Director of Product Design (m/f/d)
Explicitly mentions vibe coding and experimentation (e.g., Cursor) and AI-assisted prototyping workflows for rapid iteration.
About the Role
Lead Raisin's product design organization to define and execute a forward-looking design vision that integrates AI across customer-facing products and internal workflows. Build and mentor a high-performing team, drive design strategy and systems, and collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Data to deliver trustworthy, human-centered AI-enabled financial experiences.
Job Description
Role
Raisin is hiring a Director of Product Design to lead and elevate product design across web and mobile platforms, with a specific mandate to integrate AI into customer experiences and internal design workflows. This leader will set strategic vision, ensure design quality and consistency, and grow a design organization capable of shipping responsible, explainable, and user-centered AI features in a regulated fintech environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and champion a forward-looking product design vision that integrates AI, automation, and personalization while maintaining trust, clarity, and regulatory compliance.
- Lead exploration and shaping of AI-powered features (intelligent guidance, personalization, conversational experiences, AI-assisted financial decision-making) ensuring transparency and explainability.
- Drive adoption of AI-supported workflows in Design and cross-functional teams (e.g., AI-assisted research synthesis, rapid prototyping with Figma AI/Figma Make, vibe coding with Cursor, AI-generated image/video production).
- Recruit, develop, and mentor a high-performing product design team; provide career development and foster a culture of experimentation and systems thinking.
- Collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, and Data to prioritize and deliver cohesive user experiences while acting as a strategic design voice in planning.
- Define scalable design processes and systems, improve delivery velocity and insight quality through AI, and uphold visual and interaction design excellence.
- Advocate for user needs, accessibility, inclusive design, and responsible/ethical AI practices.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or equivalent experience.
- 10+ years of product design experience, with at least 5 years in leadership managing design teams at scale.
- Strong portfolio demonstrating design excellence, systems thinking, and user-centered problem solving for web and mobile.
- Proven experience scaling and leading design teams in a tech-driven product environment, ideally within fintech or B2C digital services.
- Experience designing data-driven or AI-powered product experiences and strong understanding of AI implications for UX, trust, transparency, and compliance.
- Expertise in end-to-end product design (research to implementation), design systems, accessibility standards, responsive design, and current UI/UX trends.
- Strong business acumen and familiarity with agile product development cycles.
- Excellent leadership, communication, strategic thinking, organizational and planning skills; comfortable with ambiguity and change.
Benefits
- Employee development budget of €2,000 and four full training days per year.
- Flexible working hours, home office, and 30 vacation days.
- Company pension scheme (Betriebliche Altersvorsorge) with 20% employer support.
- Urban Sports Club subsidy (> €20/month).
- Deutschland Ticket subsidy (€25/month).
- JobRad bike leasing with tax savings and employer-covered monthly insurance costs.
- Office perks: snacks, daily fresh fruit, and drinks.
- Possible relocation support.