, data, and decision-making interfaces - Ability to work cross-functionally across product, engineering, design, sales, and leadership with high ownership - Excellent visual, interaction, and written communication skills - Comfort operating in ambiguity and helping build design practices from 0 to 1 - Familiarity with AI/ML, fraud, compliance, risk, Trust & Safety, case management, investigations, or en
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