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

Taikonauten đŸ‡©đŸ‡Ș Berlin, Germany

Onsite $55,000 - $75,000 Full-time Senior

Lead end-to-end UX and product design from discovery through delivery and validation, including framing complex problems, conducting research, developing UX concepts, and creating high-quality UI designs and design systems. Facilitate workshops, advocate for design decisions with stakeholders, and collaborate closely with clients, developers, and interdisciplinary teams to ensure product quality and user-centered outcomes.

Responsibilities

  • Own the complete UX and product‑design process from discovery to delivery
  • Structure ambiguous problem spaces (problem framing, scope, hypotheses)
  • Provide strategic UX consultancy and advice to clients
  • 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 formats (interviews, tests, workshops)
  • Synthesize insights and generate actionable recommendations
  • Design high‑quality UI concepts and design systems
  • Facilitate workshops for project kickoff, vision definition and prioritisation
  • Advocate for UX and design decisions with stakeholders
  • Collaborate closely with development teams during implementation
  • Independently structure complex project phases

Requirements

  • 5+ years of UX/Product Design experience
  • Multiple years of agency experience with concurrent projects and changing clients
  • Strong expertise in strategic UX concept development
  • End‑to‑end experience in digital product development
  • Proven ability in user research and quantitative/qualitative analysis
  • Ability to derive and validate data‑driven hypotheses
  • Very high visual quality standards (layout, typography, design systems)
  • Strategic understanding of digital strategy and service design
  • Fluent German (minimum B2, preferably C1) for workshop moderation
  • Proficient with Figma
  • Systemic thinking and structured problem analysis
  • Self‑organization and high ownership in dynamic project environments
  • Interest in AI tools and AI‑enabled workflows
  • Willingness to travel for several days with overnight stays
  • Experience with complex B2B or enterprise platforms
  • Data‑analysis experience (analytics, conversion optimisation)
  • Experience with agile frameworks (Scrum, SAFe, etc.)
  • Basic understanding of technical architecture (APIs, frontend structures)
  • Experience building or scaling design systems

Benefits

  • Open company culture with flat hierarchy
  • Opportunities for professional and personal development
  • Flexible and family‑friendly working hours
  • Passionate team focused on social and environmental impact

Key Skills

User Experience (UX) Design Product Design User Research Qualitative & Quantitative Analysis Information Architecture User Journey Mapping End‑to‑End Flow Design Wireframing High‑Fidelity UI Design Design Systems Figma Design Thinking Agile (Scrum, SAFe) Workshop Facilitation Stakeholder Management Presentation & Argumentation Skills Cross‑functional Collaboration Data‑Driven Decision Making Visual Design (layout, typography) Systemic Thinking Problem Framing Hypothesis Development AI Tool Familiarity B2B/Enterprise Platform Design Basic Frontend Knowledge (APIs, UI architecture) English (professional) German (B2‑C1) Self‑Organization Resilience in Dynamic Environments

About Taikonauten

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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