Circle is building the world’s leading all-in-one platform for online communities. We make it possible for creators, coaches, educators, and businesses to bring together their audience with engaging discussions, live streams, events, chat, courses, and payments — all in one place, all under their own brand.

We’re proud to be a fully remote company of around 200 (and growing!) team members from 30+ countries around the world. We seek exceptional individuals around the world, set them up to do the best work of their lives, and in turn, create a meaningful impact in their own lives. We don't track hours, but we do manage for high expectations very closely. We collaborate across time zones, are highly async, and like to document a lot.

Twice a year, we bring the whole company together in beautiful places around the world for our company offsites. So far, we’ve hosted offsites in Turkey, Portugal, Mexico, Thailand, Colombia, Italy, Ireland, and more, with still more to come!

Check out our Careers page for more about working at Circle.

About the role

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.

What you’ll be doing

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.

Lead Product Designer, Applied AI

Anywhere in the world

Remote

Senior

Circle