Product Design Lead

Aaru Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 205,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical coverage

Vision and dental coverage

Visa sponsorship

Relocation support

Job summary

Aaru Inc. in New York City is looking for an experienced Product Design Lead to shape user experiences across the platform. This role requires a unique blend of design expertise and the ability to harness AI tools effectively.

You will identify patterns in user needs and enhance our simulation software's impact while collaborating with a mission-driven team. The position is in-person, fostering a collaborative work environment.

Qualifications

• Experience releasing products in a product design role.
• Ability to work in ambiguous technical domains.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify user needs to enhance simulation software.
• Create high-quality prototypes to aid engineering.
• Advance AI-native design workflows.

Skills

Product design experience

AI tools proficiency

Strong communication

Feedback receptiveness

Tools

Prototyping tools

AI design tools

Job description

# Product Design LeadNYC## SALARY$205K – $320K • Offers Equity## **ABOUT AARU**Aaru operates at the frontier of predictive intelligence, using AI to simulate and predict human behavior at scale. By generating and deploying instances of artificial intelligence that mirror humans, called agents, Aaru simulates entire populations with unprecedented accuracy. Our partners work with us for many reasons: they leverage Aaru to refine strategy in volatile geopolitical climates, cut new product innovation timelines from months to minutes, and deploy marketing campaigns that win in an era where consumers have never been harder to understand. We provide organizations with invaluable foresight, empowering them to anticipate outcomes and proactively make the right decisions at the right time, every time.We're a small, dedicated, mission-driven team and we intend to stay that way. We believe the best work happens when exceptionally talented people are given ownership, trust and the space to operate without bureaucratic friction. We work with urgency and intellectual honesty and expect new team members to match our velocity. We seek individuals who thrive at the frontier, who push beyond conventional limits, who bring curiosity and conviction in equal measure, and who want their work to have demonstrable impact in the world. If you're energized by the idea of a small team doing things that feel impossible, let’s build together.## **ABOUT THE ROLE**As a member of the Product Design team at Aaru, you’ll help users make decisions faster. The Product Design team owns designing, building, and evolving user experiences across every surface of Aaru. You’ll design experiences for personas across the technical spectrum and synthesize cutting-edge research into features used daily by executives and developers alike## **RESPONSIBILITIES*** Identify patterns across user needs and product to 10x our simulation software’s impact* Ship fast while advancing the platform design system* Force-multiply engineering with high-quality prototypes using agentic workflows* Experiment and advance AI-native design workflows* Help us hire designers who raise the bar## **YOU MAY BE A FIT IF*** You’ve released your own products or have lead product design previously* You thrive in ambiguous and novel technical domains* You value feedback more than conformity* You can defend your choices. When something's right, you can say why* You use AI tools heavily, but your taste isn't outsourced to them* You ship fast and know when to slow down for polish* You communicate clearly in writing and in person* You have the courage to push back and the humility to change your mind## **STRONG CANDIDATES MAY ALSO*** Have built a design system for a platform or developer product* Have shipped 0→1 product surfaces, not just iterations on something that existed* Have contributed to open source or production codebases## **LOCATION**This role is based in New York City. Aaru is an in-person company, working 5 days a week in office. Candidates are expected to be located within the New York City metropolitan area or open to relocation.## **BENEFITS**At Aaru, we take care of our people. In addition to a competitive base salary and equity participation, we offer comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, visa sponsorship and relocation support, and various other benefits and perks.