[Hiring] Head of Product Design @1KOMMA5˚

Role Description

As the leader of our Design Team, you play a pivotal role in a visionary and dynamic group committed to revolutionizing the global energy sector. Building upon our Heartbeat AI Platform, our mission is to identify ⚡️#NewEnergy opportunities for our customers and build future proof, sustainable and valuable products for our customers.

• Lead and scale the design organisation.
• Build, mentor, and grow a team of product designers. Set the vision for how design works at scale - from quality standards to career development.
• Own the end-to-end product design function.
• Drive design strategy across Heartbeat and our customer-facing products, ensuring every touchpoint - from onboarding to energy management - is coherent, intuitive, and beautifully executed.
• Embed AI into how your team works.
• Champion AI-native workflows across the design org: rapid prototyping, large-scale research synthesis, and automated workflows. Raise the velocity and ambition of what your team ships.
• Shape AI-powered product experiences.
• Partner with Product and Engineering to define how AI shows up for customers - turning complex energy data and recommendations into experiences that feel clear and trustworthy.
• Operate as a senior cross-functional leader.
• Influence roadmap priorities and company strategy alongside Product, Engineering, and the C-suite. Represent design as a driver of business outcomes, not just craft.

Qualifications

• A seasoned design leader with 9+ years in Product Design, and at least 3+ years leading and managing design teams.
• Experience in leading multi-disciplinary design teams in a fast-scaling tech environment.
• Knowledge of building organisations and a clear point of view on great design leadership.
• AI-native accelerator, staying up to date with the latest innovations in AI Product Design.
• Fluency in generative design tools and using AI to accelerate team workflows.
• A systems thinker who sees the whole product ecosystem and cares about design systems and coherence across touchpoints.
• A strong communicator and collaborator, able to align engineers, product managers, and executives around a design vision.
• Mission-driven, energized by the idea that great design can accelerate the shift to a clean energy future.
• Excellent communicator with polished English presentation, storytelling, stakeholder management, and feedback skills. German nativity is a huge bonus.

Benefits

• Part of an international, dynamic, and highly motivated team.
• Accelerate the "energy transition" and have a direct impact on our climate.
• Work with and learn from other super-smart colleagues.
• Enjoy direct contact with core decision-makers.
• Work in one of our offices in Hamburg, Berlin, or Munich.
• Create a healthy balance alongside your work and enjoy all the benefits of the EGYM Wellpass.
• Benefits and discounts with Futurebens.
• Flexible job bike leasing options for city bikes or e-bikes, promoting environmental sustainability.