About WerQ AI & This Opportunity:
At WerQ AI, we’re building the world’s first Career Intelligence & Relationship Management (CIRM™) platform, to put professionals at the center of their own career ecosystem. With deep agentic AI designed to work for you, not against you, we automate repetitive and tedious workflows, freeing your time to focus on what truly matters: your skill growth, your connections, and future-proofing your career.
We entered beta last month and are actively enhancing our platform with valuable feedback from our early testers. As we prepare for our public launch and raise our seed round (expected to close in February 2025), we’re planning to build our team. Applying now allows us to connect early, streamline interviews, and have a rapid onboarding process once funding is secured. If you’re excited to help shape the future of work that is more people-centered, we’d love to hear from you!
About the Role
As a UI/UX Product Designer, you will be at the forefront of shaping the user experience across our platform, with a particular focus on incorporating gamification principles. You’ll work closely with our UX Manager, product manager, AI teams, and engineers to design experiences that are not only visually appealing and easy to use but also drive deep user engagement through meaningful, game-like mechanics.
Responsibilities:
- Infrastructure Design & Maintenance: Develop, maintain, and optimize GCP-based infrastructure to support AI-driven applications and data pipelines.
- User Experience Design: Craft user flows, wireframes, and interactive prototypes for key platform features, including job applications, skill development modules, and networking tools.
- Gamification Mechanics: Integrate game design principles (e.g., Octalysis or other frameworks) into the product to encourage user motivation, progression, and collaboration.
- Visual Design & Branding: Develop a cohesive aesthetic that aligns with WerQ AI’s brand values, ensuring consistency across all digital touchpoints.
- User Research & Testing: Conduct user interviews, usability tests, and feedback sessions to validate design assumptions and iterate rapidly.
- Collaboration with Cross-Functional Teams: Partner with product managers, AI architects, and developers to ensure designs align with technical constraints and product goals.
- Design Documentation & Guidelines: Maintain a centralized library of design assets, style guides, and component libraries for easy reuse and scalability.
Who You Are (Culture & Value Fit):
- Creative & Empathetic: You place the user at the center of every design decision, ensuring solutions address real-world needs and desires.
- Innovative & Analytical: You combine a strong design sense with data-driven insights to continually refine user experiences.
- Adaptive & Curious: You thrive in a fast-changing environment and embrace new tools, methods, and feedback loops.
- Collaborative & Receptive: You welcome diverse perspectives and enjoy working in multidisciplinary teams to craft holistic, user-focused solutions.
What You Can Do (Experience & Expertise):
- UI/UX Design: Experience designing intuitive digital products, preferably for SaaS or consumer platforms.
- Gamification Expertise: Proven experience implementing and applying the Octalysis gamification framework.
- Prototyping & Design Tools: Proficient in tools like Figma, Sketch, or Adobe XD. Experience with motion design or interactive prototypes is a plus.
- User-Centered Research & Testing: Ability to plan, conduct, and synthesize results from user research and usability studies.
- Responsive & Accessible Design: Familiarity with WCAG standards, mobile-first principles, and adaptive layouts.
- Communication & Collaboration: Strong written and verbal communication skills, enabling you to present design concepts and rationale to various stakeholders.
Why Join Us:
- Shape the Future of Work: Design experiences that empower professionals to advance their careers in an AI-driven, gamified platform.
- People-First & Innovative Team: Collaborate with a diverse group of colleagues who are passionate about reimagining professional development.
- High Impact & Ownership: Play a key role in defining the platform’s UX and influencing how millions may engage with career-building tools.
- Professional Growth: Join at a critical growth stage with ample opportunities to broaden your skill set and design leadership capabilities.
Salary
$130,000 - $150,000
Benefits:
- Fully Remote & Flexible Work Schedule (Work from anywhere in the world on your own terms.)
- Unlimited PTO
- Health, Dental, & Vision Insurance premiums fully covered by the company
- Growth Opportunities (Join a fast-growing startup and shape the future of AI-partnered career management.)
Want to Learn More About Us? Join our WerQ Ai Discord Community!
Our product is currently in beta, and the Discord is where we connect with people interested in what we're developing. Some are even beta testing the platform right now as we work to reshape the the future of work and make a meaningful difference for professionals. Whether you're applying for this role or just curious about what we're building, we'd love to have you there!
Join Our Discord: https://discord.gg/XzxkxzwmZb
