Product Designer (Figma)
Founded in Berlin, autarc is a 15 person start-up who were part of Y Combinator’s S24 batch in San Francisco. Our team consists of people in Sales, Tech and Operations, with the Product department currently consisting of a Senior Product Designer and the CEO. Role description
As one of the first Product hires, you will be responsible for working on entire design processes from idea generation to implementation, taking into account firm company goals whilst also understanding consumer needs.
You’ll be building prototypes and mockups that are then presented to customers for genuine and accurate feedback. This is where your creativity will come into play, with the freedom to want to try new things and test new hypotheses.
In your first month, you will grow to learn more about our design systems and support existing infrastructure. Following that, you will contribute towards building a product to cater for additional renewable energy services, as well as implement other solutions to broaden the scope of the software and its features.
Wearing a Product Manager hat, you will also be responsible for being in frequent communication with customers, understanding their needs but also their frustrations. You’ll be part of the development lifecycle and work alongside Engineering teams to support them in building user-centric features.
Other responsibilities include:
Conducting interviews for customer research
Present prototype designs to core clients
Work pragmatically and not get caught up on user stories
Focus on UI 60-70% of the time
Create wireframes for a robust infrastructure
Participate in 3x weekly Design workshops
This is a start-up environment, so you must be willing to get your hands dirty!
Requirements2-5+ years working in a B2B SaaS environment
Strong experience working with Figma (80-90%)
Experience with other tools such as Adobe Creative Suite is appreciated
Exposure to working as a Product Manager with Engineering teams (desired)
You have an eye for detail and pay close attention when building foundational systems
Based in Berlin with a willingness to work hybrid (office in Mitte)
Native German speaking with English fluency
Freedom to choose your own equipment (within a budget)
26 paid vacation days
An annual team retreat
The choice between Dance or JobRad for mobility
The choice between Classpass or Urban Sports Club for fitness
Regular team events, lunches and activities
If your application is successful, you will participate in the following:
Screening call with Louis (Recruiter)
Take home case study (approx. 1-2 hours)
On-site culture fit interview with Etienne (CEO) and meet the team