Product Designer - Mid level

Accountabilities: Design and improve user experiences across the entire platform, covering both administrative interfaces and learner-facing experiences. Work on a variety of product challenges, including UI enhancements, interaction design, complex workflows, AI-powered features and improvements to the shared design system. Identify product gaps, usability issues and opportunities for innovation, proactively taking initiatives from initial discovery through design and delivery. Translate incomplete requirements, customer feedback and emerging ideas into clear design directions, practical solutions and intuitive user experiences. Exercise strong product judgement when evaluating design directions, knowing when to challenge assumptions, simplify solutions, refine details or discontinue approaches that do not deliver sufficient value. Integrate AI tools throughout the design process to accelerate research, exploration, prototyping, testing, critique and repetitive task automation. Evaluate AI-generated outputs critically, ensuring that technology enhances productivity without compromising design quality, originality or sound decision-making. Collaborate closely with Product Managers, engineers, instructional designers and other Product Designers to ensure solutions are technically feasible, user-focused and aligned with product objectives. Remain involved throughout implementation, working with engineering teams to ensure the final experience meets design expectations and functions effectively. Contribute to the evolution and consistency of the product design system, identifying when existing patterns should be reused, refined or reimagined. Bring fresh perspectives, distinctive design strengths and innovative ideas that contribute to the continuous improvement of the product and the wider design team. Requirements: Approximately 3 or more years of professional experience in product design, UX/UI design or a related discipline, with demonstrated practical skills and a portfolio of relevant projects. Strong product design fundamentals, including user experience design, interface design, interaction design, prototyping and the ability to take a project from problem definition through to delivery. Experience designing SaaS, B2B platforms or other complex digital products is highly desirable. A strong portfolio demonstrating the quality of your work, your individual contributions, the reasoning behind your design decisions and the measurable or qualitative impact of your solutions. Ability to clearly explain how AI tools have supported your design process, what value they contributed and where your own expertise and judgement influenced the final outcome. Practical experience using AI-powered tools for design exploration, prototyping, testing, research or workflow automation. Strong critical thinking and product judgement, with the ability to evaluate competing ideas, prioritise improvements and balance user needs, business objectives and technical constraints. Ability to work autonomously, take initiative and drive projects forward in an environment where priorities and requirements may evolve. Excellent communication and collaboration skills, including the ability to present and defend design decisions constructively, receive feedback and work effectively with multidisciplinary teams. Strong professional fluency in English, as it is the primary language used for daily communication and collaboration. Adaptability, curiosity and a proactive mindset, with a genuine interest in continuous learning, experimentation and improving digital product experiences. Ability to work remotely from Germany or another eligible European location, with an existing legal right to work from the country of residence. Relocation assistance and visa sponsorship are not provided. Willingness to participate in practical design exercises and assessments as part of the recruitment process. Benefits: Private health insurance: Access to a private health and medical insurance plan. Fully remote working: Flexibility to work from home or another suitable remote location, with occasional in-person team meetings throughout the year. Annual learning budget: Dedicated personal training allowance to support professional development, courses and skill enhancement. Home office allowance: Annual financial support to create and maintain a comfortable and productive home working environment. Company equipment: Laptop and monitor provided to support your daily work. Paid time off: 23 days of annual paid leave. Additional summer flexibility: Three early-finish Fridays during July and August. AI tools access: Access to AI-powered tools to support creativity, experimentation and productivity. Personal learning opportunity: Access to a complimentary online school account, allowing you to create and sell your own courses. Company retreats: Opportunities to participate in company retreats, team gatherings and other in-person activities. International team environment: Collaborate with a distributed European team and contribute to a global product serving customers in more than 150 countries. Professional growth: Opportunity to develop your product design expertise while working on diverse challenges in a profitable, product-led SaaS environment.