Fractional senior product designer

Stealth Indian Startup · India

Role : Fractional Senior Product Designer – AI-Native

Location: Hyderabad

Engagement: Freelance / Fractional

Experience: 5–10 Years

Work Mode: Hybrid – Weekly in-person collaboration required

About the Opportunity We are looking for an experienced Senior Product Designer to work with us on a fractional/freelance basis . You will work closely with our Product and Engineering teams to design intuitive, scalable and AI-native products . This is an opportunity for a designer who enjoys ownership, ambiguity and rapid product development .

Key Responsibilities Own product design end-to-end — from problem definition to shipped product . Design intuitive experiences for complex enterprise/B2 B workflows . Create user journeys, workflows, wireframes, prototypes and high-fidelity UI. Build and evolve design systems, components and reusable patterns . Rapidly explore and prototype multiple design solutions. Work closely with Product and Engineering to shape product direction and implementation. Conduct design reviews and continuously improve product quality.

AI-Native Design – Core Requirement Use AI extensively as part of your everyday design workflow . Apply AI for research, ideation, UX exploration, UI design, prototyping, design systems and design-to-code . Experience with tools such as Chat GPT, Claude, Figma AI/Figma Make, Cursor, v0, Lovable, Framer AI or equivalent. Demonstrate how AI has made you significantly faster and more effective as a designer . We are looking for someone who actively experiments with AI rather than simply using it for content generation.

Required Experience 5–10 years of Product Design / UX / UI experience. Strong experience with B2 B, Enterprise, Saa S or complex digital products . Strong UX, interaction and visual design skills. Advanced Figma and prototyping skills. Experience building design systems and component libraries . Strong product thinking and ability to work independently. Proven ability to collaborate closely with Product and Engineering.

Hyderabad – Mandatory Must currently be based in Hyderabad. Must be comfortable working in a fractional/freelance engagement . Should be available to meet our team in person at least once every week for short discussions, product walkthroughs and design reviews. Additional in-person sessions may be required during critical design phases.

Portfolio – Mandatory Strong product design portfolio with 3–5 relevant case studies . At least one case study should demonstrate meaningful use of AI in the design process . Portfolio should demonstrate UX thinking + UI craft + systems thinking + shipped product experience .

Not a Fit If Your experience is primarily graphic, branding or marketing design . You primarily execute screens from predefined requirements. You have limited product ownership. You have little hands-on experience using AI in your design workflow. You are based outside Hyderabad or cannot commit to weekly in-person interaction.

If you are a strong Product Designer who uses AI to dramatically accelerate how you research, think, prototype and design — we'd love to work with you.