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Product Designer, Applied AI

CitizenNew York CityPEDD
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Salary
$155K–$215K
Job type
Full-time
Posted
21 Sept 2026
Status
Open · checked 7d ago

About this role

The Product Designer, Applied AI role at Citizen in New York City is a unique opportunity for an experienced designer to shape the future of safety technology alongside the founder. This position suits a high-agency creator with exceptional taste who thrives on building category-defining mobile experiences and leveraging AI agents to accelerate design operations.

Role Overview

Citizen is the leading safety app in the United States, providing real-time incident videos and updates to users across major cities. As the senior product designer for the consumer mobile experience and product owner of the revenue surface, you will report directly to the Founder and CEO. You will define the next chapter of the platform by merging human discernment with AI-native workflows, helping transition Citizen into an AI-first company.

Key Responsibilities

Own the consumer mobile experience across iOS and Android, including onboarding, maps, incident experiences, live video, alerts, and Premium tiers.
Pioneer category-defining, AI-generated, and ambient interactions that transform how safety apps communicate with users.
Manage the revenue product end-to-end, covering paywalls, plan mixes, trials, upgrade paths, and payment flows without a middleman product manager.
Evolve the comprehensive design system across product, brand, and live broadcast studios so that agents can produce assets reliably.
Build high-fidelity prototypes rapidly using Figma, Origami, SwiftUI, or code to validate ideas directly on real devices.
Design, run, and optimize the machine and workflows where agents handle production while humans focus on critical thinking.
Partner daily with the CEO, engineering teams, marketing, real-time operations, and autonomous agents.

Requirements

Extensive professional background designing end-to-end consumer mobile products used by millions.
Exceptional taste and discernment with the ability to select the right option from dozens of generated variants and articulate why.
Proven track record of creating entirely new interactions, categories, or future-forward products.
High agency, self-sufficiency, and the drive to build custom tools when they do not exist.
Hands-on experience using AI in daily design workflows and replacing repetitive tasks with agents.
Strong systems thinking regarding type, color, motion, sound, and scaling design languages.
Experience owning business outcomes, monetization surfaces, pricing tests, and onboarding metrics directly.
Fluency in video, motion, and high-fidelity prototyping on actual devices.
Passion for the Citizen safety mission and a willingness to accept direct feedback from leadership.

Skills and Tools

Figma
Origami
SwiftUI
AI agent workflows
Mobile prototyping and coding tools
Video and motion design

Salary and Benefits

Base salary ranging from $155,000 to $215,000 per year
Meaningful equity participation

About the Company

Citizen operates the number one safety app in the United States, bringing live videos from real-time incidents directly to communities in major American cities. Functioning simultaneously as a live network, newsroom, and safety tool, the company is rebuilding its operations around AI-native workflows to scale its impact and reach.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should visit the official Citizen careers page to submit their application, ensuring they come prepared to discuss a novel creation they built and a workflow they automated using AI agents.

Questions candidates ask

Where is this job located?

This full-time position is based in New York City.

Who does this role report to?

You will report directly to the Founder and CEO of Citizen.

What is the salary range for this role?

The base salary ranges from $155,000 to $215,000 per year, accompanied by meaningful equity.

What does 'Applied AI' mean in the context of this job?

It means you use human taste and discernment to choose the best design directions while building, running, and managing AI agents that handle production work, asset generation, and rapid prototyping.

What should I bring to the first conversation?

You should bring one thing you made that did not exist before and one part of your own workflow that you successfully replaced with agents.

Ready to apply?

The application is on the official Citizen careers page.

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