Lead Product Designer (m/w/d)

Clera
Vienna, Austria
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Strong fit for experienced product designers who lead across multiple domains and build design systems, working in on-site roles with a focus on AI communications software.

Best fit for

  • Experienced product designers with leadership potential and a track record in building design systems.
    — “Experience building and scaling design systems, with ownership spanning product, website, and brand design.”
  • Individuals with strong customer insight skills and ability to apply analytics to design decisions.
    — “An analytics-driven approach and experience using insights to improve design decisions.”

Things to consider

  • On-site presence in Vienna is mandatory, with no remote flexibility implied.
    — “On-site in Vienna, Austria.”
  • Visa sponsorship is not available, which may limit eligibility for non-EU candidates.
    — “Visa sponsorship is not available.”

How to stand out

  • Emphasize leadership in cross-functional teams and your experience with AI tools in design workflows.
    — “Apply modern AI tools to accelerate research, prototyping, and design workflows.”
  • Showcase your ability to lead design systems that unify product, website, and brand experiences.
    — “Build and scale design systems to support consistent work across multiple product areas.”
  • Highlight your hands-on design skills and ability to execute product design independently.
    — “Lead design across product, website, and brand while remaining hands-on in day-to-day product design.”
  • Demonstrate your ability to use customer insights and analytics to guide design decisions.
    — “Conduct customer interviews and use customer insights to guide product and brand decisions.”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • successful product design across multiple areas
  • established brand identity
Typical background
product designbrand management

Skills & requirements

Required

Product DesignBrand ManagementTeam LeadershipDesign SystemsUser Research

Preferred

AI ToolsBranding

Stack & domain

Product DesignBrand DesignTeam LeadershipCustomer InterviewsDesign SystemsAnalyticsAI ToolsFigmaPrototypingUser InterviewsLeadershipTeamworkCommunicationProblem-solvingTime ManagementAI Communications Software

About the role

Original posting from Clera via Ashby

ABOUT THE ROLE

Join the design team at a seed-stage AI communications software company, owning product design, brand, and team leadership. You will shape experiences across multiple product areas for business customers, working closely with product and engineering in a fast-moving environment.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

  • Lead design across product, website, and brand while remaining hands-on in day-to-day product design.
  • Own design across three product areas in close partnership with product and engineering.
  • Conduct customer interviews and use customer insights to guide product and brand decisions.
  • Lead and support the design team, setting clear standards across product, web, and brand.
  • Build and scale design systems to support consistent work across multiple product areas.
  • Use analytics and regular feedback to evaluate design decisions and iterate on shipped work.
  • Apply modern AI tools to accelerate research, prototyping, and design workflows.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

  • At least five years of end-to-end product design experience, with ownership across multiple product areas.
  • Strong hands-on skills in Figma, prototyping, and user interviews.
  • Experience leading a design team, or clear readiness to take on team responsibility while staying hands-on.
  • Experience building and scaling design systems, with ownership spanning product, website, and brand design.
  • An analytics-driven approach and experience using insights to improve design decisions.
  • Familiarity with modern AI tools such as Cursor, v0, or Claude.
  • Native-level German and good professional English.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

Annual base salary: €80,000 to €150,000. Visa sponsorship is not available.

LOCATION

On-site in Vienna, Austria.

Source: Clera careers (Ashby)

Similar roles

More roles at Clera