Staff Product Designer (Grant OS)

Hello, we’re Instrumentl. 👋 Grants fund nonprofit work, but they also create some of the toughest operational challenges. Every grant brings its own deadlines, spending restrictions, reporting requirements, and commitments, so managing that complexity across fundraising, finance, and HR requires more than spreadsheets. Instrumentl is the system of record for grants. We bring discovery, applications, award compliance, and grant operations into one platform, giving nonprofits a shared foundation to grow their revenue and impact. More than 6,000 nonprofits rely on Instrumentl, from local community groups to state and county governments, universities, and maybe even your local animal shelter. We're a cash flow positive, YC-backed company building our next chapter, and we're hiring people who will shape and grow the impact of the nonprofit sector.

Hello, we’re Instrumentl. 👋

Grants fund nonprofit work, but they also create some of the toughest operational challenges. Every grant brings its own deadlines, spending restrictions, reporting requirements, and commitments, so managing that complexity across fundraising, finance, and HR requires more than spreadsheets.

Instrumentl is the system of record for grants. We bring discovery, applications, award compliance, and grant operations into one platform, giving nonprofits a shared foundation to grow their revenue and impact. More than 6,000 nonprofits rely on Instrumentl, from local community groups to state and county governments, universities, and maybe even your local animal shelter.

We're a cash flow positive, YC-backed company building our next chapter, and we're hiring people who will shape and grow the impact of the nonprofit sector.

Instrumentl is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building an inclusive workplace and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other legally protected status. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process, please let us know.

Instrumentl is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building an inclusive workplace and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other legally protected status. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process, please let us know.

About the role:

We're hiring a Staff Product Designer to own GrantOS, the foundational platform layer every other product area at Instrumentl sits on top of. Reporting to our Head of Design, you'll own design end-to-end across Platform (the data layer, MCP, and BI) and Core (Tracker, Tasks, Reports, and Integrations), the two interdependent areas that define how grant professionals experience Instrumentl as a system and not just a set of features. This is a chance to think in systems, drive genuinely zero-to-one work where the right answer isn't obvious yet, and set the standard for how the whole design org approaches platform design.

What you'll do

Own GrantOS end-to-end

Lead design across GrantOS Platform, from discovery and research through shipping and iteration

Shape how grant professionals interact with Instrumentl as a platform: task management, reporting, integrations, and the data relationships that span the full grant lifecycle

Drive zero-to-one product development in greenfield spaces where the problem isn't fully defined, and help define it

Set the platform design standard

Define the interaction patterns and design system foundations that every other product area inherits

Raise the quality bar across Instrumentl's design system and coach other designers

Act as a force multiplier for the broader design team, shaping how the org operates

Research and strategic partnership

Conduct and synthesize user research independently, translating ambiguous user needs into clear product direction

Partner as a true strategic peer to your PM and engineering lead, bringing a point of view and driving alignment across product, engineering, and GTM

What we're looking for

Required

8+ years of product design experience, with meaningful time at senior or staff level

B2B SaaS background, especially in complex or enterprise-adjacent systems

Proven track record owning complex B2B product areas end-to-end, including multi-entity workflows where data relationships, user roles, and cross-team collaboration intersect

0-to-1 product ownership: you've started from a problem rather than a spec, and made good calls under uncertainty

Experience with agentic or AI-powered product surfaces, and already using AI tools in your design practice

Strong systems thinking and Figma/prototyping craft, deep involvement in user research from planning through synthesis, and the ability to influence product vision rather than just execute it

Nice to have

Design systems experience: defining patterns, not just using them

Exposure to compliance, data integrity, or workflow-heavy domains

Experience mentoring or coaching other designers

Familiarity with the nonprofit or social impact sector

Compensation & Benefits:

For US-based candidates, the target base salary range is $210,000 to $245,000, plus equity. Final compensation is determined based on experience, skillset, scope, interview performance, and geographic location.

Benefits

100% covered health, dental, and vision insurance for employees (50% for dependents)

Generous PTO, including parental leave

401(k)

Company laptop and home-office stipend

Bi-annual company retreats

Instrumentl is evolving rapidly. You'll always have new challenges and opportunities to grow here.

 

Staff Product Designer (Grant OS)