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Product Design Manager

DeepL

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Job summary

DeepL, a leader in AI-powered language solutions, seeks a Senior Product Design Team Leader. This role involves leading design initiatives, nurturing talent, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive impactful solutions. Join a diverse team dedicated to innovation and employee well-being, with a focus on creating a positive global impact.

Benefits

30 days of annual leave

Flexible working hours

Hybrid work schedule

Regular team events

Monthly hack sessions

Diverse international team

Competitive benefits package

Qualifications

7+ years of product/UX design experience.
At least 3 years managing multidisciplinary design teams.
Experience setting product design vision and driving product lifecycle.

Responsibilities

Lead product design team and develop design talent.
Define product strategy and communicate with stakeholders.
Ensure high level of design craftsmanship and integrate user insights.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Collaboration

User Research

Design Processes

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Meet DeepL

DeepL is a global communications platform powered by Language AI. Since 2017, we’ve been on a mission to break down language barriers. Our human-sounding translations and intelligent writing suggestions are designed with enterprise security in mind. Today, they enable over 100,000 businesses to transform communications, reach new markets, and improve productivity. And, empower millions of individuals worldwide to make sense of the world and express their ideas.

Our goal is to become the global leader in Language AI, building products that drive better communication, foster connections, and make a real-life impact. To achieve this, we need talented individuals like you to join our exciting journey. If you're ready to work with a dynamic team and build your career in the fast-moving AI space, DeepL is your next destination.

What Sets Us Apart

What sets us apart is our blend of modern technology, competitive benefits, and an open, welcoming work culture that enables our people to thrive. When we share what it's like to work at DeepL, the reactions are overwhelmingly positive. This may be because of our products that have helped countless people worldwide or our shared mission to improve communication for individuals and businesses, bringing cultures closer together. What we know for sure is this: being part of DeepL means joining a team dedicated to innovation and employee well-being. Discover what our teams have to say about life at DeepL on LinkedIn, Instagram and our Blog.

Meet the team behind this journey

As the product design team leader for your track, you will develop talent, foster collaboration, and improve design processes across the organization. Together with product and engineering leadership, you will shape the track’s product strategy and

leverage user research insights to identify business opportunities. Clear communication of track strategy and balancing business and user needs will be essential. You’ll help your team maintain a high level of design craftsmanship and ensure the delivery of impactful solutions.

Your Responsibilities

Lead product design team in your track
Nurture, grow, and develop design talent in the team
Foster collaborative culture within your track and between tracks
Help to develop and improve design processes across the organization
Champion brand, copy and design standards
Support and promote the development of a company wide design system and ensure their use
Partner with Product and Engineering to define product strategy in your area
Ensure impact of the teams in the track
In collaboration with user research, develop and promote a deep understanding of users and their needs in your track.
Discover track-wide opportunities.
Communicate track strategy to their team and help navigate business and user needs tradeoffs
Ensure a high level of design craftsmanship within the track

Qualities we look for

7+ years of product/UX design
At least 3 years of successful management of designers in multidisciplinary teams.
Experience setting product design vision in a product area of multiple teams/platforms.
Experience with driving the whole product lifecycle – research, prototyping, iterative development and testing, launch, and continuous improvement.
Extensive knowledge of design processes.
You base your decisions on facts, not opinion, and always seek to validate your assumptions.
Solution-oriented and result-driven.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
Resilient and able to deal with uncertainty.
Fluent in English. Other languages are an advantage.

What We Offer

Diverse and internationally distributed team: joining our team means becoming part of a large, global community with people of more than 90 nationalities. We're more than just colleagues; we're a group of professionals with a shared mission to connect diverse cultures. Our global presence is growing–we've doubled in size nearly every year, with our employees based in the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, the US, and Japan, and we continue to expand our network.
Open communication, regular feedback: as a language-focused company, we value the importance of clear, honest communication. We value smooth collaboration, direct and actionable feedback, and believe that leading with empathy and growth mindset makes us better together.
Hybrid work, flexible hours: we offer a hybrid work schedule, with team members coming into the office twice a week. This allows you to engage directly with your team and experience the unique energy of our workspace, while still enjoying the flexibility and comfort of working from home. With flexible working hours and trust in your productivity, we are in sync with your team’s general locations and time zones to foster effective and seamless collaboration.
Regular in-person team events: we bond over vibrant events that are as unique as our team, from local team and business unit gatherings, to new-joiner onboardings, to company-wide events that bring us all together–literally.
Monthly full-day hacking sessions: every month, we have Hack Fridays, where you can spend your time diving into a project you're passionate about and get the opportunity to work with other teams–we value your initiatives, impact, and creativity.
30 days of annual leave: we value your peace of mind. With 30 days off (excluding public holidays) and access to mental health resources, we make sure you're as strong mentally as you are professionally.
Competitive benefits: just as our team spans the globe, so does our benefits package. We've crafted it to reflect the diversity of our team and tailored it to align with your unique location, to ensure you feel supported every step of the way.

If this role and our mission resonate with you, but you're hesitant because you don't check all the boxes, don't let that hold you back. At DeepL, it's all about the value you bring and the growth we can foster together. Go ahead, apply—let's discover your potential together. We can't wait to meet you!

We are an equal opportunity employer

You are welcome at DeepL for who you are—we appreciate authenticity here. Our product is for everyone, and so is our workplace. The more voices we have represented and amplified in our business, the more we will all succeed, contribute, and think forward! So bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background. It’s in our diversity that we will find the power to break down language barriers in the world.

Seniority level

Seniority level
Associate

Employment type

Employment type
Full-time

Job function

Job function
Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology
Industries
Software Development

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