Director UX (d/f/m)

4flow SE; Düsseldorf, Berlin, Hamburg, Stuttgart; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work option

Bonus program

Employee Assistance Program

Training budget & internal trainings

Individual development budget

Job summary

4flow SE is seeking a Director of UX to lead a global, AI-driven UX organization across Europe and India. You will align UX strategy with product, technology, and business priorities, while championing user-centered design across the company.

You will manage senior leaders, grow talent, and partner with executives to drive impactful design across our expanding AI-native product portfolio. Travel to Berlin and Bangalore is expected.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional experience in UX, Product Design, or related design discipline.
• At least 5 years in senior leadership roles with responsibility for managing managers and distributed international teams.
• Strong people leadership, talent development and growth planning.
• Product-minded with experience in complex B2B software or supply chain environments.
• Experience building or transforming UX organizations across multiple products or teams.
• Experience with AI-driven product experiences and translating strategy into UX direction.
• Willingness to travel regularly to Berlin and Bangalore.

Responsibilities

• Lead a global UX organization through AI-driven transformation and drive business impact.
• Define and drive UX vision and strategy for an international team across Europe and India.
• Act as Head of UX and partner with VP/C-level leaders to align UX with product, tech, and business goals.
• Ensure consistency of UX across products by partnering with product management, engineering, and stakeholders.
• Build and grow a high-performing UX organization including leadership coaching and career development.
• Design and scale efficient structures to strengthen design operations and AI-native workflows.
• Own capacity and workforce planning for forecasting, prioritization, and reporting to leadership.

Skills

Executive leadership

UX strategy

AI-driven UX

Cross-functional collaboration

International team leadership

B2B software experience

Job description

Director UX (d/f/m) (Düsseldorf, Berlin, Hamburg, Stuttgart, Budapest, Heidelberg, Rüsselsheim am Main, München) - 4flow SE

Director UX (d/f/m)

Einsatzort: Düsseldorf Berlin Hamburg Stuttgart Budapest Heidelberg Rüsselsheim am Main München Bereich: Software Products & Development Unternehmen: 4flow SE Startdatum: ab sofort Land: Deutschland Ungarn

4flow software develops a range of global standard software products forlogisticsand transportation planning that can be applied across all industries. The integrated planning approach of our software products ranges from the long-term optimization of network structures to the short-term optimization of transportation capacityutilization. In addition, planning results can be combined with transportation processing and accounting for integrated transportation management. Here, you will work at the intersection oflogistics, technology, and compliance, driving product discovery and delivery.

What your new challenge will look like:

• Lead a global UX organization through AI-driven transformation, driving business impact through design across our expanding AI-native product portfolio.

• Define and drive UX vision and strategy for an international team spread across Europe and India.

• You are the Head of UX and a strategic partner to VP- and C-level leaders, connecting UX strategy with product, technology and business priorities while championing the value of user-centered design across the organization.

• Ensure a consistent and high-quality user experience across all products by partnering closely with product management, engineering and business stakeholders.

• Build, inspire and grow a high-performing UX organization, including the existing design leadership team through hiring, coaching and career development.

• Design and scale efficient structures to strengthen design operations and AI-native ways of working.

• Own capacity and workforce planning across the UX organization for forecasting, prioritization, investment decisions and reporting visibility to leadership.

Why you belong at 4flow

• 10+ years of professional experience in UX, Product Design, or a related design discipline, including at least 5 years in senior leadership roles with responsibility for leading managers and distributed international teams.

• Strong people leadership skills with a passion for building teams, developing talent and creating clear growth paths.

• You are product-minded and ideally bring expertise from complex B2B software or supply chain environments.

• Experience building or transforming UX organizations, ideally across multiple products or teams

• Experience with or strong understanding of AI driven and agentic product experiences

• Ability to translate product and business strategy into actionable UX direction

• Strategic and decisive leadership style with outstanding stakeholder management skills and a hands-on mindset

• You are prepared to regular business travel to Berlin and Bangalore

Why 4flow?

• A clearly defined vision and job security at a company with German roots.

• Exciting international work environment as well as rapid career development opportunities.

• Outstanding opportunities foryour individualdevelopment (individual training budget and internaltrainings).

• Permanent position, competitive base salary, an attractive bonus system, and a great benefits package.

• Flexibility and the opportunity to work remotely.

• Employee Assistance Program for mental health support.

• Sports, team member events and team getaways.

• Free access to organic fruit, cereal, snacks, drinks, and coffee at all 4flow locations.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of age, gender, origin, disability, sexual orientation, religion, or any other legally protected characteristic.