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Senior UX / Digital Product Designer (Mensch), Schwerpunkt FinTech

Taikonauten Gmbh đŸ‡©đŸ‡Ș Berlin, Germany

Hybrid $45,000 - $75,000 Full-time Senior

You will lead the end-to-end UX and product design process, from initial problem framing and discovery to final delivery and validation. You are responsible for creating high-quality UX concepts, facilitating workshops, and ensuring design decisions are effectively communicated to stakeholders and development teams.

Responsibilities

  • Own the full UX and product‑design process from discovery to delivery
  • Structure ambiguous problems (problem framing, scope, hypotheses)
  • Develop robust UX concepts for complex digital products
  • Create information architectures, user journeys and end‑to‑end flows
  • Translate requirements into testable UX specifications
  • Plan and conduct qualitative research (interviews, tests, workshops)
  • Synthesize insights and produce actionable recommendations
  • Design high‑quality UI and design systems
  • Facilitate workshops for project initiation, vision definition and prioritisation
  • Advocate UX and design decisions to stakeholders
  • Collaborate closely with development teams during implementation
  • Independently organise complex project phases

Requirements

  • 5+ years of UX/Product Design experience
  • Several years of agency work with multiple clients
  • Expertise in strategic UX concepts and end‑to‑end product development
  • Strong user research skills (qualitative and quantitative)
  • Ability to create data‑driven hypotheses and validate them
  • High visual quality standards (layout, typography, design systems)
  • Strategic understanding of digital strategy and service design
  • Fluent German (minimum B2, ideally C1) and English
  • Proficient with Figma
  • Systemic thinking and structured problem analysis
  • Self‑organization, high responsibility and resilience in dynamic projects
  • Interest in AI tools and AI‑enabled workflows
  • Experience with complex B2B or enterprise platforms (preferred)
  • Data analysis experience (analytics, conversion optimization)
  • Experience with agile frameworks (Scrum, SAFe, etc.)
  • Basic knowledge of technical architecture (APIs, frontend structures)
  • Experience building or scaling design systems

Benefits

  • Open culture with flat hierarchy
  • Opportunities for professional and personal development
  • Room for autonomy and idea ownership
  • Flexible and family‑friendly working hours

Key Skills

Figma User Research Qualitative Research Quantitative Analysis Design Systems Information Architecture User Journey Mapping Wireframing Prototyping Usability Testing Strategic Design Thinking Service Design Agile (Scrum, SAFe) Stakeholder Management Presentation Skills Communication (German & English) Collaboration with Development Teams Data Analysis AI Tool Exploration Problem Framing Design Leadership

About Taikonauten Gmbh

Taikonauten is an independent partner for digital product & service innovation, based in Berlin. For nearly 20 years, our interdisciplinary team of strategists, designers, researchers and technology consultants has helped organizations navigate the complexity of digital transformation. We create strategic clarity before solutions are built. We validate ideas through research and prototyping. We ensure that what launches actually gets adopted. Our R&D Lab translates emerging technologies like AI and XR into tested, actionable applications. We do not hand over slides. We do not create dependency. We work alongside our partners & clients to sharpen their decisions, shape their digital products & services and strengthen their teams.

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