Staff Product Designer

ICEYE; Espoo; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

ICEYE in Espoo, Finland is seeking a Staff Product Designer to lead end-to-end design for a greenfield AI/data product. You’ll shape design foundations, collaborate closely with engineers, data scientists, and product management, and own the craft from problem to shipped UI.

As one of the first designers, you’ll build a world-class team culture, define patterns, and drive user-centered decisions in a fast-paced, security-conscious environment that blends space tech with actionable intelligence.

Qualifications

• Portfolio demonstrating top-tier UX for data-heavy products.
• Experience designing for AI/ML workflows.
• Led design work that improved adoption or metrics.
• Strong user research and synthesis skills.
• Ability to work directly with engineers and scientists.

Responsibilities

• Own design end-to-end for the product, from research to shipped UI.
• Talk to users regularly and translate findings into decisions.
• Make AI/data-heavy workflows feel simple and intuitive.
• Prototype quickly and test with real users/data.
• Collaborate with engineers, data scientists and product teams.
• Set design foundations, patterns, and quality standards.
• Push craft and provide sharp, actionable feedback.

Skills

UX leadership

Data products

AI/ML UX

User research

Cross-functional

Job description

• Workplace model: Hybrid (3 days / week in office)
• Employment is subject to applicable security screening (incl. SUPO, where required)

Role Highlights

• Staff Product Designer
• Location: Espoo, Uusimaa, Finland
• Department: Product Management
• Reports to: Product Design Director
• Employment type: Permanent
• Workplace model: Hybrid (3 days / week in office)
• Employment is subject to applicable security screening (incl. SUPO, where required)

Why This Role Matters

This is the kind of project designers wait years for. You'll be the design lead and hands‑on builder on one of the most exciting products we're working on: a largely greenfield space where AI and LLMs meet serious data intelligence and where the problems are genuinely hard, the kind nobody has solved before, because the product itself is new territory. We can't say much more here (some things we build, we keep quiet about) but if the idea of turning cutting‑edge intelligence into something people can actually use makes your fingers itch, this is it. You won't inherit a design system or a roadmap but you'll shape both. And you won't do it alone: we're building a world‑class design team from a small core and early hires like you set the bar for everyone who comes after. This role is for a builder, an IC who gets their energy from making things, not managing them

Who We Are

ICEYE delivers space‑based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities to governments and allied nations. This includes sovereign and turnkey ISR missions leveraging ICEYE’s world‑leading synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite technology, as well as access to data from the world’s largest SAR satellite constellation. These capabilities enable partners to detect and respond to critical changes anywhere on Earth with unprecedented speed and accuracy, day or night and in any weather, supported by ultra high‑resolution imagery and high‑frequency revisits.

As a trusted partner for defense, intelligence, security, and maritime domain awareness, ICEYE’s near real‑time data creates a tactical advantage for mission‑critical operations. Designed for dual use, the platform also serves civil protection and commercial users for natural‑catastrophe intelligence, insurance, maritime monitoring including oil‑spill detection, and finance, contributing to global security and community resilience.

ICEYE is headquartered in Finland and operates globally across Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Asia‑Pacific. We have more than 900 employees, united by a shared vision: improving life on Earth by becoming the global source of truth in Earth Observation.

Your Day‑to‑day Responsibilities

• Own design end to end for the product: from fuzzy problem to research to concept to polished, shipped UI. No handoffs, no "that's another team's job."
• Get out of the building (or into the ground station). Talk to users regularly, watch how they work and turn what you learn into design decisions everyone can get behind.
• Make the complex feel simple. Take AI, LLM and data‑heavy workflows and turn them into experiences that feel obvious in hindsight.
• Prototype fast and often. Test ideas with real users and real data before we commit engineering time and kill your darlings when the evidence says so.
• Work elbow to elbow with engineers, data scientists and product. You're in the room when problems get framed, not just when screens get requested.
• Set the design foundations. As one of the first designers on this product, you'll shape the patterns, quality bar and ways of working that everyone after you builds on.
• Push the craft. Sweat the details, raise the bar on every release and give (and take) sharp design feedback.

Must Haves

What we’re looking for

• Your craft is genuinely top‑tier and your portfolio proves it. Sharp UX thinking, beautiful execution, obsessive attention to detail. We'll look closely so bring work you're proud of down to the last pixel.
• You've designed for data products, ML or AI, and you have opinions about it. You know what makes these experiences tricky and you've wrestled with at least some of it in real work.
• You've shipped design work that actually changed something. Adoption went up, churn went down, customers stopped swearing at the product. You can tell us what happened after you hit publish, ideally with numbers.
• You're a bit obsessed with users. Nobody has to send you to talk to customers; you're already there, asking awkward questions and coming back with your assumptions rearranged.
• You get a kick out of messy, ambiguous problems. There's no playbook here, half the time nobody knows what the answer is yet, and that's exactly where you do your best work.
• You own your stuff. The wins, sure, but also the faceplants. You'll tell us what went sideways, what you learned and what you'd do differently, without us having to drag it out of you.
• You make things happen without being asked. No design ops, no ticket queue, no waiting for permission. You spot what's needed, rally the right people, and ship.

Nice To Haves

• You've designed in a properly technical environment, elbow to elbow with engineers or scientists, on systems with real complexity under the hood.
• Satellites genuinely excite you. If you've ever fallen down a Wikipedia rabbit hole about Earth observation at 1am, we should talk.

Application Process

• Recruiter screen
• Hiring Manager Interview
• Portfolio Review
• Assignment + Panel interviewll>
• CPO interview

Working at ICEYE

At ICEYE, you’ll join a diverse and highly engaged team united by the ambition to make the impossible possible. As a global scale‑up, we combine speed and ambition with the opportunity to take real ownership from day one. Your growth, wellbeing, and success are a priority, with continuous professional development, training opportunities, and a culture where collaboration is how we win.

How We Work (Our Values)

Make the impossible possible: We set ambitious goals and stay calm under pressure. We bring grit, optimism, and ownership when things get hard, and we keep moving until we find a way.

• Be curious: Go deep, ask questions, listen carefully, and think critically. Understand the why behind decisions.
• See the big picture: Stay close to what’s happening across the company so you can make better decisions. Consider how your work affects others.
• Drive effective teamwork: Create psychological safety, invite different perspectives, and build inclusive teams. There are no bad questions.
• Act as one team: We win together. We match tasks to the right owner and stay agile as priorities shift.
• Have fun: What we do matters and it should be enjoyable. Celebrate progress, take pride in results, and share the wins.

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to support your health and wellbeing, at work and beyond. We keep improving them based on employee feedback, and offerings vary by location. Talent Acquisition will confirm what applies for this role and location during the process.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

We want ICEYE to be a place where people can be themselves and do great work. Different backgrounds and perspectives make us stronger, which is why we work to create an environment where people feel included, respected, and able to speak up. Whatever your background, we want you to bring your authentic self to the table.

We’re committed to fair, inclusive hiring and equal opportunity. Everyone is welcome to apply. If you need any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, tell us and we will do our best to help.