Lead Product Designer

About the Role

Lead product design for a growing B2B AI communications software company, balancing hands-on product work with team leadership. You will partner closely with product and engineering, shape the experience across multiple product areas, and set a consistent standard across the product, website, and brand.

What You'll Do

• Own design across product, brand, and the design team, remaining hands-on in day-to-day work.

• Design and prototype product experiences, conduct customer interviews, and use insights to guide iteration.

• Partner with product and engineering on three product areas, supporting fast decisions and frequent releases.

• Lead designers working across the website, branding, and product design.

• Build a strong understanding of customer needs through regular conversations with business users.

• Set and maintain design standards and scale design systems across product areas.

• Use analytics and modern AI tools to improve design decisions and speed up workflows.

What We're Looking For

• At least five years of end-to-end product design experience, with ownership across multiple product areas.

• Strong hands-on skills in Figma, prototyping, and user interviews.

• Design-team leadership experience, or demonstrated readiness to take on team responsibility while staying hands-on.

• Experience building and scaling design systems, with ownership spanning brand, website, and product design.

• An analytics-driven approach to measuring and iterating on design decisions.

• Experience using modern AI tools such as Cursor, v0, or Claude to accelerate design work.

• Native-level German and good professional English.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary: €80,000 to €150,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Location

On-site in Vienna, Austria.