Hybrid Product Designer

at Packmatic

• Job title: Product Designer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Berlin, Germany

About the role

• Product Designer managing packaging specifications on Packa's digital platform. Collaborating with teams to enhance sustainability and reduce packaging costs.

Responsibilities

• Champion users and outcomes: Maintain a user-first perspective in every decision, ensuring designs deliver meaningful outcomes for users and measurable impact for the business.
• Conduct user research and discovery: Lead interviews and workshops to understand customer needs, packaging workflows, and pain points.
• Translate insights into solutions: Convert user and business requirements (e.g., LCA, recyclability) into actionable design concepts and product features.
• Collaborate with Product Owner: Align on scope, user value, and business impact during discovery and ensure a shared understanding throughout development.
• Support implementation: Work closely with engineering to preserve design intent and adapt to technical constraints.
• Analyze and improve: Use data and feedback to continuously enhance usability, functionality, and the overall product experience.

Requirements

• Experience: Minimum 3 years of professional experience in Product Design, ideally in SaaS B2B environments.
• Track record: Proven experience designing and shipping digital products end-to-end — from initial concept to live product — supported by a strong visual portfolio.
• Design expertise: Deep understanding of interaction design, systems thinking, and user experience principles, with the ability to clarify complex or ambiguous problems.
• Collaboration: Ability to work cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, and domain experts, balancing different perspectives and priorities. You ask questions, explore options, and connect insights to create better solutions.
• Adaptability: Comfortable working in evolving environments, knowing when to push for excellence and when to move quickly.
• Tools: Strong command of Figma (3+ years of daily use) and familiarity with common collaboration and research tools.
• Language: Native-level German and fluent English for effective cross-team collaboration.
• Background: Degree, vocational training, or bootcamp in a relevant field — practical experience is what matters most.

Benefits

• Creative freedom: Work directly with Packa leadership — early-stage founding team — giving you creative freedom from day one.
• Ownership: Join a highly motivated, diverse, and successful team with a high degree of autonomy and responsibility from the outset.
• Hybrid working: Enjoy a great office in Berlin — Prenzlauer Berg, with hybrid work options.
• Leadership: Be part of a company with an inspiring vision, led by an experienced founding team and supported by leading investors.
• Appreciation and commitment: We believe in fair compensation and offer a clear path for growth and development.
• Impact: Help shape the processes companies use to make packaging more sustainable and reduce their carbon footprint.