Head of Product Design (m/f/d)

As Head of Product Design (m/f/d) at StudySmarter you are responsible for the product design at StudySmarter. You will have full responsibility for the processes, product design strategy and leadership of the team. Since most product designers work in cross-functional teams, you will be responsible for ensuring technical exchange, knowledge sharing, consistency, quality and last but not least team spirit between all designers in the teams. You will empower your team to design the #1 EdTech platform!

Some of your responsibilities will be:

• You will lead the StudySmarter product design team, consisting of 6 Product Designers, 2 Lead Designers, and 1 UX Writer.
• You will be responsible for our design strategy, design system, and coordinate our product design team’s quarterly planning to ensure it aligns with the business strategy
• You will lead, coach, and develop our team of product designers
• You’ll act as a point of contact for our VP Product, our Head of User Research, product managers, engineers, and marketing team to ensure we’re all pulling in the same direction
• You ensure that our product design processes are continuously optimized
• Last but not least, your responsibilities will include growing the product design team by working with our Talent Acquisition team to bring the best talent on board.