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Valarian is a Series A-funded dual-use technology company building secure AI infrastructure for government, healthcare, and enterprise. Founded by veterans of the UK Ministry of Defence, Darktrace, and elite engineering backgrounds, Valarian provides control infrastructure that allows organizations to deploy frontier-class AI safely within secure boundaries—scaling open-weight models, maintaining air-gapped systems, and securing intellectual property in high-stakes environments.
As Brand Design Lead, you will define and execute Valarian's visual and product design strategy, making complex security technology intuitive and powerful for government agencies, enterprise partners, and end users. This is a hands-on, strategic role combining design leadership, systems thinking, and meticulous execution.
Key Responsibilities:
- Define and evolve Valarian's brand identity across all mediums: visual assets, digital design, event collateral, pitch decks, and brand guidelines
- Build, implement, and maintain scalable UI component libraries and design systems that bridge product and marketing
- Conduct user research and validation with government, defense, and enterprise stakeholders; iterate based on testing and feedback
- Partner with Product, Engineering, BD, Strategy, and Marketing to design compelling interactive assets, proposals, and client-facing demonstrations
- Simplify highly technical workflows (zero-trust access, secure enclave monitoring, data flows) into crisp, actionable dashboards and intuitive interfaces
- Ensure accessibility, consistency, and clarity across all platforms while prioritizing usability in high-stakes operational environments
- Establish design frameworks, standards, and playbooks as the business scales; hire and mentor junior design talent over time
Requirements:
- Proven experience designing complex digital products in SaaS, cybersecurity, enterprise platforms, or deep tech, combined with strong brand and visual design capabilities
- Mastery of modern design and prototyping tools (Figma, Framer, Adobe Creative Cloud) and experience managing design systems
- Track record of translating abstract, complex concepts (encryption, zero-trust, secure enclaves) into clean, elegant, usable visual solutions
- Ability to own features and brand assets end-to-end: from concept through user research, prototyping, and developer hand-off
- Sharp eye for typography, layout, iconography, color theory, and visual storytelling
- Experience collaborating with front-end engineers, understanding technical constraints, CSS/HTML frameworks, and design system handoff
- Proven ability to move fast in high-growth environments, balancing perfection with speed-to-market
- Strong presentation and communication skills; ability to articulate design choices to technical, commercial, and executive stakeholders
