About the Role
- You’ll own design for one of Circle’s most important product areas, defining the problem, shaping the direction, and shipping the experience.
- The specific area will be determined based on strengths and company priorities.
- You’ll report into the product design organization and work as the most senior design IC on your product area, partnering directly with product managers, engineers, and design leadership.
- You’ll also work alongside other Leads across Circle’s product surface.
- As the team grows, you’ll be expected to raise the bar for the designers around you.
- AI is central to how the team works; the design team builds with AI tools daily, exploring product directions, prototyping with code-generation tools, and stress-testing ideas.
What You'll Be Doing
- Own a product area end-to-end: identify opportunities, frame the problem, set design direction, and ship—operating as a peer to Product and Engineering.
- Design complex, multi-step product flows that serve multiple user types—balancing creator needs against member experience, and making sophisticated behavior feel simple.
- Prototype and test at speed—using AI-assisted tools, code-generation workflows, and whatever gets you to a testable concept fastest.
- Influence product strategy beyond your own surface: contribute to roadmap conversations, flag opportunities other teams miss, and connect dots across the product.
- Drive the craft standard on your area—interaction design, visual quality, and the small details that separate polished product from “good enough.”
- Collaborate closely with engineers and design engineers to turn concepts into working, shippable experiences.
- Raise the bar for the broader design team through feedback, shared frameworks, and the quality of your own output.
What You'll Bring
Strong alignment with Circle's values.
Proficiency in English (spoken, written, and reading) at a CEFR Level C2 / ILR Level 5.
5–7+ years of product design experience.
Portfolio showing systems-level thinking: shipped 0→1 work, complex multi-user flows, and evidence that you shaped the product direction.
Experience operating as the most senior designer on a product area—setting direction, making tradeoffs, and owning outcomes without constant guidance.
Strong prototyping skills—building clickable, realistic prototypes.
Bonus if you’re already using AI-assisted prototyping tools like Cursor, Claude Code, v0, or Lovable.
Proficiency in Figma for high-fidelity design and collaboration.
Exceptional written and verbal communication—able to clearly explain complex ideas, influence decisions, and align teams asynchronously.
Comfort designing in ambiguity and building conviction through iteration.
An active, evolving AI workflow—using AI tools in your design process.
Compensation & Benefits
- Hiring at a Lead level, though the company may consider offering this position at the Senior level depending on experience.
- U.S.-benchmarked compensation globally.
- Equity in the company with ongoing refresh grants.
- 35 days of paid time off each year.
- Remote-only team that comes together twice a year for company retreats in various international destinations.
- Benefits package that supports health, wellbeing, and professional growth.
About Circle
- Circle is building the world’s leading AI-powered, all-in-one platform for digital businesses.
- The platform enables creators, coaches, educators, and businesses to bring together their audience with engaging discussions, live streams, events, chat, courses, and payments under their own brand.
- A fully remote company of around 270 (and growing!) team members from 30+ countries around the world.
- The company does not track hours but manages for high expectations closely.
- The team collaborates across time zones, is highly async, and documents extensively.
- Twice a year, the company brings the whole team together in different locations around the world for offsites, including Turkey, Portugal, Mexico, Thailand, Colombia, Italy, and Ireland.