Position: Product Director/ Head of Product Design (Vienna)
Company: Your New Job
Experience required: 5y
English level: upper

Who are we looking for?


We are looking for a Head of Product Design to lead product design at Robo Wunderkind. We have a huge opportunity ahead of us to continue innovating at the intersection of robotics and education, to support our users in their learning journey, to expand to new use cases and customer segments and to grow our users community. We’ve love to find the perfect person to help us get there.

We are a team of 17 people, 10 nationalities, ambitious and passionate about what we are doing. We have a backing for our growth and we are looking to take our design to the next level. 

You’ll lead a team of designers to create the future of playful education. You will play an important role in defining our product strategy and roadmap in collaboration with Product Management, Engineering, Marketing and Sales. We are looking for a person that has a strong design viewpoint, and is able to lead the design direction of the entire company. 


What is our structure: 
Product

Our core product is a modular robotics kit. New modules and ideas for new products are in pipeline 3 apps for programming the robots built with the modular robotic kit
Content supporting learning in form of in-app project ideas and tutorials shared on the website and YouTube

Team:

Management: CEO
Design: Head of Product Design (vacant), Graphic designer, UI/UX designer.
Engineering: CTO, Mechanical Engineer, Backend Engineer, Mobile Developer, QA AssociateLearning
Design and Product: Head of Learning Design and Product Manager
Marketing: CMO, Digital Marketing Manager, Marketing Manager, SEO/SEM Manager, SM & Community Associate
Sales: Key Accounts Director, Key Accounts & Community Manager 
Operations: Operations Associate


What you'll do:
Lead and evangelize a vision for all Robo Wunderkind product experiences
Develop a world class design culture that is inspiring and innovativeLead the product design of modular robotic kit, educational apps for the community of kids, parents and educators, existing website and content which is being created by the team

Manage a team of 2 Designers and closely work with Engineering, Learning Design and Product Teams
Build out the product design team and nurture talent

Your key milestones for first 180 days: 
Revise and improve the onboarding for existing product
Revise user experience, define changes that will bring maximum results to increase user engagement and implement them
Systemize and implement feedbacks from Customer Discovery Interviews and UX research results 
Together with a funding team develop a Product Roadmap based on deep market research of current competitors and STEM education industry for the next 5 years 
Partner with key stakeholders for effective collaboration and integrating the design centered process into product development process


Your Skills:
7+ years of experience designing and delivering user-centered, engaging experiences across a range of platforms and can demonstrate the success and impact of your efforts for both users and business.
You led the product design development process for a product that was marketed globally 
Experience of developing physical products is a plus
For 3+ years you managed at least of 3-4 direct subordinates 
A leader who people want to follow
You build trust, inspire, and mentor designers
You know how to implement user-centered design methods, you have experience working in design systems, and a highly refined visual design sensibility 
A great communicator (verbal, written, and visual) who has the ability to influence and build consensus both within a design team and with stakeholders across the company.
BA/BS and/or MA/MS in a relevant design field


We are open to working remotely and our team spreads over 2 continents. Those working in Vienna have flexible work hours and can work from home 2 days per week.