Plaud
Head of Hardware Product Design - San Francisco
4mo ago
USAHeadRemote
Lead hardware product design at Plaud to define next-gen human-AI interaction paradigms and support global expansion.
Requirements
- 8+ years experience in hardware product design or product management
- Deep understanding of wearable devices with hands-on product design experience
- Cross-functional leadership experience, either as a product design squad lead and/or as a people manager
Conditions
- Meaningful Ownership An Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) that gives a real stake in Plaud’s long-term success.
- High-Impact Environment Work in a fast-moving, product-driven environment where your ideas directly shape the future of AI productivity.
- Comprehensive Health & Retirement Benefits Top-tier medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents, supported by a generous employer subsidy, plus a 401(k) retirement plan with company matching for full-time employees.
- Time Off & Workplace Benefits Unlimited PTO, plus 13 paid holidays, 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all parents, a hybrid work model with a minimum of three in-office days per week, and access to high-quality office snacks, drinks, and equipment.
- Cutting-Edge AI Tools for Productivity Access to best-in-class AI tools, including Cursor, GPT models, Gemini, Claude, and other frontier AI systems to maximize engineering and execution efficiency.
- Best-in-Class Equipment Choice of top-spec laptops, high-performance workstation setups, and cutting-edge Plaud devices for all new hires.
- Team & Culture Annual company offsites, team events, and a culture that values craftsmanship, ownership, and velocity.
Other
- Plaud is building the world's most trusted AI work companion for professionals to elevate productivity and performance through note-taking solutions, loved by over 1,500,000 users worldwide since 2023. With a mission to amplify human intelligence, Plaud is building the next-generation intelligence infrastructure and interfaces to capture, extract, and utilize what you say, hear, see, and think.
- Plaud Inc. is a Delaware-incorporated, San Francisco-based company pushing the boundary of human–AI intelligence through a hardware–software combination. With ISO 27001, ISO 27701, GDPR, SOC 2, HIPAA, and EN 18031 compliance, Plaud is committed to the highest standards of data security and privacy protection.
- To learn more about Plaud, please visit https://www.plaud.ai and follow along on Instagram , X , Facebook , LinkedIn , and YouTube
- Plaud is building the next generation intelligence infrastructure and interfaces to capture, extract, and utilize intelligence from what people say, hear, see, and think.
- Plaud is a bootstrapped, skyrocketing, profitable company with a $250M revenue run rate achieved in just three years.
- Define the next-gen paradigm for human-AI interaction.
- Gain exposure to cutting-edge AI for Pro tools and play a direct role in our global expansion.
- Work with passionate teammates who value innovation, collaboration, and customer success.
- Grow your career in a culture that champions continuous learning and fast career development.
- Market-competitive compensation, global exposure, and a vibrant, creativity-fueled work atmosphere.
- For the past 15 years, the smartphone has defined personal computing. The next decade will be different. AI will reshape how we interact with technology — and that means new devices, new interfaces, and new product categories . At Plaud, we are building AI-native hardware .
- Not hardware with AI features — but hardware designed from the ground up for AI .
- We believe future devices will be:
- Ambient
- Context-aware
- Deeply personal
- As we aim to establish a Hardware Product Design Center in San Francisco , we are looking for a leader who aspires to define the next generation of AI-native hardware.
- You will work with the founding team to define new device categories such as:
- AI wearables
- AI companion devices
- next-generation intelligent hardware
- You will drive the process from concept → design → prototype → product .
- You will build and lead a rocketship team including:
- Industrial Design (ID)
- UX / Interaction Design
- User Research
- HMI
- Hardware Prototyping
- Our goal is not just a design team — but a product innovation lab .
- You will lead the design of:
- hardware form factors
- interaction models
- AI + hardware experiences
- rapid prototype iterations
- Working closely with engineering, AI, and product teams.
- Experience designing or defining products such as:
- AI glasses
- smart watches
- smart rings
- smart earbuds / headphones
- smart speakers
- smartphones
- Or experience working on:
- XR / AR
- ambient computing
- AI hardware
- We especially value candidates who have:
- Proven experience designing or defining breakthrough products in smart hardware or AI hardware.
- You should also have a strong methodological understanding of at least one of the following areas:
- Product Definition
- User Research
- Human–Machine Interaction (HMI)
- We value leaders who bring clear thinking frameworks and product philosophy , not just execution experience.
- This is a rare opportunity. You are not just designing a product. You are helping define:
- You will:
- build a new design center in San Francisco
- explore new computing paradigms with AI researchers and engineers
- create products that define the next generation of intelligent devices