Variance

SaaS, AI, data, infrastructure, risk, compliance, fraud, security, enterprise software

ProductDesigner

San Francisco, California, United States; New York, New York, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“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.

SaaS, AI, data, infrastructure, risk, compliance, fraud, security, enterprise software
Problems you'll solve

Simplify complex technical workflows into intuitive, elegant product experiences

Eligibility Requirements

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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