Circle

Lead Product Designer, Applied AI

Circle

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Anywhere in the World

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Salary

💰 $140,000 - $170,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Own the design strategy for Applied AI surfaces, from discovery through shipped experiences
  • Provide thought leadership for Applied AI at Circle: stay on top of AI and UX trends and drive our direction in this area
  • Operate with high autonomy: you identify opportunities, frame the problem, and drive from 0→1 with minimal guidance
  • Act as a peer to Product and Engineering on product decisions, not just a downstream executor
  • Design end-to-end AI experiences—from initial concept to launch—including agents, workflows, and copilot features
  • Define patterns for AI-assisted and AI-automated actions: triggering, monitoring, correcting, and building user trust
  • Tackle novel UX problems around transparency, control, and error handling for unpredictable systems
  • Prototype and test AI-powered flows and interactions quickly with users
  • Collaborate closely with engineers and design engineers using Cursor and Claude Code to turn your concepts into working experiences
  • Work embedded with engineering and ML teams, iterating as capabilities evolve

Requirements

  • Strong alignment with our values, find our values on our career page if you haven’t read up on them yet.
  • You are proficient in English (spoken, written, and reading) at a CEFR Level C2 / ILR Level 5.
  • 6+ years of product design experience with a strong portfolio demonstrating UX and visual craft.
  • You already use AI deeply in your design work today—you can explain concretely how AI is integrated into your workflows (research, exploration, prototyping, content, visuals).
  • Hands-on experience with AI-assisted prototyping tools (e.g., v0, Lovable, Cursor + Claude Code).
  • Experience designing AI-powered tools, conversational interfaces, automation systems, or similarly complex products.
  • Strong prototyping skills—you build clickable, realistic prototypes yourself, not just static screens.
  • Proficiency in Figma for high-fidelity design and collaboration.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills—able to clearly explain complex ideas, influence decisions, and align teams asynchronously.
  • Comfortable designing in ambiguity and solving problems without existing patterns.
  • Attention to detail that results in polished, shippable work.
Benefits
  • Fully remote: work from anywhere in the world!
  • Autonomy and trust to do your job: we care about outcomes over everything else.
  • Paid time away: all employees are given 35 days of PTO annually. We also offer a paid sabbatical after 5 years.
  • Generous U.S. benchmarked compensation and startup equity no matter where you are in the world.*
  • Awesome medical coverage with 100% coverage for you and your family, or medical reimbursement options where applicable!*
  • Parental leave for parents expanding their family, or just starting one.
  • Home office stipend to help you get up and running.
  • Learning & development stipend to help you level up your professional skills.
  • Annual bonus potential for roles that don't already receive variable income or commission.
  • Company retreats: Twice a year, the Circle team gets together for a fully paid company retreat in incredible places around the world!
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
product designUX designvisual designAI integrationprototypingAI-powered tools designconversational interfacesautomation systemshigh-fidelity designattention to detail
Soft Skills
communicationproblem-solvingcollaborationinfluenceadaptabilityautonomycreativitycritical thinkinguser empathydesign thinking