Head of Product Design
About the Role
This is a design leadership role at the intersection of AI agents and industrial procurement, sitting inside a fast-growing product organization. You will define how buyers supervise, steer, and collaborate with AI agents executing complex procurement workflows, making high-stakes cost decisions legible and trustworthy. The work directly shapes profitability for large industrial customers and sets the standard for human-AI collaboration in the product.
What You'll Do
Define the interaction paradigm for an agent-native product, where AI executes procurement workflows and humans supervise and handle exceptions.
Develop mental models, UI patterns, and frameworks that translate complex procurement concepts (cost breakdowns, raw material indices, contract leakage) into accessible, actionable UX for non-analyst users.
Own and evolve the design system and component architecture to support agent-driven development and rapid iteration.
Build, hire, and lead a team of approximately four product designers, setting standards for craft, speed, and strategic impact.
Establish design as a strategic partner in the product trio alongside product management and engineering.
Drive company-wide user understanding by implementing UX research best practices and advocating for real user problems.
What We're Looking For
6+ years in product design, with 2+ years leading a design team at a high-growth technology company.
Deep experience designing data-heavy, workflow-driven products and making information density an asset rather than a liability.
Strong systems thinking: you design in frameworks and reusable interaction patterns, not just individual screens.
Genuine fluency designing AI-native experiences involving LLMs, agents, automation, and trustworthy human oversight.
Proven ability to operate as both a strategic design leader and a hands-on product designer as the situation demands.
Strong collaborator with product and engineering, with a track record of delivering outcomes in demanding, fast-moving environments.
Fluent in English; German language proficiency is a plus.
Location
On-site in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Visa sponsorship is not available.