About Joko
At Joko, our mission is to we help consumers save time and money when shopping online or in-store. Founded in Paris, Joko is a tech company and certified B Corp with over 105 talents across Paris, Barcelona, and New York. More than 6 million users already save money every day at 10,000+ merchants with Joko. Today, Joko is an AI shopping app: with Juno, our shopping assistant, users can find the right product at the best price in only a few seconds.
The Role
As Head of Product Design, you will own the vision and execution of Product Design at Joko. Reporting to the VP Product, you will be hands-on early, then build and scale a high-performing Design and Research team as we grow. Your mission is to raise the bar on craft, coherence, and user-centricity across every Joko product.
Responsibilities
- Own the design vision and quality bar: Define what great design means at Joko, the principles behind it, and the standards every shipped surface is held to.
- Stay hands-on where it matters: Be deep in discovery, flows, UI, and interaction design on the highest-stakes problems.
- Shape the design vision for Joko AI: Partner with Product Management and Engineering on what a shopping assistant powered by AI should feel like, including new interaction models.
- Own and evolve the design system: Treat the design system as a living product.
- Build a real research practice: Build a structured User Research function and hire our first User Researcher.
- Build and scale the team: Grow Product Design to 7 Designers and 1 Researcher, recruit, coach, and build a culture where craft and ownership are the defaults.
- Partner closely with Brand Design: Deliver a coherent 10/10 experience end to end.
- Make AI a real design advantage: Deploy modern AI and design tools across the team's workflow to accelerate discovery, prototyping, and iteration.
Perks and Benefits
- Flexible remote: If you live in Paris, you can choose to work from our office or from home. If you live elsewhere, we provide access to a coworking space and a coworking budget.
- Work from anywhere: You can work from most countries in the world for up to 3 months per year.
- Compensation: Top-market compensation (€80K – €123K).
- Equity: Equity for everyone with the chance to own a piece of what you build.
- AI Development: Half-day each week dedicated to leveling up with AI by exploring new tools and sharpening your skills.
- Team Culture: Yearly offsite in amazing locations and budget for team-building events & monthly in-person gatherings.
- Wellness: Contribution to your ClassPass subscription.
- Parental Leave: 8-week leave paid 100% for the second parent.
- Full list of benefits
Requirements
- Experience: 8+ years in Product Design with a strong hands-on background, and previous experience as a Lead or Head of Product Design (or equivalent senior design leadership role).
- B2C mobile-first DNA: Experience shipping consumer mobile products that millions of people use.
- High-bar mindset: Pixel-level rigor, motion that feels right, and copy that earns its place on the screen.
- Strong sense of craft: Portfolio showing end-to-end product thinking, sharp interaction design, and attention to detail.
- Hands-on with AI: Recent experience using AI to speed up discovery, prototyping, and delivery.
- Research instinct: Hands-on user research experience or experience working closely with researchers.
- Design systems at scale: Experience evolving a design system in a scaling context.
- Cross-functional partnership: Ability to work closely with Product Managers, Engineers, and Brand or Marketing Design teams.
- Coaching mindset: Ability to develop someone's taste, push their craft, and give effective feedback.
- Languages: Fluent in English, both written and spoken. French is a plus.
- Mindset: Entrepreneurial mindset, ability to handle challenges, and a love for constant learning.
