Head of Product Design

<h3>About the Role</h3><p style="min-height:1.5em">This is a senior design leadership opportunity at a fast-growing, Series A/B-stage AI procurement intelligence company serving large industrial customers across Europe. The platform combines AI agents with human expertise to rethink how procurement decisions are made — making high-impact cost choices legible, trustworthy, and actionable for industrial buyers.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">As <strong>Head of Product Design</strong>, you will define the interaction paradigm for an agent-native product, build and lead a team of ~4 product designers, and establish design as a strategic partner alongside product and engineering. Your work will directly shape how AI and humans collaborate at scale, and will have measurable impact on profitability for large industrial enterprises.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">This role is <strong>on-site in Munich, Germany</strong>. Visa sponsorship is not available.</p><h3>What You'll Do</h3><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Define how humans and AI agents work together across the product — evolving a screen-first experience into a truly agent-native one where buyers supervise, steer, and handle exceptions.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Create the interaction paradigm for AI-driven procurement workflows, including mental models, UI patterns, and frameworks that make complex decisions trustworthy and accessible to non-analyst users.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Translate technically dense procurement concepts — such as should-costing, raw material indices, and contract leakage — into clear, actionable UX.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Own and evolve the design system and component architecture to support agent-driven development and rapid iteration.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Build, hire, and lead a team of ~4 product designers, setting standards for craft quality, delivery speed, and strategic impact.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Establish and lead a UX research program: planning studies, recruiting participants, conducting research, and synthesizing insights to inform product strategy.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Drive company-wide user understanding and advocate for real user problems at the leadership level.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Operate fluidly between strategic design leadership and hands-on execution as the situation demands.</p></li></ul><h3>What We're Looking For</h3><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Required:</strong></p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">6+ years in product design, with 2+ years leading design teams at high-growth technology companies known for design quality.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Proven track record hiring, building, and leading a product design team of ~4 designers and establishing team processes.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Experience owning and running a UX research program end-to-end (planning, recruiting, conducting studies, synthesizing insights).</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Deep experience designing for <strong>enterprise procurement or complex B2B workflows</strong>, including hands-on familiarity with concepts like should-costing and contract leakage translated into UX.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Strong systems thinking — designing in frameworks, patterns, and component architectures, not just individual screens.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Genuine fluency with AI as a design material: a clear point of view on LLMs, agents, and automation UX.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Demonstrated ability to make information-dense, data-heavy products an asset rather than a liability.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Strong collaborator with product and engineering; comfortable operating in a product trio model.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Fluent in English (written and spoken).</p></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Nice to Have:</strong></p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">German language skills (not required).</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Background or exposure to industrial supply chain, manufacturing procurement, or ERP-adjacent tooling.</p></li></ul><h3>Location &amp; Work Arrangement</h3><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Location:</strong> Munich, Bavaria, Germany</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Work arrangement:</strong> On-site</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Visa sponsorship:</strong> Not available — candidates must have the right to work in Germany</p></li></ul><p>Find more <a href="https://www.arbeitnow.com/english-speaking-jobs">English Speaking Jobs in Germany</a> on Arbeitnow</a>