Senior Product Designer

Epoch AI is looking for a Senior Product Designer to lead UI/UX and data visualization at Epoch AI . This role involves managing our design team; translating complex research into intuitive, engaging designs; and setting the direction for how our work is perceived and used by researchers, policymakers, and other stakeholders.
About the role

We are looking for a Senior Product Designer to help us communicate our research. You will take ownership of our design work, building our website and creating dashboards with an emphasis on UX design. This work is key for our engagement with the research community and policymakers, and directly impacts how our research is understood.

You’ll report directly to our COO, manage a team of 3–4, and partner closely with leadership, communications, web development, and research teams to set design direction.

This role is remote, and we are able to hire in many countries, but we are only considering candidates based in North and South American timezones. We invite anyone who is interested to apply, regardless of background, experience, or credentials. Please do not include a cover letter, photograph, or headshot of yourself, or any personal information that is not relevant to the role for which you're applying (including marital status, age, identity traits, etc.).
Applications are rolling.
Responsibilities

- Manage 1–2 other designers, and part-time contributors

- Define and own strategy across our website and data products

- Establish design processes and quality standards for the organization

- Lead design projects end-to-end, from problem definition through delivery

- Design responsive user interfaces and graphs

- Conduct user research to help us understand audience interests and how they use our research

- Create design specifications, mock-ups, and prototypes while contributing to our design library

What we’re looking for

- 5+ years of experience designing interactive digital products, including leading projects

- Experience managing a small team of designers

- Fluency in interpreting data visualizations and statistical insights, to communicate topics in AI to non-expert audiences

- A portfolio demonstrating experience in UI/UX and data visualization

- Ability to work independently, set priorities, and lead design work in a fast-paced environment

- Strong grasp of typography, color, and layout

- Ability to work comfortably in Figma, including auto-layout and components

- Experience establishing or maintaining a design system

- Prior familiarity with Epoch AI ’s work

Nice to have

- Experience with scientific communication

- Experience in illustration, branding

- Familiarity with front-end development, HTML + CSS + JS

- Experience with Python libraries like Matplotlib/Plotly or other data visualization programming tools

- Good written communication skills

If you don’t tick all these boxes but think you would be a great fit, please consider applying anyway!

Compensation & Benefits

- Annual salary between $120,000–$200,000 USD, depending on location and experience.

- Salaries are not restricted to USD, and contracts and payments are usually in local currencies. Conversions are based on one-year average exchange rates.

- Remote environment, including flexible work hours.

- Competitive global benefits program, including a comprehensive health insurance program—including supplemental benefits specific to a local country, as available and mandated by local law—and life insurance and a pension plan, if applicable in your country.

- Generous paid time off (PTO), including no specific limit on PTO with 30 days per year protected, unlimited personal and sick leave, and 4 months paid parental leave for permanent staff with at least 12 months of tenure (prorated parental leave if less than 12 months).

- A flexible and generous expense policy for you to spend on equipment and a large range of productivity tools or learning/development opportunities you might