Lead UI/UX Product Designer

What You'll Do

As the Lead UI/UX Product Designer at InteractiveAI, you will own and drive all design functions across the company, from the core product experience to our marketing website, brand visuals, and communication touchpoints. You will shape how users interact with our AI-driven platform and how the world perceives our product and brand.
This is a strategic, end-to-end design leadership role where you will transform complex AI-native workflows into intuitive interfaces, build and scale our design system, define our brand expression, and ensure consistency across product, website, and communication.
You will work closely with product, engineering, marketing, and leadership to deliver a cohesive, modern, and category-defining experience across every surface.

• Product Design & UX Ownership
  • Lead the full design lifecycle: research, concepting, flows, wireframes, prototypes, and polished UI.
  • Transform complex AI workflows into simple, elegant, intuitive interfaces for technical and enterprise users.
• Design Vision & Strategy
  • Define the design vision for the product, platform, website, and brand in partnership with product and leadership.
  • Build a clear design strategy that balances usability, aesthetics, scalability, and business needs.
• Design System Leadership
  • Build and maintain a scalable, modern design system used across product and marketing.
  • Establish guidelines for UI patterns, components, typography, color, and interaction principles.
• Marketing Website & Brand Execution
  • Own the UI/UX of our company website and landing pages, ensuring they reflect our brand, value proposition, and ecosystem.
  • Partner with marketing to design visuals, communication assets, and brand expressions.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Work closely with product managers to translate requirements into clear user experiences.
  • Collaborate with engineering to ensure accurate and high-quality implementation.
  • Align with marketing and leadership to ensure visual and experiential coherence across channels.
• Prototyping & Iteration
  • Build high-fidelity interactive prototypes to validate and refine ideas quickly.
  • Run user tests and incorporate feedback from internal teams, clients, and stakeholders.
• Mentorship & Best Practices
  • Champion design excellence across the company.
  • Establish processes, workflows, design reviews, and best practices for a high-performance design culture.

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years of experience in product design, UI/UX, or digital design, with ownership of complex SaaS products.
• A portfolio demonstrating strong UX, UI, and visual design craft—across both product and website work.
• Proficiency with modern design tools (Figma required; Sketch, Adobe Suite optional).
• Experience conducting user research, usability tests, and synthesizing insights into design decisions.
• Proven experience building or scaling a design system from scratch.
• Strong visual design skills: typography, layout, color, motion, and interaction patterns.
• Understanding of front-end development concepts (HTML/CSS/JS) to collaborate effectively with engineers.
• Experience designing for technical audiences, developer tools, workflows, or data-rich interfaces.
• Ability to drive brand expression: website design, communication assets, and digital touchpoints.
• Exceptional communication skills; strong ability to present design decisions convincingly.
• Experience working in fast-paced startup environments.
• Nice-to-have: contributions to the design community (writing, speaking, open-source).

What You'll Get

• Competitive base salary (€80,000/yr to €100,000/yr) + performance bonuses
• Access to equity/share plan as it rolls out
• Health & wellness allowances
• Private health insurance
• Flexible work setup + travel when needed (Hybrid in Lisbon or Madrid preferred)
• 25 days of holidays/paid time off (excluding local public holidays)

Who You Are

• User-Centric: You deeply understand user needs and design experiences that solve real problems.
• A Systems Thinker: You instinctively turn complexity into clarity, structure, and usability.
• Proactive & Self-Directed: You identify opportunities, own your impact, and move quickly.
• Highly Creative: You bring modern, polished aesthetics and innovative interactions to the table.
• High-Ownership: You treat the platform, website, and brand as your own.
• Collaborative: You work effectively with product, engineering, and marketing teams—and elevate others through feedback.
• Startup-Minded: You thrive in ambiguity and move rapidly without sacrificing craft.

Interview Process

We keep our process focused and respectful of your time. Most candidates complete it in 2–3 weeks. Here's what to expect:

Intro Call – 30 minutes to align on fit and expectationsPortfolio Review – Deep dive into your work, design decisions, and processTake-Home Challenge – Practical design task inspired by real product needsCultural & Values Interview – Discussion on motivations, working style, and collaborationOffer – Final conversation and offerWe're forming a team of builders — people who care about impact, quality, and growth. If that's you, let's talk —

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