Hybrid Product Design Lead

at JAKALA

• Job title: Product Design Lead
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: No Education Requirement
• Tech skills: TypeScript
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Hamburg, Germany

About the role

• Product Design Lead overseeing UX/UI strategy and team management for design projects. Working in a hybrid model with strategic responsibilities at JAKALA in Hamburg.

Responsibilities

• 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)