Head of Product Design

Joko

1d•Remote

About The Position

At Joko, we help consumers shop smarter. Our mission is to revolutionize shopping, empowering people to find what they need, make informed decisions, and save money. Founded in Paris, Joko is a tech company and certified B Corp with over 90 talents across Paris, Barcelona, and New York (and beyond). More than 6 million users already save money every day at 10,000+ merchants with Joko. From cashback and automatic coupons to price alerts and carbon tracking, we keep expanding our products to make shopping smarter. We’re now building an AI-powered shopping assistant to help users find the best products by price, quality, and impact. Having reached profitability in our core market, we’re now scaling globally, with a strong focus on the US. It’s still day 1, come build the future of shopping with us! This position is remote-friendly. Our Product team Led by Fabien, our VP Product, Joko’s Product team groups the passionate individuals behind our users’ delight! From brainstorming to development to launch, the Product team’s main mission is to turn ideas into reality by working hand-in-hand with the Engineering, Design and Business teams.

Requirements

8+ years of experience in Product Design, with a strong hands-on background.
Previous experience as a Lead / Head of Product Design or equivalent senior design leadership role.
Proven experience in B2C, mobile-first product design is required.
Experience in a high-growth startup or scale-up, ideally in a product-led organization.
Proven track record of building, scaling, and managing design teams.
Strong experience working closely with Product Managers and Engineering teams.
Solid exposure to design systems in a scaling context.
Hands-on experience with user research, or close collaboration with researchers.
Strong interest in craft, usability, and design quality, with a portfolio demonstrating end-to-end product thinking.
Experience leveraging AI and modern design tools to speed up discovery, prototyping, and delivery.
Experience collaborating closely with Brand or Marketing Design teams to deliver cohesive, high-quality user experiences.
Fluent in English, both written and spoken (French is a plus).

Responsibilities

Own the design vision, principles, and quality bar.
Be hands-on early on: discovery, flows, UI, and interaction design.
Ensure high standards across UX, UI, accessibility, and interaction.
Own and evolve the design system.
Leverage AI and modern design tools to accelerate iteration and delivery.
Partner with the VP Product, Product Management, and Engineering on strategy and roadmaps.
Embed design into discovery and delivery.
Ensure user insights and design rationale shape decisions.
Collaborate closely with Brand Design to deliver a 10/10, cohesive user experience.
Build structured User Research practices.
Ensure insights are shared and actionable.
Build and scale the team to 7 Product Designers and 1 User Researcher.
Recruit, coach, and develop designers.
Foster a culture of craft excellence and ownership.
Put in place scalable design processes for a growing organization.