Lead Product Designer
Summary
Clera is seeking a Lead Product Designer to oversee product design, branding, and team leadership for their AI-powered communication platform. This hands-on role involves working closely with founders and engineering to iterate on features and maintain design systems in a fast-paced, on-site environment.
About the Role
This is a senior, hands-on design leadership role at a fast-growing AI-powered communication platform serving thousands of SME customers across the DACH region and Europe. You'll own product design, branding, and the design team — working directly with founders and engineering to shape the full user experience at high shipping velocity.
What You'll Do
Take full ownership of product design, branding, and design team leadership across the company.
Spend roughly half your time hands-on: designing product features, running customer interviews, and evolving the brand.
Lead design across three distinct product areas in close collaboration with product and engineering.
Manage and grow a design team covering website, branding, and product design.
Build deep customer understanding through regular conversations with users in trades, healthcare, and professional services.
Set and maintain design standards across product, web, and brand.
Scale and maintain design systems for consistent execution across multiple product areas.
Ship frequently — contribute to daily releases with direct, measurable impact.
What We're Looking For
5+ years of end-to-end product design experience with ownership of multiple product areas.
Proven senior IC background with design leadership experience or a clear intent to step into team management.
Native-level German (essential for the DACH market) and solid English for an international team.
Deep hands-on Figma skills, including prototyping and user research/interviews.
Experience owning branding and website design alongside core product design.
Strong analytics and data-driven mindset — you measure the impact of design decisions and iterate accordingly.
Experience building and scaling design systems across multiple product surfaces.
AI-first workflow fluency, with practical experience using tools such as Cursor, Claude, or similar to accelerate design and prototyping.
Background in B2B software, professional services, or CRM-like environments is a plus.
Compensation & Benefits
Salary: €80,000 – €150,000 per year, depending on experience.
Visa sponsorship: Not available.
Location
On-site in Vienna, Austria.
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