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 Prospect
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/B2B 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 ChatGPT, 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 B2B, Enterprise, SaaS 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.

📌 Fractional Senior Product Designer (Hyderabad)
🏢 Stealth Indian Startup
📍 Hyderabad