Principal Product Designer

Clasp is a venture-backed, mission-driven startup transforming access to education and career pathways. We are revolutionizing the way employers attract and retain critical talent and the way colleges and universities support their students through education financing — all while tackling the student debt crisis. (Yep, we think BIG.) We like to think of ourselves as more than a fintech; we're a catalyst for economic mobility.

A Forbes Fintech 50 company, portfolio company of SHRM (Society of Human Resource Management — the world's largest HR professional society), and one of Business Insider's "43 Start-Ups to Bet Your Career On in 2025," Clasp is driven by our commitment to social impact and innovation.

Clasp is looking for a Principal Product Designer to define design, brand, and taste across all of our user interactions.. This is a foundational, strategic hire — the person who sets the bar for how Clasp looks, feels, and earns trust, from the first marketing touchpoint a candidate ever sees through the products our users rely on every day.

You will own design as a discipline at Clasp. That means more than shipping screens: it means establishing the visual language, the design culture, and the standard of craft that everything else is measured against. You'll work across both our product surfaces and our marketing site, making sure a student who first encounters Clasp in an ad, lands on our site, signs an offer, and becomes an employee receiving their first repayment feels like they're moving through one coherent, considered, trustworthy experience.

This is a green-field mandate. You are not inheriting a mature design org or a rigid system to maintain — you are defining what design at Clasp is. You'll set the direction, build the foundations, and make the high-leverage calls about brand and product identity that we don't have anyone to make today. It's also a hands-on role: at this stage, you'll design and ship the work yourself while laying the groundwork for the design function to grow around you.

You'll partner directly with the Founder & CEO and the Director of Product on the vision for the company and the product, and work closely with the Product Managers on Clasp Talent and leaders in Marketing, Partner Success, and Engineering to bring it to life.

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• Competitive cash and equity compensation

• Health benefits (health, dental, & vision)

• Student loan repayment benefits

• 401k matching

• Commuter benefits

• Flexible PTO policy

• Opportunities to grow and perform in a fast-paced environment alongside a stellar team

The salary range for this position is competitive and will be commensurate with the candidate's experience, qualifications, and industry knowledge, ranging between $155,000 to $190,000 annually. In addition to the base salary, we offer an attractive equity component as part of our compensation package, providing an opportunity for eligible employees to share in the success and growth of our company. We are committed to offering competitive compensation and benefits packages to attract and retain top talent.

To ensure smooth collaboration with the Boston-based team, we are limiting to Eastern/Central timezones with the expectation that it will be Boston hours. Additionally, they must be within 1 hour of a medium hub/ large airport with multiple daily flights to Boston. We are targeting the broader New England area to start as we expect that the candidate to have frequent travel to Boston for onboarding and ongoing collaboration.

If you are a senior designer who cares about craft, thinks in systems, and wants to anchor design for a mission-driven company at a real inflection point, we want to hear from you. Join us in connecting healthcare students with meaningful careers and the financial benefits that change their lives.

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees feel valued, respected, and empowered to contribute their unique perspectives and talents. Clasp is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We embrace diversity and are dedicated to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.