Senior Product Designer & Team Leader

Design isn't decoration. It's how we think.

At Merixstudio, we build digital products that actually work — for users, for businesses, and for the teams that maintain them. Our Product Design practice sits at the heart of how we approach every project: from early discovery through to delivery.

We're looking for a Senior Product Designer Leader to own that practice. Not just contribute to it — lead it.

What you'll be doing

You'll wear two hats, and you'll be great at both.

As a design leader, you'll shape how design works at Merixstudio — setting standards, growing designers, and making sure the team delivers work they're proud of.

As a hands-on practitioner, you'll work directly on client projects — running discovery sessions, defining UX strategy, shaping design solutions from concept to polished UI, and making design decisions that have real business impact.

More specifically:

• Define and evolve our design practice — establish standards, processes, and best practices that scale across the team and reflect where the industry is heading (yes, that includes AI-augmented workflows)
• Lead and develop the design team — you'll be the go-to person for your designers: holding regular 1:1s, running quarterly development reviews, helping people set goals that actually matter, and collecting feedback that drives real improvement. When someone has a competency question or needs a thought partner, they come to you first - but you also actively foster knowledge sharing within the team, so expertise doesn't live in just one place.
• Run client workshops and discovery sessions — uncover real business needs, align stakeholders, and set projects up for success from day one (occasional business travel may be involved)
• Ensure design quality — review work, raise the bar, and make sure what ships is both useful and beautifully crafted
• Stay sharp on trends — keep the team ahead of emerging tools, methods, and AI developments reshaping the design profession

Recruitment process

We respect your time, so we keep things focused:

1. CV & Portfolio Review — we'll look at your experience and the work you're proud of
2. HR Interview (1h) — a conversation with Justyna (HR)
3. Technical Interview — a deep dive with our Competency Lead on UX/UI approach, design thinking, and facilitation
4. Manager Interview — a meeting with the manager you'll be working with directly, to make sure the fit goes both ways

Tools we use

Must-have:

• Figma — our primary design tool, used across the board
• Mural — for workshops, discovery sessions, and remote collaboration
• AI design tools — you're already using them in your workflow, not just exploring them

Must have

• UX
• UI
• Product design
• AI
• User research
• Testing
• Figma
• mural
• leadership