Product Designer

<h1>About fonio</h1><p style="min-height:1.5em">We grew from $1M to $10M ARR in under 12 months and now serve 10,000+ customers. fonio is Europe's market leader for AI phone agents for SMBs. Our AI answers every call automatically, but voice is just the beginning: we're building the AI operating system for small businesses.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">We move fast, take ownership, give direct feedback, and avoid politics and unnecessary meetings. Join one of Europe's fastest-growing companies.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><h1>Your role</h1><p style="min-height:1.5em">You shape how fonio feels to use for thousands of businesses. You own core areas of our product end-to-end: from talking to customers, to designing the flow, to shipping it with our engineers.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">You're a hands-on designer with high craft and a lot of autonomy. You don't wait for perfect specs. You find the problem, design the solution and move fast.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><h1>What to expect</h1><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Own the design of core product areas end-to-end, in close collaboration with Product Engineering and our founders</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Talk to customers regularly and turn insights into design decisions</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Turn complex functionality into simple and easy to use experiences</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Shape and scale our product design system</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Prototype fast with AI tools (Cursor, v0, Claude and others) to get from idea to testable flow in hours, not weeks</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Use analytics to measure what works, and iterate</p></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><h1>Who we're looking for</h1><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">At least 5 years of experience in product design, ideally in a small, fast-moving product team (portfolio required)</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Exceptional design craft: interaction detail, hierarchy, typography and motion</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">High autonomy: you take ownership without needing much structure</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Experience with design systems and shipping features end-to-end</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Product and analytics thinking: you don't design from your gut, you measure</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">AI-first mindset</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Fluent English (any additional language is a plus, especially German (DACH is our most important market)</p></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><h1>What we offer</h1><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Competitive salary: €65,000–€90,000</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Equity - you're building this, so you should own a piece of it.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Food &amp; drinks - lunch and dinner are on us </p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Relocation bonus (if you still need to move)</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Equipment of your choice - whatever makes you happy.</p></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><h1>Hiring process</h1><ol style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">15 min intro call</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Case study</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Skill interview with Moritz</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Culture call with the founders</p></li></ol><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>How we hire?</strong><br />We're AI-native, including in hiring. AI helps us to remain efficient, but people make every decision.<br /><br />fonio is an equal opportunity employer. We hire for talent and ownership, whatever your background is.<br />Need an adjustment in the process? Just tell us.<br /><br />Please send your CV in English. Then knock us off our feet 🚀</p>