Product Designer (UI/UX)

Ajaia is an AI implementation consultancy and product studio that helps organizations turn artificial intelligence into practical, measurable business results.

The company focuses on moving businesses beyond AI experimentation by developing solutions that improve everyday operations and deliver real value.

Ajaia operates across four main areas:

• AI Strategy & Advisory: Identifying opportunities to implement artificial intelligence effectively.
• Workforce Training & Enablement: Helping employees and organizations adopt AI-powered technologies.
• Process Optimization: Improving business workflows through intelligent automation.
• Custom AI Development: Building tailored AI applications that address operational challenges.

Its approach combines strategic thinking with hands-on implementation, working closely with executives, operational teams, and engineers to create solutions that work in real production environments.

About the Role

Ajaia is seeking a Product Designer (UI/UX) to lead product discovery, user research, and design across client engagements and its own digital products.

This is a hands-on position where you'll take responsibility for understanding user needs, identifying opportunities, and transforming research findings into intuitive digital experiences.

You'll conduct interviews, observe real workflows, create wireframes and prototypes, and validate designs with users before development begins.

Unlike positions where UX research and interface design are handled by separate specialists, this role requires you to manage both disciplines directly.

AI is also central to the way Ajaia works. You'll use AI tools throughout the design process to accelerate research, synthesize findings, generate concepts, and develop interactive prototypes.

The position is fully remote, with user research, client collaboration, and engineering discussions conducted online.

Key Responsibilities

User Research & Discovery

• Lead discovery activities for client projects and Ajaia's internal products.
• Conduct interviews, usability studies, and remote observations of real user workflows.
• Identify differences between what users say they need and how they actually complete tasks.
• Analyze research findings to uncover underlying problems and opportunities.
• Translate qualitative and behavioral insights into actionable product requirements.
• Distinguish genuine user needs from requested features or stakeholder assumptions.
• Present evidence-based recommendations and challenge proposed solutions when necessary.

UX/UI Design & Prototyping

• Design user journeys, wireframes, interaction flows, and interactive prototypes.
• Transform complex business processes into intuitive and efficient digital experiences.
• Create workflows that balance AI automation with meaningful human oversight.
• Define appropriate review, approval, and decision-making checkpoints within AI-powered systems.
• Develop testable prototypes before production development begins.
• Conduct usability testing and refine designs based on real user feedback.
• Deliver implementation-ready designs that clearly communicate expected product behavior.

AI-Assisted Design

• Use AI tools daily for research, synthesis, ideation, and prototyping.
• Experiment with AI-powered approaches to accelerate the design process.
• Evaluate AI-generated outputs and refine them to meet usability and quality standards.
• Stay informed about emerging AI design technologies and prototyping methods.
• Recognize when AI-assisted workflows improve efficiency and when manual intervention is necessary.
• Apply strong design judgment throughout the development process.

Design Quality & Engineering Collaboration

• Maintain consistent design standards across Ajaia's product portfolio.
• Establish reusable interaction patterns and design conventions.
• Collaborate directly with engineers throughout product implementation.
• Prepare clear specifications and prototypes that support efficient development.
• Review implemented features to ensure they reflect the intended user experience.
• Help maintain consistency across multiple client engagements.

Requirements

Essential Qualifications

• Experience conducting UX research, including user interviews, usability testing, and behavioral analysis.
• Ability to independently lead discovery and identify meaningful user needs.
• Strong understanding of user-centered design principles.
• Experience creating user journeys, wireframes, and interactive prototypes.
• Ability to translate research findings into testable solutions quickly.
• Understanding of AI-powered workflows and human-in-the-loop interaction design.
• Practical experience using AI tools for research, synthesis, and prototyping.
• Strong design judgment and the ability to evaluate AI-generated work critically.
• Confidence presenting research-backed recommendations to stakeholders.
• Ability to challenge assumptions when evidence supports a different direction.
• Comfortable collaborating directly with software engineers throughout implementation.
• Strong communication skills and confidence conducting remote interviews and testing sessions.

Ajaia does not require a minimum number of years of professional experience. Candidates are evaluated based on their skills and demonstrated work.

A bachelor's degree is preferred but not required.

Nice to Have

• A public portfolio or case studies demonstrating your design process.
• Experience designing AI-native products and intelligent workflows.
• Familiarity with human-in-the-loop design principles.
• Previous experience in consulting, digital agencies, or professional services.
• Ability to work across several client engagements.
• Basic frontend development knowledge or experience with lightweight implementation.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary: $120,000–$168,000 annually, as advertised.
• Performance bonus: Potential bonus of up to 100% of base salary.
• Fully remote work: Collaborate with colleagues and clients online.
• Competitive benefits: Specific benefits are not detailed in the original listing.
• AI-focused projects: Work on practical applications of artificial intelligence.
• End-to-end ownership: Participate in research, design, validation, and implementation.
• Cross-functional collaboration: Work directly with clients, stakeholders, and engineers.

AI Is Changing What Companies Expect From Product Designers

Ajaia makes one thing clear: knowing how to use AI isn't a bonus anymore. It's part of the job.

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