Product Designer (UX/UI), Aura
Discovery-led | Deathtech | Contract-to-perm | Social impact
£50-70k
End-of-life preparation and celebration
Job no longer available
End-of-life preparation and celebration
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
£50-70k
21-100 employees
Company mission
To create a society where planning for death is embraced as part of life. We tackle the fear, uncertainty and complexity surrounding death with the power of connection and compassion.
Role
Who you are
- 4-7 years in product/service design with shipped work in real cross-functional teams (PM, design, engineering collaboration, not agency handoffs)
- Research discipline: You've run your own Mom-test style interviews, usability tests, and prototypes; you iterate based on findings. No "design by assumption"
- High-fidelity UI craft: You can execute beautiful, consistent, accessible UI in Figma. Your work is finished and polished, not rough. You design for clarity, calm, and empathy
- Design systems: You've built lightweight component libraries (buttons, typography, inputs) that developers can use immediately
- Comfortable with discovery-led work: You're energised by "we don't know yet" conversations and will help us figure out what to build
- Product thinking: You own business outcomes alongside UX; you understand that design decisions have consequences
Desirable
- Mission alignment: You're genuinely interested in designing for vulnerable users or sensitive moments (grief, financial decisions, legal complexity, medical choices)
- AI-savvy: You use AI tools for synthesis, ideation, and prototyping; you review and edit outputs for quality and see it as a thinking partner, not magic
- Accessibility-first: Deep knowledge of WCAG 2.1 AA (contrast, sizing) for older demographics
- Service design thinking: You think about service ecosystems, not just the app
What the job involves
- Discovery: Run customer interviews (Mom-test style) with PM and Eng lead. Map pain points. Test assumptions with prototypes. Synthesise research (use AI tools for speed, validate with team). Come in with an open mind
- Design: Design experiences that reduce cognitive load and anxiety. Think about service ecosystems, not just the app. Design for moments where humans matter most, with clarity, calm, and accessibility
- Design System: Build and maintain a lightweight Figma component library to enable the developer to ship fast
- Prototyping: Move from low-fi sketches to high-fidelity, clickable prototypes that feel 'real' for user testing
- Equal Partner: Work as an equal voice in decision-making. Challenge the team on user needs and whether we're solving the real problem. Help define what success looks like
Our take
In the past, the majority of people have not prepared for death. However, in recent years, an increasing number of people are talking and planning for it as one of life’s key events. Funerals shifting towards meaningful celebration of life parties is a prime example of this.
Aura is an online platform where people facing end of life can leave an online legacy for their loved ones. It was founded in 2017 by Paul Jameson after he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease, but wanted to embrace life, plan ahead and leave his family in the best position possible.
Since then, it has helped thousands of people tackle their hardships and is now run by Jameson’s family. The company has grown to offer celebration of life funeral planning, end-of-life support and the Aura Circle (a digital community of 30k people). With an important mission, Aura has great potential to build a significant business that impacts lots of people, and has attracted several rounds of angel investment to help it on its way.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
60% female employees
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Feb 2025
$1.1m
SEED
Dec 2024
$0.5m
SEED
Total funding: $6.5m
Company benefits
- LIFE 🏡💻. Work remotely so that work and life play nicely together. We have regular get togethers in London for social and work related activities
- LEISURE 🏕🌅. We have unlimited holiday and a flexible, trust based culture. We'll encourage you to take more time off if you're slacking on holiday time taken!
- PURPOSE 🌍💖. We help people plan for and deal with what is often the most difficult time of their lives. We find immense purpose and satisfaction from guiding people through it
- GROWTH 😎🚀. We'll empower you through trust, responsibility and opportunity. Growth means more than work though - which is why we'll help you facilitate your personal goals
- WELLNESS 🧘🚴. We have a suit of wellness apps and programmes for day-to-day zest. Free anonymous wellbeing hotline and and counselling sessions
- TRAVEL 🛫🏄. We give you the opportunity to work from another country for a month of the year. Choose yourself or join the company wide trip
- CHALLENGE 👊💯. We push ourselves daily to improve and create something far bigger than ourselves. Join a driven, motivated team who treats everyday like an adventure and a challenge
Company values
- Courageous Ambition ⚔️🐉 - We live in a society that lacks the ability to talk about the D word. We take on the great taboo together
- Connecting Humans 🫂❤️🔥- Fear of death is one of our most primal instincts; conquered best through facilitating compassion, connection and community
- Empowerment & Growth ✊🚀- We're all on a journey to becoming our best selves. We learn to fly by jumping off the branch
- The Aura Family 🤗✨- Family values are at the heart of everything we do - honesty, support, communication, respect and a healthy bit of humour
- Humans Before Profits 😇💸- If our people and our customers are treated as part of the family - the rest will fall into place
- Death Positivity & Inclusivity 💀🌍- Life and death are treated in a positive, open and honest way - regardless of your background, religion or beliefs
- The Aura Mentality 💞💫- Embracing death to embrace life. Seeking to discover death rather than hide from it. Being liberated, not shackled by the constraints of time. Savouring the people, places and moments we treasure most. Living what we have left of our existence to the fullest
Company HQ
Westminster, London, UK
Articles
Leadership
Paul Jameson
(Co-Founder & Executive Chairman)Co-Founder & former CEO of Mankind Direct Limited - exited to The Hut Group. Former Joint Managing Director at Capital Play Limited.
David Jameson
(Co-Founder & CEO)Former Senior Strategist at VICE Media, LADbible Group (Insights), and UNILAD Group. Studied Marketing Science master's degree at Imperial College London.
Benedict May
(Co-Founder)Founder of Skin Woof and former M&A Analyst at Baylor Klein. Studied Engineering Science master's degree at Oxford University.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Aura
David Jameson (CEO )
- We fundamentally believe that everyone deserves the right to a good life and death - regardless of their age, background, gender, orientation, ethnicity or religion. To fully understand and deliver on this - Aura endeavours to have a diversity in all of these areas.
- We're proud to have a disabled founder at the heart of our organisation, mission and purpose. We have a majority female workforce, with a multitude of backgrounds, ages, orientations, religions and ethnicities in the core and advisory team.
- We believe diversity is the spice of life and we seek continuous improvement as we grow. So, matter how you come, what you look like or where you're from we welcome all applications to join the Aura family
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