Plaud · 11 hours ago
Head of Design - San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$250K/yr - $350K/yr
8+ years expPlaud Inc. is a Delaware-incorporated company based in San Francisco, focused on building a trusted AI work companion to enhance productivity through innovative note-taking solutions. The Head of Design will define global product experience standards, develop a cross-platform design system, and lead design quality assurance across international teams.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Responsibilities
Define the global product experience standard and visual language; build and maintain the cross-platform Design System (App/Web/Desktop)
Design and implement AI-native interaction paradigms (Agents, intent-based workflows, multi-turn dialogues)
Lead information architecture and core interaction frameworks, delivering high-quality, high-fidelity design specifications
Serve as the design quality gatekeeper, reviewing and elevating deliverables from the China-based design team to ensure international SOTA standards
Establish effective cross-cultural and asynchronous collaboration processes, enabling scalable and consistent design execution across global teams
Qualification
Required
8–12+ years of UI/UX design experience with real product launches in North America or Europe
Demonstrated ability to build Design Systems, visual languages, and multi-platform interaction frameworks
Strong experience in AI product interaction (e.g., agents, conversational UX, intent modeling, AI workflows)
Deep product thinking and the ability to articulate design rationale, problem framing, and end-to-end decision-making
Excellent communication skills; fluent in English; proven cross-cultural collaboration experience in distributed teams
Benefits
Top-tier healthcare for employees and dependents, including dental and vision, and a generous employer subsidy.
401(k) plan for full time employees with company matching.
Unlimited PTO, plus 13 paid holidays.
12 weeks of paid time off to spend time with your new family, regardless of gender.
Minimum of 3x in office per week.
New hires are equipped with their choice of new top-of-the-line laptops and workstation setups.
Best office equipment.
Annual offsites.
Free office drinks and snacks.
Company
Plaud
Plaud is building the world's most trusted AI work companion for professionals through AI note-taking solutions.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageRecent News
2026-01-12
2026-01-09
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