UX/UI Designer

Ajaia | AI Consultancy

. Run discovery on client engagements: interview the people doing the work, watch them do it, and find the gap between what they say and what they actually do .

Posted 10/17/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $90,000 - $210,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in user-centered design, including conducting discovery through interviews and usability testing, synthesizing findings into actionable prototypes, and designing AI-native workflows with human checkpoints. Proficient in collaborating with engineers to ensure seamless implementation of design standards across products.

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User Journey DesignPrototyping With AI ToolsUsability TestingSynthesis Of User NeedsConsulting Experience

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Hard Skills

User Journey DesignPrototypingUsability TestingBehavioral Data AnalysisAI-Native Workflow DesignWireframingDesign Standards OwnershipLightweight Front-End ImplementationStakeholder CommunicationDiscovery Process

Soft Skills

Effective CommunicationFacilitation SkillsProblem-SolvingCollaborationAdaptability

Tools & Technologies

AI ToolsPrototyping SoftwareWireframing ToolsDesign Collaboration Platforms

Industry Keywords

ConsultingProfessional ServicesUser-Centered DesignClient EngagementConcurrent Clients

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Run discovery on client engagements: interview the people doing the work, watch them do it, and find the gap between what they say and what they actually do
Talk to users of Ajaia's own products with the same rigor as client work
Synthesize findings into user needs, separately from user requests, with supporting evidence
Design user journeys, wireframes, and prototypes that engineers can build from without guessing
Decide where a human must sign off inside a workflow and design that checkpoint into the product
Test designs with real users before code exists
Challenge stakeholder feature lists when evidence points elsewhere and explain the reasoning in actionable terms
Own the design standard across Ajaia's product suite
Prototype with AI tools and evaluate when AI-native approaches save time versus requiring manual rebuilding
Hand off design work in an engineer-ready state and stay involved during build to prevent implementation drift

Requirements

What you’ll need

Runs discovery yourself: interviews, usability testing, and reading behavioral data
Moves from synthesis to a working prototype fast
Designs the human checkpoints into a workflow rather than bolting them on later
Comfortable holding a room when the evidence points somewhere a stakeholder does not expect
AI fluent: uses AI daily to research, synthesize, and prototype, and can tell good output from slop
Comfortable working directly alongside engineers through build
No minimum years required
On-site in New York, with client-site travel for discovery work
A bachelor's degree is preferred and is not a requirement
A public portfolio or case studies we can look at before we meet
Experience designing AI-native workflows, including where a human checkpoint belongs
Consulting, agency, or professional services experience with concurrent clients
Comfort with lightweight front-end implementation

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive benefits
Performance bonus of up to 100% of base salary