About this role

ABOUT THE ROLE This is a senior, hands-on design leadership role at a fast-growing AI-powered communication platform serving thousands of SME customers across the DACH region and Europe. You'll own product design, branding, and the design team — working directly with founders and engineering to shape the full user experience at high shipping velocity. WHAT YOU'LL DO - Take full ownership of product design, branding, and design team leadership across the company.

- Spend roughly half your time hands-on: designing product features, running customer interviews, and evolving the brand. - Lead design across three distinct product areas in close collaboration with product and engineering. - Manage and grow a design team covering website, branding, and product design. - Build deep customer understanding through regular conversations with users in trades, healthcare, and professional services.

- Set and maintain design standards across product, web, and brand. - Scale and maintain design systems for consistent execution across multiple product areas. - Ship frequently — contribute to daily releases with direct, measurable impact. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR - 5+ years of end-to-end product design experience with ownership of multiple product areas. - Proven senior IC background with design leadership experience or a clear intent to step into team management.

- Native-level German (essential for the DACH market) and solid English for an international team. - Deep hands-on Figma skills, including prototyping and user research/interviews. - Experience owning branding and website design alongside core product design. - Strong analytics and data-driven mindset — you measure the impact of design decisions and iterate accordingly. - Experience building and scaling design systems across multiple product surfaces.

- AI-first workflow fluency, with practical experience using tools such as Cursor, Claude, or similar to accelerate design and prototyping. - Background in B2B software, professional services, or CRM-like environments is a plus. COMPENSATION & BENEFITS - Salary: €80,000 – €150,000 per year, depending on experience. - Visa sponsorship: Not available. LOCATION On-site in Vienna, Austria.

Source listing: ashby_clera