We are a growing SaaS start-up with an international team that brings maritime workforce management into the 21st century! Backed by strong investor support and with a growing base of paying customers, we’re passionate about solving overlooked problems in the maritime industry.Over 90% of global trade depends on ships, and the 2 million mission-critical seafarers who operate them spend months at sea to keep our economy running. At Tilla, we’re dedicated to improving their lives and the processes that support them. Our platform eliminates inefficiencies in crew logistics, streamlining collaboration between operators and seafarers. By doing so, we make crew operations more humane and efficient.The RoleWe’re looking for a Head of Design to take ownership of our product design function and play a key leadership role in shaping the future of Tilla. Design is central to our success—our product lives and dies by how intuitive, elegant, and empowering it is for our users. You’ll report directly to the founders and work as a peer to the Head of Product and Head of Engineering. This is not a subordinate support function—this is a leadership role with strategic influence.You’ll lead our approach to UX and product design, ensuring we build tools that are not just functional, but a joy to use. You’ll manage one talented Product Designer and have the opportunity to grow the design team as we scale.This is a hands-on leadership role ideal for someone excited by complex problem spaces, information-dense interfaces, and the opportunity to build design systems and team culture from an early stage.What You’ll DoLead the product design function, driving excellence in UX, usability, and visual designPartner closely with product and engineering to define and ship product experiences that delight usersManage and mentor our current designer, with scope to grow the teamOwn and evolve our design system, ensuring consistency and scalabilityDrive user research and translate insights into clear, actionable design decisionsDevelop and continuously improve the design process, from concept to implementationAdvocate for design as a strategic function at the leadership levelBring structure to ambiguity in complex problem spaces, making the complex feel simple and intuitiveYou Should Have5+ years of experience in product design, with at least 1-2 years in a lead or head roleProven experience in B2B SaaS, ideally in a product-led companyA passion for tackling complex systems, information-dense workflows, and simplifying them through designExperience building design processes, systems, and growing design teamsStrong skills in interaction design, UX, and UI—with excellent attention to detailMastery of Figma and your core UX toolboxExperience collaborating deeply with product and engineering peersA strong user-centered mindset and experience conducting or interpreting user researchAn affinity for early or growth-stage startupsFluency in EnglishWhy Join TillaCompetitive compensation packageFounding-level influence on product and teamA meaningful problem space with real-world impactAn opportunity to define design in a sector ripe for transformationA remote-friendly, flexible, and supportive working environmentA chance to board one of our client ships when they’re near youAccess to an extensive network of startup, maritime, and consulting veteransSupportive team and a collaborative, mission-driven cultureApply for this job*indicates a required fieldFirst Name *Last Name *Email *PhoneResume/CVEnter manuallyAccepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtfLinkedIn ProfileWebsite / Link to Portfolio *What are your annual salary expectations for your next role? * Select...How much experience do you have working with B2B SaaS products, in a product design role? * Select...What would you say is your "sweet spot" in terms of company stage? * Select...In which region are you located? * Select...What timezone are you located in relative to Berlin? * Select... #J-18808-Ljbffr