JAKALA

Product Design Lead

JAKALA

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Hamburg • Germany

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

TypeScript

About the role

  • You plan and prioritize UX/UI capacity and align resources closely with Heads of department, project management, and other teams
  • You develop efficient workflows and scheduling structures within the agile team and lead the team through creative/ideation sessions
  • You ensure clear communication and promote exchange within the creative team, with adjacent disciplines, and across products to share knowledge and best practices
  • You establish quality and working standards, ensure smooth processes, and organize effective onboarding and offboarding to secure knowledge transfer and continuity
  • You present experience concepts and solutions to internal and external stakeholders and work closely with product management and experience strategy
  • You are responsible for the product's UX/UI strategy and ensure user-centered design decisions that support the product vision, business goals, and user needs
  • You strengthen team spirit, feedback culture, and the development of your team members in collaboration with the Heads of UX and UI, e.g., through on-the-job coaching or review sessions

Requirements

  • You have experience in design management, UX/UI, or service design with project and client responsibility
  • You have solid knowledge in UX/UI strategy, user-centered design, and aligning product vision with business goals
  • You work independently, proactively, and take ownership — including in client-facing situations
  • You possess a broad understanding of all design processes and can take on operational UX/UI tasks when needed
  • You have experience leading design teams, fostering team culture, and supporting employee development
  • You are familiar with resource planning and cross-functional collaboration
Benefits
  • Full-time or part-time position — you decide
  • Hybrid working model (remote and office) with flexible hours
  • Open, team-oriented company culture
  • Appreciation for your ideas
  • Public transport subsidy and bike-leasing option
  • Urban Sports Club membership
  • Weekly shared breakfast or lunch
  • If you want: join our Hamburg band (drummer wanted)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
UX/UI designdesign managementuser-centered designUX/UI strategyservice designdesign processesresource planningagile methodologiescreative ideationonboarding
Soft Skills
communicationteam leadershipproactive ownershipteam culture developmentfeedback culturecollaborationindependenceorganizational skillscoachingknowledge transfer