Digital Product Designer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in New York.

📋 Description

• Conduct discovery phases in client engagements through interviewing and observing individuals in their work environment.

• Engage with users of Ajaia’s products, applying the same rigorous research methodology.

• Distill findings into validated user needs, distinct from requested features.

• Create user journeys, wireframes, and prototypes that are ready for development.

• Integrate human approval checkpoints into workflows.

• Validate designs with actual users before production code is developed.

• Challenge stakeholder feature lists based on research findings.

• Take ownership of design standards across Ajaia’s entire product suite.

• Utilize AI tools for prototyping and evaluate when AI-generated outputs require manual adjustments.

• Transition designs to engineering teams and remain engaged during implementation to ensure alignment.

⛳️ Requirements

• Conduct discovery independently through interviews, usability testing, and analyzing behavioral data.

• Quickly transition from synthesis to functional prototypes.

• Embed human checkpoints within workflows rather than adding them post facto.

• Confidently advocate for evidence-based decisions, even when they diverge from stakeholder expectations.

• Proficient in AI applications: utilizes AI daily for research, synthesis, and prototyping, discerning quality output from subpar results.

• Comfortable collaborating directly with engineers throughout the development process.

• No minimum years of experience required; we evaluate candidates based on their work.

• Fully remote position, with the ability to conduct interviews and user testing via video conferencing.

• A bachelor's degree is preferred, but not mandatory.

• A public portfolio or case studies for review prior to our meeting.

• Experience in designing AI-native workflows, particularly in identifying appropriate human checkpoints.

• Background in consulting, agency work, or professional services with multiple concurrent clients.

• Familiarity with lightweight front-end implementation.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive benefits package.

• Performance bonus of up to 100% of base salary.