Product Design Lead

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 use Aaru to refine strategic positioning, identify and understand high-value audiences, validate concepts and messaging before launch, optimize pricing decisions, and build a continuously richer understanding of their customers through simulation. 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.