Product Designer

About Octopus HR

Octopus HR is a fractional HR consultancy that partners with high-growth startups to build exceptional teams. We specialize in talent acquisition, people operations, and HR strategy for innovative companies scaling rapidly. We're proud to partner with Pluvo on this search.

The Opportunity

Pluvo is seeking a Product Designer who is excited to grow their craft and be the foundational design hire shaping the product experience as the company scales. This is a fantastic opportunity to work hand-in-hand with engineers and product leadership, build design systems from the ground up, and influence product strategy at a funded startup.

Responsibilities

Product Design & User Experience

• Design end-to-end user experiences for new features and improvements to existing workflows
• Create wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs that balance user needs with technical feasibility
• Conduct user research and usability testing to validate design decisions
• Design solutions that improve product reliability and user confidence (loading states, error handling, performance feedback)

Design Systems & Collaboration

• Help build and maintain a design system that enables consistent, scalable design across the product
• Create component libraries and design patterns in collaboration with frontend engineers
• Work closely with frontend engineers to ensure designs are implemented with precision and perform well
• Balance design ideals with engineering realities - finding creative solutions within technical constraints

Cross-Functional Partnership

• Partner with Product to shape feature requirements and contribute to product strategy
• Collaborate daily with engineering to ensure designs are technically feasible and performant
• Participate in sprint planning and design reviews
• Advocate for users while respecting technical and business constraints

Growth & Development

• Learn and grow your design skills with guidance from leadership
• Contribute to establishing design best practices and processes
• Take on increasing responsibility as you develop your skills
• Help shape our design culture as we grow the team

• 3-5 years of product design experience, preferably in B2B SaaS or fintech
• Strong portfolio demonstrating product design work and your design process
• Proficiency in Figma (our design tool of choice)
• Understanding of design systems and component-based design
• Basic understanding of frontend development and ability to collaborate effectively with engineers
• Strong foundation in interaction design, visual design, and UX principles
• Ability to design for technical constraints and work within feasibility boundaries
• Experience conducting user research or usability testing
• Good communication skills and ability to articulate design decisions
• Self-starter mentality with ability to work independently
• Experience working in agile development environments

Nice to Haves

• Experience with financial tools or FP&A or ERP platforms
• Understanding of data visualization and dashboard design
• Familiarity with HTML/CSS
• Experience with frontend development (React or Next.js)
• Background working at a startup
• Knowledge of accessibility standards and inclusive design practices
• Experience with design QA and implementation details

• Impact: Be the foundational design hire - shape the design culture and product experience from the ground up
• Growth Opportunity: Opportunity to grow into a senior design role and eventually lead the design function
• Meaningful Work: Design complex financial workflows used by finance professionals daily
• Collaboration: Work closely with talented engineering and product teams that value great design