Head of Product Design

<p style="min-height:1.5em">This isn’t your regular job. Almedia is a place where those who want to push harder can accelerate their careers faster than anywhere else. We’re aiming to become Germany’s second bootstrapped unicorn. Almedia is already Europe’s #3 fastest-growing company in 2025 (FT1000).</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">We are building the future of marketing by rewarding our community of over 70 million users for engaging with our advertisers’ products. We are offering a new way to acquire users for the biggest companies in the world.<br /></p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><u>At Almedia, you’ll:</u></p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Own way more, way earlier</strong> — you’ll be trusted with responsibility fast.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Push harder, get further</strong> — this isn’t a 9–5. We highly reward intensity.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Join a rare environment</strong> — you will work with ambitious high-speed, high-ownership people.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Fully present</strong> — we’re 5 days a week in the office to build the energising momentum we need.</p></li></ul><div style="min-height:1.2em;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"> </div><h1><strong>Head of Product Design</strong></h1><p style="min-height:1.5em">Salary range: €110,000-150,000/annum</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">We’re looking for a highly <strong>hands-on and influential Head of Product Design</strong> to join our team in Berlin. This pivotal role goes beyond execution; you'll lead by example, deeply owning end-to-end product experiences, directly shaping our design strategy, and significantly elevating the overall quality and impact of our user-centric products. If you're passionate about pushing design excellence and ready to dive into the details, we want to hear from you.</p><div style="min-height:1.2em;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"> </div><h2><strong>What You’ll Do 🎯</strong></h2><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Lead End-to-End Product Design:</strong> Drive the entire design process from discovery and ideation through to detailed implementation, ensuring a relentless focus on quality, speed, and measurable impact.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Coach &amp; Elevate Design Quality:</strong> Act as a hands-on leader, directly coaching and mentoring a team of designers to continuously raise the bar for visual and interaction design, setting new standards across the product experience.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Drive Strategic Design Vision:</strong> Collaborate intensely with Product, Engineering, and Data Science to align design with ambitious business goals, drawing on strong product and visual instincts and understanding competitor landscapes to shape a clear, impactful strategy.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Deliver Measurable Impact:</strong> Champion a data-driven approach, conducting user research and analyzing performance metrics to directly inform design decisions that move key business metrics for users and advertisers.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Own &amp; Enhance the Experience:</strong> Proactively identify opportunities for improvement across our products (e.g., Freecash), taking full ownership to redesign, refine, and implement solutions that enhance usability, emotional connection, and overall user satisfaction.</p></li></ul><h2><strong>What You’ll Bring 💡</strong></h2><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Extensive experience (typically 7+ years) in end-to-end product design, with a strong portfolio showcasing impactful UI/UX work across mobile-first products.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Exceptional visual and interaction design skills, demonstrating a meticulous eye for detail, hierarchy, and accessibility, coupled with a deep care for quality and polish.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Proven ability to lead by example, actively coach designers, and inspire cross-functional teams towards design excellence and high-quality outcomes.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Strong product instinct and strategic thinking, enabling you to form clear design strategies that align with business drivers, user needs, and market opportunities.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">A highly data-driven mindset, with experience using research and analytics to inform decisions, measure success, and understand what truly moves the needle.</p></li></ul><div style="min-height:1.2em;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"> </div><h2><strong>What Makes You a Great Fit 🌟</strong></h2><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Highly Hands-On &amp; Quality-Obsessed:</strong> You naturally dive into the details, aren't satisfied until things are polished, and actively fix elements that don't look or feel right.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Impact-Driven &amp; Business-Minded:</strong> You're passionate about seeing your work directly move real metrics and are deeply curious about how design impacts growth, users, and advertisers.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Proactive &amp; Emotionally Intelligent:</strong> You take full ownership, proactively seeking out improvements, and consistently think about how users feel, creating rewarding and motivating experiences.</p></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><h2><strong>Why Almedia? 🚀</strong></h2><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Own Our Growth:</strong> We offer all Berlin-based employees equity in Almedia to truly be a part of our success.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Scale With Almedia:</strong> Grow alongside a startup that has been profitable from day one.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Central Berlin Office:</strong> Work from a fully-stocked modern office built for collaboration, accessible from all around Berlin.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Other Benefits:</strong> Transport subsidy, breakfasts and lunches, language learning, Urban Sports Club, and more.</p></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em">We believe in fostering talent, evaluating all skill levels during the hiring process, and providing a clear path for growth. Almedia is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace and celebrate diversity, and encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply.</p><hr><p>Compensation: €110K – €150K • Offers Equity • Offers Bonus</p><ul><li> • €110K – €150K • Offers Equity • Offers Bonus</li></ul><p>Find more <a href="https://www.arbeitnow.com/english-speaking-jobs">English Speaking Jobs in Germany</a> on Arbeitnow</a>