Job description
Who we are:
At Alignable, we believe that small businesses are stronger together. Our mission is to empower business owners to harness the full potential of their networks by creating a trusted online platform where authentic relationships thrive. We know that success in business isn’t just about what you know—it’s about who you know and how you support each other.
Alignable is a remote-first, mission-driven, Series C (and profitable) growth-stage startup dedicated to helping small businesses gain a competitive edge. Small businesses fuel our communities, creating jobs, driving innovation, and bringing unique character to every neighborhood. Yet, too often, they operate in isolation, struggling to find the right customers, partners, and resources. We’re changing that.
As the largest business networking platform in North America, Alignable connects over 9 million business owners across 30,000+ communities, making it easier to build trusted relationships that drive real business growth. When entrepreneurs join Alignable, they gain access to:
✅ AI-powered smart networking that connects them with the right partners and customers
✅ Trusted referrals and recommendations to help grow their business
✅ Exclusive industry insights to navigate challenges and stay ahead
✅ A supportive community where they can learn, collaborate, and thrive
By fostering genuine, high-value connections, Alignable helps small business owners break through barriers, find new opportunities, and grow with confidence.
In a world where small businesses face constant challenges, Alignable is where entrepreneurs come to connect, learn, and succeed—together.
If you’re looking for a company where your work will have real impact—helping millions of small business owners thrive—let’s talk.
What you will be doing:
We’re looking for a Product Designer who’s passionate about helping small businesses succeed to join our team at an exciting time of transformation. Alignable has recently evolved from a social platform into a powerful SaaS product that enables small business owners to network smarter and grow faster. In this role, you’ll help shape tools and experiences that connect members with the right partners and customers, surface meaningful insights, and drive real business outcomes.
As a Product Designer, you’ll lead design within a cross-functional squad, collaborating closely with Product Management, Engineering, Data Science, Analytics, and Marketing to deliver intuitive, high-impact solutions. You’ll use your UX and UI expertise to craft seamless, user-friendly experiences that simplify networking and empower small business owners to thrive. Through regular engagement with our members, you’ll uncover their needs and turn insights into thoughtful design improvements that deliver value for both users and the business.
As an early member of our Product Design team, you’ll also influence how we work—refining design processes, shaping team culture, and championing user-centered thinking across the company. This is a unique opportunity to take on complex design challenges in a product that’s redefining how small businesses build relationships and grow through smarter networking.
What success looks like:
- Champion UX: Advocate for user-centric design across teams, from early concepts to final execution.
- Understand Members: Regularly engage with SMB users to translate their needs into intuitive, impactful designs.
- Iterate Fast: Thrive in a dynamic environment with quick design cycles and constant learning.
What you will bring:
- 2–4 years of UX/Product Design experience creating consumer-facing products (experience with small business (SMB) users strongly preferred; enterprise-only experience is not a fit).
- A strong online portfolio showcasing shipped, user-centric designs, with clear case studies demonstrating your process, decisions, and impact.
- Proven success working cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, and Marketing in a product-led, fast-paced environment.
- Figma proficiency and experience with design systems.
- A growth mindset, ownership mentality, and strong communication skills.
- Experience designing for social networking or referral-driven platforms is a plus.
Core Skills You Must Have:
- User Research: Skilled in gathering, conducting, and applying insights to drive design decisions.
- Wireframing & Prototyping: Ability to quickly develop and iterate on concepts.
- User Journey Mapping & Requirements Gathering: Turn user and business needs into intuitive experiences.
- User Testing: Plan, conduct, and synthesize testing for continuous improvement.
- Data-Informed Design: Comfortable working with analytics and behavioral data to refine UX.
- Empathy for SMB Users: Able to design simple, elegant experiences for non-tech-savvy small business owners.
- Context Switching: Manage multiple projects, both strategic and tactical, and connect the dots between micro and macro UX.
Why Alignable?
- Advocacy & Encouragement: They make our online communities great, but they also make Alignable a great place to work. Our culture is dynamic, supportive and offers tremendous opportunities to grow your career together with the business. We offer autonomy, ownership, mentoring and flexibility. Every one of our employees and co-ops can directly point to how they’ve made a major impact on the business.
- Equity, Diversity & Inclusion: At Alignable, we celebrate the diversity of the small business community - and in our team. We value the unique perspective you’ll bring to strengthen our mission of helping small businesses thrive and are committed to maintaining an inclusive and respectful culture that fosters creativity and innovation from everyone.
- A remote-first organization, Alignable launched in 2014 and is venture-backed by Mayfield fund, Recruit Strategic Partners, Saturn Partners, NextView Ventures, Lead Edge Capital, and KIC ventures. Our leadership team also consists of startup veterans from Invisalign, Constant Contact, Vistaprint, and Audible.
What We Offer:
- Smart, supportive co-workers
- Competitive compensation
- Equity
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Unlimited vacations (mandatory 2-week consecutive break annually)
- Virtual working environment
- Flexible working hours
- Paid Parental leave
- Professional Development Program
- 401(k)
Alignable is an equal opportunity employer and encourages all applicants from every background and life experience without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
