Founding Product Designer & Researcher (f/m/d)

October 21, 2026

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Berlin, Germany

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Description

The company builds an AI operating system for Autonomous Enterprise IT, helping large enterprises govern thousands of applications, tech demands and cross-portfolio dependencies. As Founding Product Designer & Researcher you own the full loop from customer research in their own environments to shipped product, including EPIC definition and QA support. The role combines AI-native interface design, information architecture and a design system for DAX-40 and Fortune-500 customers. The team is small, talent-dense and based in Berlin.

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Responsibilities

Own the entire product design process: discovery, wireframes, prototypes, interaction design, final UI and EPIC definition
Spend meaningful time with customers inside their environments to understand how they think and work
Translate research insights into clear workflows and interaction patterns for product
Design AI-native interfaces as a core design challenge rather than an afterthought
Work closely with customers, customer success and engineering on shipping experiences
Take designs into implementation with engineers: write EPICs, hand off and support with QA
Define and improve information architecture and navigation patterns as the product grows
Translate product strategy and roadmap priorities into design solutions and proactively propose directions
Build and maintain the design system
Plan and run qualitative research: user interviews, contextual inquiry and usability testing on a regular cadence
Synthesize findings into actionable insights and communicate them clearly to the team
Identify unmet needs and surface opportunities for new features and improvements

Requirements

4+ years experience designing complex digital products end-to-end, ideally in enterprise software or B2B SaaS
Deep UX research skills: user interviews, observation and turning findings into design decisions
Clear point of view on how AI shifts user behaviour and interaction patterns
Proven ability to work across the full design lifecycle from research to production-ready UI
Expert Figma skills: component libraries, auto layout, design systems
AI-first mindset, using AI tools as a force multiplier across research, copy and prototyping
Hands-on with AI-assisted tools like Lovable, Claude, Cursor or Claude Code for rapid prototyping
Comfortable in early-stage or 0-1 environments with limited information
Strong interaction design instincts: flows, not just screens
Pragmatic, feedback-driven prototyping with impact over perfection
Low ego, collaborative partner to product and engineering
Fluent English and full professional German
Highly valued: design experience in compliance, risk or governance tools
Highly valued: familiarity with enterprise IT or IT4IT
Highly valued: experience in a fast-growing startup
Highly valued: WCAG 2.1 AA and inclusive design knowledge