About Staffbase
We inspire people to achieve great things together. Our mission is to help organizations unlock the power of inspirational communication with the first AI-native Employee Experience Platform. Our industry-leading and award-winning agentic AI communications channels - intranet, employee app and email solutions - create engaging experiences that connect and empower employees.
Headquartered in Chemnitz, Germany and New York City, with offices in Berlin, London, Sydney, Tokyo, Prague, and Minneapolis___St.___Paul, our diverse team of 750+ employees supports 2,000+ customers___reaching over 16.4 million employees___in transforming their employee experience. We are proud to be a Unicorn company___privately valued at over $1 billion___demonstrating strong growth, innovation, and lasting impact in our industry. Together, we’re shaping the future of workplace communication.
We’re looking for a visionary Senior Product Designer to act as the design co-founder for our next big AI innovation. This is a high-impact, 9-month fixed-term role where you’ll be part of a small, high-performing ___startup within the company___ team, working from zero to launch, with the freedom to shape the product and the process.
Reporting directly to the VP of Product Experience, you’ll work side-by-side with product, engineering, and AI specialists to take bold ideas from concept to reality. This role demands curiosity, creativity, and a bias for action ___ whether you’re speaking to customers, vibe-coding interactive prototypes, or iterating on designs at lightning speed.
What you’ll be doing
* Be the design co-founder: Take ownership of the product’s design vision, strategy, and execution from day one
* Lead end-to-end design: Own the process from exploration to polished delivery ___ from early-stage whiteboarding to high-fidelity, production-ready designs
* Work in startup mode: Operate with speed, agility, and a bias for action. Rapidly prototype, test, and iterate to uncover opportunities and validate solutions
* Collaborate deeply: Partner with engineers, product managers, data scientists, and researchers to ship high-impact features quickly
* Be hands-on with technology: Build interactive prototypes using vibe-coding tools to bring concepts to life in ways that static mocks can’t
* Champion customer insight: Regularly connect with users, conduct interviews, and gather feedback to ground design decisions in real-world needs
* Shape the design culture: Bring your experience, taste, and craft to set a high bar for design quality, innovation, and user experience
What you need to be successful
* 8+ years of product design experience, including significant work on zero-to-one or early-stage products
* Strong visual, interaction, and UX design abilities, plus confidence in building interactive prototypes using vibe-coding tools
* Experience designing for AI-powered products ___ especially in conversational AI ___ is highly valued
* Comfortable collaborating with engineers and experimenting with code when needed
* Thrives in environments where fast iteration, experimentation, and adaptability are the norm
* Skilled at uncovering and synthesizing user needs into elegant, impactful product experiences
* Comfortable making decisions, taking responsibility, and driving work forward with minimal oversight
* Excited to help build not just a product, but a product vision and culture from scratch
This isn’t a ___keep the lights on___ design job ___ it’s a foundational role in creating a flagship AI product that could redefine our future. You’ll have the freedom and support to shape the work, the product, and the way we design ___ all in a fast-moving innovation sprint.
What you'll get
* Competitive Compensation - we offer attractive salary packages including LTIP (unit-based Long Term Incentive Plan)
* Flexibility - we offer flexible working time models and the option of hybrid work, and support this with a yearly flex work allowance of €1560
* Growth Budget - all employees get a yearly budget for external training of €1000 and one day off for growth per year (increase to two days in 2nd year)
* Recharge - with 31 vacation days annually (incl. one floating holiday), plus pro rata fully paid Fridays off during August
* Wellbeing - Monthly Wellbeing Allowance €35, from fitness to mental health, hobbies to relaxation
* Support - we’re offering a company pension scheme
* Health - The offices are equipped with fruits, drinks and snacks and ergonomic workplaces
* Volunteers Day - you’ll get one day off per year for supporting a social project
* Employee Referral Program - one of your friends is a fit to one of our full-time openings? Refer them and get a referral bonus paid