Senior Product Designer (m/w/d)

📍 Job Overview

Job Title: Senior Product Designer (m/w/d)

Company: Prematch

Location: Köln, Germany

Job Type: Full-time

Category: Product Design / UX/UI

Date Posted: May 28, 2026

Experience Level: 5+ Years

Remote Status: Hybrid/Remote-Friendly (Europe-based)

🚀 Role Summary

• Lead end-to-end product design for a rapidly growing mobile application in the amateur football space, impacting over 190 million users.

• Drive user research, define core user flows, and translate complex product requirements into intuitive and engaging user experiences.

• Contribute to and evolve the company's design system, ensuring consistency and scalability across all product touchpoints.

• Collaborate closely with Product Management and Engineering teams to deliver high-quality, user-centered design solutions.

• Support broader visual design and branding initiatives across marketing and partnerships.

📝 Enhancement Note: This role is positioned as a Senior Product Designer, indicating a need for significant autonomy, strategic input, and the ability to mentor or guide junior designers if the team grows. The emphasis on "end-to-end" design and "co-responsibility" suggests a hands-on approach where the designer will be involved in all stages of the product development lifecycle. The "m/w/d" (männlich/weiblich/divers) designation is standard in Germany and signifies an inclusive hiring practice.

📈 Primary Responsibilities

• Own the entire product design lifecycle, from initial problem definition and user research to wireframing, user flows, prototyping, and final UI implementation for Prematch's mobile application.

• Plan and conduct user interviews, usability tests, and product discovery sessions to ground design decisions in validated user behavior and insights.

• Define, analyze, and continuously optimize key user journeys, such as onboarding and core engagement loops, to enhance user retention and satisfaction.

• Foster close collaboration with Product Managers and Engineering teams, effectively translating product goals into well-thought-out, actionable design solutions.

• Develop, maintain, and advance the product's design system to ensure visual consistency, brand integrity, and efficient scaling across all features and platforms.

• Provide cross-functional support for visual design and branding tasks across other departments, including Partnerships and Marketing, as required.

📝 Enhancement Note: The responsibilities highlight a strong focus on user-centric methodologies and a holistic approach to product design. The expectation to "co-responsible" for the app from problem definition to UI suggests a senior-level individual who can take ownership and drive initiatives from conception to launch.

🎓 Skills & Qualifications

Education: While no specific degree is mandated, a strong educational background in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or a related field is implied by the experience requirements.

Experience: Minimum of 5 years of experience as a Product Designer, with a proven track record in designing for mobile products (iOS/Android).

Required Skills:

• End-to-End Product Design: Comprehensive experience managing the full design process for digital products.

• User Research & Discovery: Proficiency in planning and executing user interviews, usability testing, and product discovery sessions.

• User Flow Mapping: Ability to define, analyze, and optimize complex user journeys.

• Interaction Design: Strong skills in creating intuitive and effective user interactions, ensuring UI serves UX goals.

• Design Systems: Experience in developing, maintaining, and utilizing design systems for consistency and scalability.

• Figma Proficiency: Expert-level skills in Figma for design, prototyping, and design system management.

• Mobile Design (iOS/Android): Demonstrated experience and understanding of platform-specific design conventions and best practices.

• User-Centred Design Principles: Deep understanding of user-centered design, including problem framing, research synthesis, and translating insights into product decisions.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Proven ability to work effectively within agile, cross-functional teams alongside Product Managers and Engineers.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with quantitative UX methods, such as analytics-driven design decisions and A/B testing.

• Skills in Motion Design or Micro-Interaction design.

• Basic knowledge of frontend development (HTML/CSS or React) to facilitate closer collaboration with engineers.

📝 Enhancement Note: The requirement for 5+ years of experience and a strong portfolio specifically for mobile products indicates a search for a seasoned professional capable of independent work and strategic contribution. The explicit mention of Figma highlights it as the primary design tool.

📊 Process & Systems Portfolio Requirements

Portfolio Essentials:

• A comprehensive portfolio showcasing a minimum of 5 years of product design experience, with a strong emphasis on mobile applications (iOS/Android).

• Case studies demonstrating a deep understanding of user-centered design principles, including problem definition, user research methodologies, and how insights informed design decisions.

• Examples of the entire UX process, from discovery and wireframing through to prototyping, usability testing, and iterative design on launched features.

• Clear articulation of interaction design rationale and how UI elements effectively serve the user experience.

Process Documentation:

• Showcase of how you plan and execute user research activities, including methodology and synthesis of findings.

• Examples of defining and optimizing user flows, particularly for key engagement loops like onboarding.

• Demonstrations of collaboration with product and engineering teams, illustrating how designs are translated into actionable development tasks.

• Examples of design system components and their application across the product.

📝 Enhancement Note: The portfolio is critical for this role. It needs to go beyond just showcasing final UI and delve into the "why" behind design decisions, demonstrating a robust UX process and problem-solving capabilities specifically for mobile platforms.

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