Product Designer

About avatarin Inc.

avatarin was established as a spin-off of ANA Holdings Inc. in 2020 to democratize mobility by opening the door to a world in which anyone can instantly and sustainably transport themselves to a remote destination. avatarin aims to achieve this goal through the development of core technologies that enable real-time teleportation of human presence and skills through robots and other mobility solutions. This new avatarin capability will not only help the world efficiently share its skills but also exponentially expand the spectrum of human interaction data that can be collected from real-world experiences.

avatarin’s flagship product is a mobile, communication AI avatar robot called newme. Deployment of the newme robot is the first step in a larger vision to pioneer an instant, sustainable, and inclusive mobility network to connect people to places and experiences. avatarin has been operating newme robots in aquariums and museums since 2021 and is working to expand deployment to public spaces including airports, hotels, hospitals, government offices, train stations, and retail stores in Japan and around the world.

■Job Description

As a Product Designer, you will shape how our products look, feel, and behave across desktop, tablet, mobile, and robot interfaces. Your primary focus will be bridging business strategy and design through stakeholder collaboration, cross-functional alignment, and customer design reviews.

You will work together with product managers, UX/UI/product designers, researchers, and developers to translate requirements and concepts into clear, polished, implementation-ready UI.

Note: This role requires professional business proficiency (spoken and written) in English and Japanese. Interview will be conducted in both languages.

As a Product Designer at avatarin, a typical day involves designing new features, enhancing existing user flows, and modernizing legacy UI to align with our updated design system, UI patterns, and product objectives. You will spend a significant portion of your time in Figma, building structured designs from low- to high-fidelity and ensuring seamless handoff to engineering.

You will regularly collaborate across Business, UX, Product, and Engineering teams to clarify requirements, navigate edge cases, and refine UI/UX flows. A key emphasis of this role is partnering directly with our Japanese business team, local stakeholders, and end users. This includes being part of scope negotiations, defining product concepts, conducting usability testing, and presenting designs clearly in both English and Japanese.

■Responsibilities

• Create high-fidelity UI designs for desktop, tablet, mobile, and robot interfaces.
• Collaborate with Japanese business teams and Product Development Managers to define project scope, clarify product requirements, and align business goals with design solutions.
• Conduct design reviews and usability testing with end-users/customers. Conduct design reviews, feedback sessions, and usability testing with end users and external customers.
• Use the new design system, advocate for reusable and scalable UI patterns, and contribute to design system evolution.
• Work with developers to ensure design feasibility and accurate implementation.
• Support design documentation, naming consistency, and clear usage guidance.

■Must-have skills

• Bachelor’s degree in UI, UX, HCI, Interaction design or related field
• Minimum 2 year of UI/Product Design experience, with a portfolio showing clear visual craft and system thinking.
• Business-level fluency in both English and Japanese (spoken and written).
• Figma skills - comfortable in using components, variants, libraries, auto layout, and structured handoff with dev mode.
• Experience working with design systems in a product environment.
• Core Design Foundations - Solid understanding of responsive/adaptive design across devices, basic accessibility standards (WCAG), visual hierarchy, spacing, typography, and interactive component states.
• Familiarity with Material Design and MUI-based product design.
• Strong collaboration skills with business teams, product managers, UX designers, researchers, and developers, including the ability to align different perspectives and priorities.
• Ability to take ownership, manage detailed work independently, and maintain quality across many projects.
• Clear communication in design rationale, feedback discussions, and documentation.

■Nice to have

• Masters degree in UI, UX, HCI, Interaction design or related
• Experience with designing non-conventional UI such as robotics or smart device displays
• Experience designing interfaces for real-time video streaming, live remote control, teleoperation, or video conferencing applications.
• Experience working with Japanese clients.

■Selection Processes

• Personality test（25min)
• Skill test (45min)
• Take-home assignment
• 1st interview with HR (45min)
• Deep Dive Technical Interview (90min)
• Final Interview (60min)

Working Conditions

• Flex working schedule 8 hours/day, 5 days/week (Between 07:00 to 22:00)
• 2 days/week remote work (Expansion up to 4 days based on performance)
• Long holiday policy (up to 1 month continuously)
• Monthly/Quarterly company sponsored Team Lunch/Dinner events
• Company wide recreational events (arranged lunches, BBQs, training camps, etc.)
• Fully English-speaking work environment (Technology team)

【avatarin benefit program】

• 15 days paid leave yearly (cumulative up to 2 years)
• Commuter allowance between company and closest home station.
• Housing allowance of 30,000yen/month (within a 5 km radius from company).
• Child allowance of 10,000yen/child/month (up to 2 children & 14 years of age)
• Learning Development Credit Program up to 30,000 yen/year (must be career growth-related)
• Late-night work allowance after 10pm.
• Health, Pension, Employment insurance (50:50 Employee:Company commitment)
• Maternity/Paternity leave (Up to 1 year, after 1 year employment)