Senior Product Designer - Maternity Cover (all genders)
Mentions vibe coding tools and Google Gemini — implies use of AI-assisted and vibe-coding workflows in the design process.
About the Role
Senior Product Designer (12-month maternity cover) to join Zalando Lounge in Berlin, responsible for UI/UX and visual design across web and mobile, contributing to and documenting scalable design systems with tokens and ensuring accessibility. The role partners closely with engineers and product stakeholders to create detailed specs, prototypes, and design QA workflows, using Figma and Google AI tooling.
Job Description
Role
Senior Product Designer (maternity cover, 12 months) for Lounge by Zalando in Berlin. You will lead UI/UX and visual design across web and mobile, translate the new brand identity into product experiences, and ensure scalability and coherence of new features through design systems and documentation.
Key Responsibilities
- Create high-fidelity assets and detailed design specifications for developers.
- Conduct design QA to uphold quality standards.
- Consolidate and document design patterns and integrate them into the design system portal.
- Define scalable patterns using design tokens and maintain consistency across platforms.
- Uphold accessibility (a11y) standards and ensure inclusive user experiences.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with engineers, product stakeholders, and other designers.
Requirements
- Degree in Digital Design, Visual Communications, or a related field.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience delivering robust and scalable customer experiences.
- Strong visual design and prototyping skills; highly motivated and self-organized.
- Fluent in Figma and proficient with Google Workspace (Docs, Slides, Sheets).
- Experience with vibe coding tools and Google AI tools (Gemini) is mentioned.
- Deep expertise in building and maintaining design systems, including use of design tokens.
- Solid understanding of accessibility (a11y) standards.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
Contract & Location
- 12-month temporary contract (maternity cover).
- Full-time, based in Berlin, Germany.
- Hybrid working model (up to 60% remote per week).
Benefits (selected)
- Employee shares program.
- Discounts: 40% off fashion & beauty sold/shipped by Zalando; 30% off Zalando Lounge; additional partner discounts.
- 2 paid volunteering days per year.
- Work from abroad up to 30 working days per year.
- 27 days vacation per year to start.
- Relocation assistance (subject to agreement).
- Family services, health & wellbeing options (including Gympass), mental health support and coaching.
- Learning & development platform and biannual peer-to-peer review.