Ardberg AI - UX Designer - Figma

ABOUT ARDBERG AI :

Ardberg AI is a young, fast-growing AI consulting and services firm helping organisations across the world transform the way they work through the intelligent application of artificial intelligence. We are in an exciting early chapter - building our team, establishing our culture, and partnering with enterprises to deliver world-class AI outcomes.

At Ardberg AI, we believe that design is not decoration - it is how intelligence becomes useful. Our Hyderabad design studio is the creative engine behind every AI product we build, ensuring that complex capabilities are expressed through experiences that are clear, purposeful, and beautiful. We are looking for designers who bring both rigorous craft and deep empathy to their work.

This is a rare ground-floor opportunity. The designers who join Ardberg AI now will grow into design leads and studio directors as we scale - shaping not just products, but the design culture of the company itself. If you want your work to matter from day one, this is the place.

A Note on Academic Background :

We place significant value on design education from institutions that combine rigorous studio practice with design thinking and research. We actively welcome graduates from NIFD (National Institute of Fashion Design), NID (National Institute of Design), MIT Institute of Design, Pearl Academy, Symbiosis Institute of Design, NIFT, Srishti Manipal Institute, and other premier design institutes of national or global standing.

We are seeking a thoughtful and craft-driven UX Designer to join our Hyderabad design studio. In this role, you will be responsible for defining and delivering human-centred design solutions for AI-powered products - from initial discovery and research through to final, polished user interfaces.

You will work closely with AI engineers, product managers, and clients to translate complex AI capabilities into experiences that feel simple, trustworthy, and empowering. You bring a strong visual sensibility, a deep curiosity about people, and the design rigour that comes from a premier design education.

This is a hands-on design role with a significant research component. We are not just looking for someone who can make things look good - we want someone who can uncover why things should exist in the first place, and then make them beautifully.

- Lead end-to-end UX design for AI-powered products: discovery, user research, journey mapping, wireframing, visual design, and design validation.

- Conduct qualitative and quantitative user research - interviews, contextual enquiry, usability testing, surveys, and diary studies - to generate actionable design insights.

- Translate research findings and business requirements into clear user flows, information architecture diagrams, and interaction models.

- Create high-fidelity visual designs and interactive prototypes in Figma that communicate

interaction intent and aesthetic direction with precision.

- Design AI-specific UX patterns including conversational interfaces, progressive disclosure of AI reasoning, confidence indicators, error states for model uncertainty, and onboarding flows for AI features.

- Collaborate with AI and engineering teams to ensure that designs are technically feasible and implemented with fidelity to the original intent.

- Build and maintain a comprehensive design system - components, typography, colour, iconography, spacing tokens - that scales across products.

- Facilitate design workshops, ideation sprints, and co-creation sessions with client stakeholders.

- Champion accessibility and inclusive design principles - designing for diverse users across languages, abilities, and devices.

- Contribute to Ardberg AI's design culture through critique sessions, design reviews, and knowledge-sharing initiatives.

- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Design, Visual Communication, Interaction Design, or a related discipline from a premier design institute - NIFD, NID, MIT Institute of Design, Pearl Academy, Symbiosis Institute of Design, NIFT, Srishti Manipal, or equivalent.

- 2 - 5 years of professional UX/UI design experience, with a portfolio that demonstrates strong visual craft, research rigour, and thoughtful interaction design.

- Expert proficiency in Figma - auto-layout, components, variables, prototyping, and design system management.

- Demonstrated experience conducting user research and synthesising insights into design decisions - not just aesthetics, but evidence-led design.

- Strong visual design skills: typography, colour theory, layout, iconography, and brand consistency across digital touchpoints.

- Clear, confident communication - ability to present design work, articulate rationale, and respond constructively to feedback from diverse stakeholders.

- Familiarity with responsive design principles and an understanding of how designs translate to web and mobile environments.

- A genuine curiosity about AI and its potential to transform how people work, learn, and create.

- Experience designing conversational UI, chatbot interfaces, or AI copilot experiences.

- Exposure to motion design and micro-interactions - Principle, Framer, or After Effects.

- Basic understanding of HTML/CSS sufficient to collaborate fluently with frontend developers.

- Experience with user testing platforms such as Maze, Lookback, or UserTesting.

- Background in service design or design strategy - systems thinking beyond the screen.

- Prior work in a consulting or agency environment, managing multiple projects and clients simultaneously.

- Contributions to a design community - Dribbble, Behance, design talks, mentorship programmes, or open source design resources.

- Ground-floor opportunity at a young, ambitious company - come in early, grow fast, and help define what design means at Ardberg AI.

- A direct path to design leadership: early joiners are our future Lead Designers and Head of Design as we scale.

- Competitive compensation benchmarked against leading technology and design studios in India and globally.

- A design-first culture where your work is taken seriously, your voice is heard, and craft is genuinely valued.

- Full access to premium design tooling : Figma Enterprise, Maze, Hotjar, Lottie, and an AI tool stipend.

- Dedicated time and budget for learning - design conferences, courses, workshops, and institute events.

- A collaborative Hyderabad studio environment with a global team perspective and international project exposure.

- Flat hierarchy, fast decisions, and the kind of ownership that only comes from being early at a company that is going places.