Head of Product Design, Arondite
Offers equity
More information about location
3+ days a week in office (Old Street, London)
AI and autonomous sytems for the defence sector
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AI and autonomous sytems for the defence sector
1-20 employees
Be an early applicant
Offers equity
More information about location
3+ days a week in office (Old Street, London)
1-20 employees
Company mission
To build the next generation of AI and autonomous systems for customers solving the world's most challenging and important frontier problems.
Role
Who you are
- Iteration. You validate your ideas early by speaking directly with users and other members of the Arondite team
- You move fast, listen carefully, and adapt quickly
- You will help other members of the design team to do the same
- You are adept at receiving critiques and will mentor others to help them offer and receive critiques effectively
- Collaboration. You build great relationships technical and non-technical stakeholders alike
- You're able to explain your design rationale to them
- You can communicate your designs in varied ways: whether by presenting mockups, making prototypes or specs
- Purposeful. Your design decisions are informed by—and will influence—engineering and business considerations
- You keep the product purpose and user outcome in mind
- Dedication. You fight to enable the user to do their critical work
- Our customers are some of the most demanding in the world and you personally feel a strong desire to help them
What the job involves
- Arondite is hiring the first member of our Product Design Team, which will be responsible for the human experience of using our software
- As Arondite's Head of Product Design, you will be hands-on and expected to drive the direction of design at the company
- You will embed design systems and implement a design-centric approach to our product development
- You will hire, shape and lead your team to realise Arondite's product vision
- You will work closely with both engineers and our Strategy and Partnerships team to understand user needs
- This is a critical role for the company and demands an ambitious, experienced, driven Product Designer who can make design central to the way Arondite operates and builds
- You will find yourself: leading design sprints with engineers and other designers you've hired; designing interactions; creating UX consistency by building flexible, reusable components; and literally getting your hands dirty on military exercises to interview users alongside our engineers
- Interaction and visual design. You will be Head of Product Design, but must also be a strong individual product designer: you'll be involved at every stage of design work, especially early on before the team grows
- You'll help define early product concepts, flesh out the high-level workflow and micro-interactions of a feature, and execute on a crisp and effective visual design, ensuring it remains consistent across our products
- You should have experience using industry standard mockup and prototyping tools
- User research. We expect to do regular informal user research, and we value people who can be flexible with their research processes to achieve the outcome needed. Some of this will take place in the field alongside users
- Prototyping. You will prototype, both to communicate and validate
- Partnering across the company. You will work closely with product and forward deployed engineers as well as with our Strategy and Partnerships team to understand user needs
- Collaboratively building software interfaces. You should be familiar with HTML, CSS, Javascript, and Typescript
- You don't need to be an expert at building interfaces yourself, but you should be fluent enough to collaborate with our engineers, and understand what's possible from the latest technologies available and curious to learn and expand your technical knowledge
Application process
- Stage 1: Application and Portfolio. Fill in the application form and respond to each of the questions
- We value thoughtful, considered responses - it really helps us understand more about you before we meet you
- As part of this, please share a link to your portfolio - if there is a password then please share this as well
- Stage 2: Initial Interview and Problem Solving Exercise
- If selected, you will then be invited for an interview at our office in Old Street, London
- You can expect the interview to last two hours. It will include a problem solving exercise to help us understand your design process and get to know you
- There is no need to prepare anything
- You will also have the opportunity to meet more of the team when you visit
- Stage 3: Final Interview. You will speak with one of our Founders who can answer any questions you might have about the company and discuss more about your motivations for joining a fast growing defence technology startup
- Stage 4: Offer
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Arondite confronts the danger posed by landmines, a persistent threat in conflict-ridden regions worldwide. Traditional demining methods are often slow, costly, and perilous, risking the lives of deminers.
To address this critical issue, Arondite pioneers AI-enhanced solutions tailored for defense applications. Its demining service utilises drones equipped with specialised sensors, leveraging AI to detect and safely dispose of landmines.
By combining advanced technology with innovative approaches, Arondite aims to revolutionise the demining process, offering a safer and more efficient alternative to conventional methods. Through its dedication to harnessing AI for humanitarian purposes, Arondite seeks to mitigate the devastating impact of landmines, contributing to global efforts towards peace and security.
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Company benefits
- The opportunity to work with world-class engineers on a wide range of technologies
- Free training and education to quickly fill knowledge gaps
- The best resources and equipment required to do your job
- Exposure to working closely with customers on real problems
- Free meals and snacks in the office
- 7% employer pension contribution
- Employee Stock Options for everyone, so we all have a stake in the company’s growth
- Relocation support
Company HQ
Westminster, London, UK
Leadership
Will Blyth
(CEO)Previously served in the British Army for 12 years. They then moved on to work as a Defence Strategy Lead at Panatir Technologies and in Partnerships & Programmes at Helsing before co-founding Arondite in December 2023.
Rob Underhill
(CTO)Graduated from the University of Cambridge with a Master's in Electronic Engineering. They previously served as the Head of Product at Garrison Technology and as a Lead Engineer at BAE Systems Applied Intelligence.
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