Director of Product Design (m/f/d) Remote

SoSafe; Lisboa; Teletrabalho; EUR 80 000 - 100 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

A leading cybersecurity firm in Lisbon is seeking a Director of Product Design to elevate UX quality, innovate AI-native interactions, and build a high-performing Design organisation. The ideal candidate possesses over 7 years of experience in product design, with a strong track record in leading teams and improving design systems. This role offers flexible working hours, 33 vacation days, and various employee benefits.

Serviços

Flexible hours

33 vacation days

Access to Open Up

Corporate discounts

Tech equipment

Referral bonuses

Dog-friendly HQ

Qualificações

• 3+ years of design leadership, managing teams of 5+ designers.
• 7–10+ years in product/UX design, ideally in B2B SaaS.
• Experience improving UX quality and consistency in complex products.
• Strong product thinking and cross-functional influence.

Responsabilidades

• Refine existing UX quality practices and raise standards across surfaces.
• Partner with Product and Engineering to define user-centric AI principles.
• Own and mature the existing design system; improve governance.
• Define roles and team structure for the Design organisation.

Conhecimentos

Design leadership

Product/UX design

Improving UX quality

Cross-functional influence

AI-assisted workflows

Descrição da oferta de emprego

About the Role

SoSafe has the ambition to become the leading human risk management provider in Europe. Our award-winning awareness platform triggers behavioural change by providing effective and engaging training and simulations on cybersecurity and data protection. Cybercrime is predicted to cost the world $10.5 trillion annually by 2025 - we invite you to be part of the solution!

We’re hiring a Director of Product Design to elevate UX quality, evolve our design system, shape AI-native interactions, and build a high-performing Design organisation.

Here’s how you’ll make a difference:

Elevate UX quality & platform coherence

• Refine our existing UX quality practices and raise standards across key surfaces.
• Drive incremental, high-impact improvements to interaction patterns, usability, and consistency.

Shape early AI-native, Adaptive Defence experiences

• Partner with Product and Engineering to define user‑centric AI principles.
• Lead prototypes and early concepts for AI copilots, adaptive dashboards, and contextual guidance.

Evolve and increase adoption of our design system

• Own and mature our existing design system; improve governance, consistency, and engineer adoption.
• Prioritise pragmatic improvements that simplify delivery and elevate coherence.

Build and define the Design organisation

• Define roles, team structure, and career development plans for an evolving Design org.
• Coach and develop the existing Design Lead; establish healthy design rituals.

Strengthen trio collaboration and build–test–learn loops

• Ensure Design contributes early in discovery; promote rapid prototyping and hypothesis‑driven iteration.
• Help teams adopt more iterative, evidence‑based decision‑making.

What makes you a great fit:

• 3+ years of design leadership, managing teams of 5+ designers.
• 7–10+ years in product/UX design, ideally in B2B SaaS.
• Experience improving UX quality and consistency in complex products.
• Experience evolving and driving adoption of an existing design system.
• Strong product thinking and cross‑functional influence.
• A “player–coach” mindset.
• Experience with AI‑assisted workflows.

Nice‑to‑haves

• Enterprise/security domain exposure.
• Experience mentoring design leads.
• Experience with leading design of an accessible product.

What success looks like (12–18 months)

• Noticeably improved UX quality and coherence in priority flows.
• A stronger, consistently adopted design system with clear governance.
• First AI‑assisted workflows shipped or validated.
• A clear Design org structure with strong team engagement.
• Design seen as a strategic, outcome‑oriented partner to PM & Eng.

What we offer

• Work/Life balance: Flexible hours, 33 vacation days
• Wellbeing and financial support: Access to Open Up, corporate discounts
• Connection & community: Virtual events, collaborative team activities, and opportunities for local meet‑ups
• And the list goes on: Tech equipment, referral bonuses, dog‑friendly HQ

*Perks and benefits listed above are for full‑time employees and may vary slightly by office location. These are just a sample — you'll learn more during the interview process.

About Us

At SoSafe, we’re on a mission to make the digital world safer by addressing the human factor in cybersecurity. As one of the fastest‑growing security awareness scale‑ups worldwide, we leverage behavioural science and data‑driven learning to empower people against cyber threats. Our Human Risk Management approach helps organisations turn their employees into their strongest line of defence.

Backed by leading VCs like Highland Europe and Global Founders Capital, we’re rapidly expanding across the globe. We’re looking for team players who want to drive meaningful change in cybersecurity, take ownership of their work, and grow with us.

If you thrive in a vibrant, purpose‑driven environment that values innovation, diversity, and collaboration, then this is the place for you!