Senior Director of Product Design

The role: IT space This position owns the IT space, a domain where a bad experience is still socially accepted. The laptop arrives late. Access is missing. Tickets everywhere. Employees start their first week with zero sense of control, and nobody is surprised. We're rebuilding this layer to run itself. Not another integration on top of a broken stack, but a single platform that is actively becoming agentic, where IT, onboarding, and access coordinate themselves across legal, payroll, talent, and finance. The design challenge is not the flow. It's the boundary: what the system should provision, grant, and decide autonomously, and where IT and employee judgment still belong. The goal is to take this product from 0 to €5M in 2026. You'll define the strategy, build and lead a team of 4 to 7 high-caliber product designers, and own a €3–4M budget. Required skills You're a good fit if: Experience: 10+ years building digital products, 3+ leading teams, at a level where design drove measurable business outcomes. Business mindset: You use business data to shape decisions, and see user needs and business goals as the same conversation. Agentic AI: You've shipped or seriously prototyped agentic products. You're fluent in the building blocks (agents, tools, skills, context, evals) and move between the design and technical layers without a translator. Talent development: You've built design teams end-to-end: hired top talent, developed people over time, and made difficult decisions when necessary. Research & problem framing: You combine qualitative research, direct customer conversations, and business data to uncover insights and articulate clear decisions. Systemic thinking: You think in systems before experiences — mapping how a product creates, captures, and destroys value across complex stakeholder ecosystems. Design & craft: You know the difference between something that works and something truly well made, and you hold that standard for yourself and your team. Communication: Fluent in English, written and spoken. You have a plus if: You’ve worked in B2B SaaS where buyer, user, and economic decision-maker are different people You’ve built products from 0 to millions of euros in revenue You’ve operated in high-growth environments with constant ambiguity You can independently pull and interpret data using BI tools Is this role for you? This role is not the right fit if: You expect predefined business

requirements to work with You see management primarily as process optimization and people coordination Your main focus is user satisfaction and usability alone Figma is where you hide from the business conversation If any of this is true, this will feel like a misalignment. That’s okay. You will probably love this role if: You see design as a value stream, not just an experience lever You don’t treat design as a bridge between users and business. You treat it as business You’re comfortable debating trade-offs and outcomes, not just outputs You want real influence and accept the responsibility that comes with it Designers at Factorial own part of the business impact. That comes with more influence and more exposure.

Compensation €118,000 to €150,000, plus an additional 50% in equity (phantom shares), based on impact and capability. We care more about your ability to create value than the years on your CV. We offer equity because this role is not a job, it's ownership. If you're helping shape this platform, you should participate in the value it creates. If we succeed at the level we're aiming for, the upside shouldn't be symbolic. What the process looks like People Interview (30 min): A first conversation to align expectations. Ask anything. VP/Director Interview (1-2 h): We go deep into your experience, open Figmas together, and explore how you lead decisions from problem definition through execution. You'll get a clear view of expectations, team structure, and

how we work. Challenge Interview (1.5 h): A briefing to assess how you evaluate talent and guide designers. You'll receive it a few days in advance to prepare. Meeting

the Team: Before any final decision, you'll meet other Product Leaders and designers you'd potentially work with. This is for both sides. Offer Letter: If everything aligns, we make a formal offer. How do we work? At Factorial, we believe the best products are built when people come together, in person, to collaborate, challenge ideas, and move fast. That’s why our Product team follows an office-first, flexible approach . We work on-site several days a week (80%) , using that time to connect, align, and innovate as a team. However, we also understand the importance of focus and flexibility, so we support remote work when it makes sense (20%) : whether for deep work, personal needs, or just a change of scenery. This balance helps us stay agile, creative, and closely connected—while giving everyone the space to do their best work. Other

perks of being part of our team We care about people, and we also offer a lot of

benefits for employees: High growth, multicultural, and friendly environment Continuous training and learning based on your needs Alan's private health insurance Healthy life with Wellhub(Gyms, pools, outdoor classes) Save expenses with Cobee Language classes with Preply Get the most out of your salary with Payflow And when at the office... Breakfast in the office and organic fruit Nora and Apetit discounts Pet Friendly Wanna learn more

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