Product Designer
About Adaptive
NVIDIA and OpenAI’s only AI cybersecurity investment.
Adaptive is a cybersecurity startup on a mission to stop AI-powered cyberattacks. In December 2025, the company announced an $81M Series B led by NVIDIA and Bain Capital Ventures, with participation from Capital One Ventures, Citi Ventures, and continued support from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), the OpenAI Startup Fund, and Abstract Ventures. The round marked NVIDIA’s first AI cybersecurity investment.
Adaptive was founded by Brian Long and Andrew Jones, repeat entrepreneurs who have built and scaled category-defining companies. Brian and Andrew previously co-founded Attentive, which grew to more than $500M in annual revenue and a $10B+ valuation, and TapCommerce, which was acquired by Twitter. Together, they bring deep experience building high-growth, product-led businesses at massive scale as Adaptive builds the security layer for the AI era.
Trusted by leading banks, technology companies, and healthcare organizations, Adaptive protects teams from emerging threats like deepfakes, smishing, and AI-powered voice scams. With rapid enterprise adoption and a $200B+ market ahead, the company is just getting started.
Role Description
As a senior-level Product Designer and the 4th designer on the team, you’ll work closely with PMs and Engineering Leads to build innovative products and features from concept to completion. You’ll leverage your expertise in user research, prototyping, and usability testing to deliver high-quality designs that solve complex problems. As an early member of the team, you’ll help shape our design systems, processes, and team structure while advocating for the value of design across the organization. If you’re eager to have a big influence on the foundational product experience in a fast-growing, dynamic environment where design plays a critical role, we want to hear from you!
Responsibilities
Lead the design of new products and features through the full 0–1 development cycle.
Collaboratively participate in defining the company strategy and product roadmap.
Plan and execute user research necessary to inform product decisions.
Rapidly design and prototype ideas with tight feedback loops to quickly validate product direction.
Deliver compelling designs with an appropriate balance of viability, functionality, and delightful user experiences.
Leverage data to effectively articulate your thought process and strategic rationale to help align stakeholders.
Elegantly but firmly negotiate with product management and engineering to properly scope each release.
Partner with engineering to assure quality in functionality and design with every release.
Help the design team define and maintain necessary processes to work quickly, consistently, and effectively – including (but not limited to) evolving our design system in Figma, running design thinking sessions, holding design reviews, conducting research, etc.
Qualifications
4+ years working at a senior level in product design.
Established track record of impactful, collaborative design work in a fast-paced startup environment.
Experience creating designs for every step of the process, including wireframes, diagrams, mockups, and prototypes.
Expert-level skills at design and prototyping tools, primarily Figma.
Work examples that showcase beautifully shipped designs that you can talk through in depth about process, outcomes, and learnings.
Strong sense of initiative, thoughtful synthesis of feedback, and swift adaptability when faced with ambiguity.
Strong understanding of the full product development cycle.
What We Offer
An opportunity to work on a challenging product that will impact millions of people
A culture that promotes continuous learning and growth, with access to resources and mentorship to advance your skills and career
A supportive, inclusive environment where every team member's contribution is valued
Compensation & Benefits
Competitive compensation and a fantastic office atmosphere
Premium healthcare and wellness benefits
Environment
This role is located in New York City and requires the candidate to work from our office five days a week.
If you are eager to apply your skills in a dynamic, collaborative environment, and are passionate about building systems that are both powerful and accessible, we would love to hear from you.