Job Description
A little about us
Redefining graphic design: Kittl is transforming how creators work with an intuitive platform that stands as a modern, competitive alternative to traditional design tools: Build the new Adobe of tomorrow
Rapid growth: Millions of users within just two years of launch
Diverse team: 120+ team members representing 30+ different countries
Truly product-led company: Engineers, Product managers and designers are at the core of Kittl - shaping an engineering driven working culture
Strong funding: Raised over $45M from world-renowned investors who have also backed companies like Slack, Dropbox, and Figma
Learn more: www.kittl.com/career
Your role at Kittl
You will own design across one of Kittl’s core product surfaces (editor, AI, or growth), shaping the experiences that turn first-time consumer and prosumer users into repeat creators. Reporting to the Head of Product Design, you’ll set the craft bar for your area and operate as a peer to PM and Engineering, bringing user evidence and a strong point of view to every roadmap conversation. Your work will directly influence activation, retention, and the quality of the AI-assisted creation experience millions of creators depend on. You’ll move from research to shipped product without handoffs, and your decisions will compound across the platform.
What you’ll do
Own end-to-end design: Take full ownership of a core product area from problem framing and research through shipping, measurement, and iteration
Drive initiatives forward: Take a clear position on product direction and actively unblock the team when momentum stalls
Raise the craft bar: Hold a high quality standard in your work and elevate it through critique and pairing with peers, raising the bar across flows, components, and AI-driven interactions
Translate constraints into decisions: Convert user behaviour, business needs, and technical constraints into clear design decisions you can articulate to any audience
Lead complex features: Design sophisticated product features and user journeys with high visual and interaction craft
Build reusable patterns: Contribute to Kittl’s AI patterns and design system through the features you ship
What you’ll need
Experience: Minimum 6 years designing digital products, with at least 2 years shipping consumer or prosumer products at scale
Portfolio: Strong portfolio showing end-to-end ownership including research, interaction design, visual craft, and shipped outcomes you can point to
AI design experience: Hands-on experience designing for AI-driven or generative product surfaces, or a strong track record that translates to it
Productive disagreement skills: Track record of disagreeing well and committing fully - holding positions with evidence and moving forward decisively once a call is made
Bias for action: High quality bar combined with speed, delivering work that needs few iterations and beating deadlines rather than just meeting them
Interview process
Recruiter interview (30 min)
Portfolio review with Head of Product Design (60 min)
Live design exercise with Head of Product Design & Senior Product Designer (90 min)
Leadership interview with Co-founder & CPO (45 min)
Bar raiser interview with Chief of Staff (45 min)
We are looking for someone
Exceptionally driven to drive impact and challenge the status quo
Who takes extreme ownership & gets things done
Who goes above and beyond in their role
Who is deeply passionate about what they do
Benefits
Maximise your impact: No matter if you’re leading a team or you stand out by your domain expertise - all we care about is supporting you to maximise your own impact
Hackathons: Our quarterly hackathons provide an environment to experiment with new concepts, push boundaries, and potentially deliver the next big thing.
Kittl Week: Each year, our global team gathers together for a whole week, to work, celebrate, get inspired, and have fun
Flexible working hours: Our core hours are 11am–5pm CET, leaving the rest of your schedule flexible to fit your style
Remote work: Work up to 50 days (10 weeks) fully remote per year from anywhere in the world, as long as you maintain our core hours
Learning & development: Our L&D budget supports your professional growth
Mobility benefit: We fully cover your monthly BVG public transport ticket
Health and fitness: Urban Sports Club membership discount
Vacation: Up to 30 vacation days per year
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🌈 At Kittl, we embrace diversity and value every team member’s unique background, identity, and experience. We’re all about respect, honesty, and inclusivity. Together, we create a safe and supportive work environment where everyone thrives. Join us on this exciting journey of making our company and product even better!
