AJ Virgil
Product design leader who partners with founders and household names alike to build, launch, and scale products that matter. He’s at his best diving head-first into intricate, ambiguous problems and coming out the other side with meticulously crafted work that is intuitive and unmistakable.
He’s currently a Staff Product Designer at IVERSON, where he collaborates with a roster of blue chip clients, imagining and shaping the future of product design in an AI-native world.
Previously, he was Head of Design at Nightfall AI, leading design, research, and brand. Before that, he was a Senior Product Designer at Y Media Labs, a founding product designer at Process Street, and, in another life, a graphic designer turned creative director.
Principles
- Stay curiousNever stop learning. Always be open to new ways of thinking and doing.
- Bias towards actionReady, fire, aim. Don’t wait for permission. Momentum is everything.
- Addition by subtractionMake experiences better by removing until only the necessary remains.
- Trust your gutLet your intuition lead, then let the data keep you honest.
- There is no finish lineThe work is never done and it will never be perfect. Iterate, iterate, iterate.
Experience
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IVERSON2025 — Now
Staff Product Designer
Pushing the boundaries of design to deliver unparalleled excellence to top-tier clients like Rocket, Red Bull, Figma, and the best up-and-coming VC-backed startups.
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Nightfall AI2022 — 2025
Head of Design
Built and grew the team spanning design, research, and brand. Helped evolve the product from a point solution into a full agentic security platform.
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Y Media Labs (Acq. Code and Theory)2020 — 2022
Senior Product Designer
Led design on consumer products and business tools across native, wearables, and web for clients like Credit One, First Republic Bank, and YETI.
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Process Street2018 — 2020
Founding Product Designer
First design hire. Established the design function, developed their visual language, and led the design of multiple flagship features, including their first iOS app.
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Church Community Builder (Acq. Pushpay)2016 — 2017
Designer, Brand Experience
Led design across brand, UX, and service design, connecting the product and the brand into one consistent experience.
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Axis2012 — 2016
Lead Designer → Creative Director
First design hire. Started as lead designer and grew into running all creative across brand, web, mobile, physical, and video.