Lead UX Designer

Lab1; Województwo pomorskie; Hybrid; PLN 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Long-term engagement with the client

Small, experienced team and founder;直接

Influence on product decisions and QA

Education budget and knowledge-sharing

Job summary

Lab1, a boutique digital product design studio, seeks a Lead UX Designer to turn complex business processes into intuitive experiences. You will guide product decisions, mentor designers, manage client relationships, and lead discovery, design, and delivery on a long-term B2B platform project with specialists.

You’ll work from Gdansk area with a hybrid schedule, and collaborate closely with the founder. You’ll shape product direction, lead research, and craft hands-on designs while applying

Qualifications

• Proven UX craft across shipped digital products.
• Ability to lead discovery, design, and delivery.
• Strong collaboration with clients and engineers.

Responsibilities

• Shape product direction by linking user needs, business goals and tech constraints.
• Lead research, discovery, interviews, workshops, and usability tests.
• Design hands-on: IA, user flows, wireframes, and interactive prototypes for complex workflows.
• Guide design through delivery: prioritisation, critiques, and collaboration with engineers.

Skills

Strong UX craft

Leadership experience

Product judgment

Collaboration skills

Figma proficiency

Prototyping

Hands-on AI experience

Ownership & follow-through

Polish & English fluency

Tools

Figma

Prototyping tools

Job description

We’re looking for a Lead UX Designer who combines thoughtful productdesign with the ability to bring out the best in others. Someone who canturn complex business processes into intuitive experiences, guide productdecisions, and stay close to the craft.

Lab1 is a boutique digital product design studio where exceptionalaesthetics meet thoughtful product thinking. Our experience includesdesigning digital products for CircleK,Cognite, and Rezolve.

You’ll join a long-term B2B platform project for one ofour clients, working with their business stakeholders and engineers.You won’t be on your own: there’s already a UX Designer and a UIDesigner on the project, and you’ll be the one leading the three of you.

Your role:

Most of your time goes into the product itself — discovery, design, andthe decisions that shape it. On top of that, you’ll:

• Support and develop the two designers. Regularfeedback and 1:1s, help when they’re stuck, and room for them to grow.
• Look after the client relationship. The whole teamworks with the client day to day — you make sure the collaboration runswell, lead the key workshops and presentations, and keep everyonealigned on priorities.

And you’ll have backup: Lab1’s founder works alongside you, so you’renever figuring things out alone.

What you’ll do:

• Shape product direction. Connect user needs, businessgoals, and technical constraints to identify opportunities and helpstakeholders prioritise.
• Lead research and discovery. Run interviews, workshops,and usability tests, turning findings into clear recommendations.
• Design hands-on. Create information architecture, userflows, wireframes, and interactive prototypes for complex workflows.
• Guide design through delivery. Set priorities, runcritiques, collaborate with engineers, and review the implementedexperience.
• Use AI thoughtfully. Apply AI to research synthesis,exploration, and functional prototyping, critically evaluating theresults.
• Help the team thrive. Provide mentoring, actionablefeedback, and regular 1:1s. Address challenges early and follow throughon agreed actions.
• Help us work better. Share what you learn and bringideas to the founder on how we run projects and share knowledge.

What you bring:

• Strong UX craft. A portfolio of shipped digitalproducts showing clear thinking, thoughtful interaction design, and yourcontribution from discovery through delivery.
• Confidence with complexity. Experience with B2Bsoftware, enterprise platforms, ERP/CRM systems, or products withsimilarly demanding workflows.
• Product judgment. You can challenge assumptions,explain trade-offs, and turn research into decisions that serve usersand the business.
• Practical leadership experience. You’ve guideddesigners, supported their development, and helped a team deliverbetter work.
• Strong collaboration skills. You’re comfortablefacilitating workshops, presenting recommendations, and havingconstructive conversations with clients and colleagues.
• Fluency in Figma and prototyping. You can communicateinteraction details clearly and work effectively with UI designers anddesign systems.
• Hands-on AI experience. You can show how AI supportsyour workflow, where it adds value, and how you maintain quality.
• Ownership and follow-through. You create clarity, takeinitiative, and move agreed priorities forward independently.
• Fluent Polish and English.

How we work:

We’re looking for someone based in Gdansk or within commuting distance:at least two days a week at the Lab1 office alongside the founder, plusone day at our client’s office nearby. Theremaining days can be remote.

What we offer:

• A long-term product engagement with room to see your work evolve.
• A small, experienced team and direct collaboration with the founder.
• Meaningful influence on product decisions, design quality, and teamdevelopment.
• An education budget and regular knowledge-sharing sessions.