Head of Product Design

About the Role

This is a senior design leadership role at a fast-growing, Sequoia- and Index-backed AI procurement platform serving large industrial companies across Europe. The company is at Series A/B stage with ~150 employees and is rethinking how procurement works — combining human expertise with AI agents to make high-impact cost decisions legible, trustworthy, and actionable for industrial buyers.

As Head of Product Design, you will define how humans and AI agents collaborate across the product, build and lead a team of ~4 product designers, and establish design as a true strategic partner alongside product and engineering. This role has direct impact on profitability for large industrial customers and shapes the future of agent-native enterprise UX.

Location: Munich, Germany (hybrid on-site). No visa sponsorship available — right to work in Germany is required.

What You'll Do

• Define the interaction paradigm for an agent-native product, where AI agents execute procurement workflows and buyers supervise, steer, and handle exceptions.

• Turn a screen-first product into an agent-driven experience — building the mental models, UI patterns, and frameworks that make complex decisions legible and trustworthy for non-analyst users.

• Translate technical procurement concepts (e.g. should-costing, raw material indices, contract leakage) into accessible, actionable UX.

• Own and evolve the design system and component architecture to support agent-driven development and rapid iteration.

• Build, hire, and lead a team of ~4 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 through UX research best practices and ongoing advocacy for real user problems.

• Collaborate closely with executive leadership and cross-functional stakeholders (PM, Engineering, C-suite).

What We're Looking For

Required:

• 6+ years of product design experience, with at least 2+ years in design leadership and people management at high-growth technology companies.

• Deep experience designing data-heavy, workflow-driven products — able to make information density an asset rather than a liability.

• Proven ability to build and maintain design systems and component architectures for complex software products.

• Genuine fluency with AI as a design material — a clear, articulate point of view on LLMs, agents, and automation in product UX.

• Demonstrated experience designing UX for AI/LLM-driven products and agent-driven workflows, translating complex AI concepts into clear UI for non-experts.

• Strong systems thinking: you design in frameworks and patterns, not just individual screens.

• Demonstrated ability to move fluidly between strategic leadership and hands-on craft.

• Strong collaborator with product and engineering, with solid stakeholder management and communication skills up to C-suite level.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or a related field.

• Fluent in English (written and spoken).

Nice to have:

• German language skills (not required).

• Background in enterprise procurement, supply chain, or industrial software domains.

• Experience at companies recognised for design excellence.

Location & Work Arrangement

• Location: Munich, Bavaria, Germany

• Work arrangement: Hybrid on-site (Munich office)

• Visa sponsorship: Not available — candidates must have the right to work in Germany

About the Company

A Series A-stage AI/ML SaaS scaleup in the procurement intelligence and supply chain management space, headquartered in Munich. The platform serves large industrial customers across Europe, using AI agents to automate and optimise procurement workflows — from spend and cost intelligence to supplier management, sourcing, and compliance. Backed by top-tier European and global venture investors, the team is ~150 people strong and growing fast.

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