Head of Product Design (m/f/d)

1Komma5°

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

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.

Requirements

• A seasoned design leader. You bring 9+ years in Product Design, and at least 3+ years leading and managing design teams.
• You have led multi-disciplinary design teams in a fast-scaling tech environment.
• You know how to build organisations, not just manage them - and you bring a clear point of view on what great design leadership looks like.
• AI-native accelerator. You stay up to date with the latest innovations in AI Product Design.
• You're fluent in generative design tools, use AI to accelerate your teams workflows, and bring genuine optimism and curiosity about where the technology is headed.
• A systems thinker. You see the whole product ecosystem, not just individual screens.
• You care deeply about design systems, coherence across touchpoints, and the long-term craft infrastructure that lets teams move fast without breaking quality.
• A strong communicator and collaborator. You can align a room of engineers, product managers, and executives around a design vision.
• You're comfortable with ambiguity, direct in your feedback, and generous with your thinking.
• Mission driven. The energy transition isn't background context for you - it's the reason you want this job.
• You're energised by the idea that great design can accelerate the shift to a clean energy future for millions of households across Europe.
• Excellent communicator. Your English presentation, storytelling, stakeholder management, and feedback skills are elegant and polished.

Nice To Haves

• German nativity is a huge bonus.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Benefits

• You are part of an international, dynamic, and highly motivated team of people who have proven to make things happen
• With your work, you accelerate the "energy transition" and hence have a direct impact on our climate
• Work with and learn from other super-smart colleagues
• You will enjoy direct contact with core decision-makers
• You can 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 are yours with Futurebens
• Whether city bike or e-bike - be flexible with our job bike leasing and do something good for the environment at the same time

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed