Senior Director of User Experience

vor 2 Wochen

Cologne, Deutschland Talentful Vollzeit

About the role


Our client is seeking a Senior Director of User Experience & Product Growth who has a thorough understanding of building exceptional products with a relentless focus on user experience and product growth levers. Reporting to the Chief Product & Innovation Officer, you will lead UX strategy and execution, directly managing a Design and UXR team.


Your role will require close interaction with customers to drive discovery and insights, ensuring the product meets user needs and drives growth. You will partner closely with Engineering, Sales, Marketing, and Customer Value teams. Your entrepreneurial spirit and collaborative approach will drive significant growth and improvement.


Over time, your team will expand, so we're also looking for an experienced people manager who excels at developing high-performing teams.


The role and your impact at the team


  • Develop and Own UX Vision: Define and execute a user experience strategy that enhances the overall product offering and drives user satisfaction.
  • Drive Product Growth: Identify and optimize key product levers to drive growth, complementing traditional SLG approaches with innovative strategies.
  • Cross-Functional Leadership: Lead UX and Product Management teams, ensuring alignment with Engineering, Sales, Marketing, and Customer Value.
  • Customer Interaction: Engage directly with customers to gather insights, validate hypotheses, and inform product strategy.
  • Feedback Integration: Establish standardized processes for incorporating feedback from customers and partners into the product strategy to expand market reach.
  • Process Improvement: Co-define future processes, evolving our current Product Operating Model to make PD/UXR a central function.
  • Stakeholder Evangelism: Advocate for UX improvements across all company stakeholders.
  • Hands-On Leadership: Lead by example by taking on actual design work streams to spearhead change and drive initiatives.

You will fit great with the following skills and qualifications


  • User Empathy: Deep empathy and experience with end-users in a B2B SaaS enterprise setting.
  • Growth Focus: Proven experience in driving product growth through innovative strategies and optimizing product levers.
  • Enterprise SaaS Experience: Strong background in managing SaaS products for enterprise customers.
  • Strategic Sales Support: Experience supporting strategic sales opportunities for enterprise customers.
  • Team Leadership: Experience managing and developing high-performing Design and UXR teams.
  • Product-Led Growth: Experience with product-led growth strategies is a strong plus.
  • AI Product Experience: Experience with AI-driven products is advantageous.
  • Market Research Understanding: Knowledge of the market research industry is a plus.

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