Lead Product Designer, Applied AI at Circle

We're looking for a Lead Product Designer for Applied AI at Circle.

You'll design AI-native experiences—agents that act on behalf of community managers, workflows that reduce manual work, and a copilot that helps creators run their communities more effectively.

You'll work with our Applied AI engineering team to turn AI capabilities into real workflows and product experiences for our customers. You'll own the design direction for Applied AI surfaces across Circle.

These aren't typical product design challenges. You'll make AI behavior legible, build trust in non-deterministic systems, and give users meaningful control without overwhelming them. You'll shape how creators and AI collaborate inside Circle.

You'll be joining a design team where context is shared openly, ownership is real, and talented people are trusted to do their best work.

• 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
What you’ll need to be successful
• 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

$140,000 - $170,000 USD per year

We are hiring at a Lead level for this role; however, we may consider offering this position at the Senior level depending on a candidate’s experience level alignment with the role. In either case, the offer would fall within the published compensation range.

The fun stuff

• 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! We’ve had past retreats in Colombia, Portugal, and Mexico, with more planned on the horizon.
• Check out our Careers page for more.

*Your role, location and unique circumstance may affect this.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

As a fully-remote international company, diversity is baked into our DNA. Here’s how our CEO, Sid Yadav, frames our hiring mission: “let’s find talent in underserved and under-represented corners of the world, set them up to do the best work of their lives, and in turn, change their life.” To achieve this hiring mission, we offer competitive U.S. benchmarked compensation no matter where someone’s located in the world, and we proactively seek candidates who expand representation of backgrounds, cultures and lived experiences in our teams.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Circle is an equal opportunity employer and as such, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. If you require any accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

How We Use Candidate Data

At Circle, we are committed to protecting your personal information. As a job applicant, the personal data you provide to us is collected and processed in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the EU and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). This notice outlines the types of personal information we collect, the purpose for collecting it, and your rights.

Information We Collect: We collect the following categories of personal information from job applicants:

• Contact information (such as name, email address, phone number)
• Employment history and qualifications
• Education history
• References and any other information you choose to share with us during the application process

Purpose of Collection: We collect this information for the following purposes:

• To assess your qualifications and suitability for the position
• To communicate with you during the recruitment process
• To comply with legal and regulatory obligations

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• The right to request access to the personal information we hold about you.
• The right to request the deletion of your personal information, subject to certain legal exceptions.
• The right to opt out of the sale of your personal information (Note: We do not sell personal information).

For more information about how we handle your personal data or to exercise your rights, please refer to our full Privacy Policy.

By submitting your application, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this privacy notice.