Senior Product Designer

Phenomenon Studio is a boutique product design and development agency founded in 2019. We work with teams who’ve outgrown what they’ve built — from venture-backed startups to established market leaders — and own the work end to end: strategy, design, development, and post-launch.

The team of 70+ senior specialists is based in Europe, with entities in the USA, Estonia, and Switzerland, serving SaaS, fintech, healthcare, and EdTech. Across 120+ launches, clients have raised $500M+. Phenomenon is HIPAA-compliant, Nielsen Norman Group UX certified, and a Webflow Experts partner, holding a 5.0 rating on Clutch — and most clients come back for a second project.

We’re looking for a Senior Product Designer who treats a brief as a hypothesis rather than a specification.

Advantages of the role:

• You own complex projects end-to-end. You don't just do one part of someone else's plan — you find the problem, decide what to do, and take responsibility for the result
• You'll talk directly with the client to understand their needs and expectations, then present your solutions and stand behind them
• We submit product work to awards that judge the thinking, not the surface — Red Dot, UX Design Awards
• A design community of 30+ designers who give honest feedback, share second opinions, and help you think through decisions — people who've been in your shoes
• You'll have a personal mentor to support you. Down the line, you'll get to be that person for someone else

Requirements:

• 5+ years of commercial product design experience, a substantial part of it in an agency or outsourcing setup
• Ability to take a project from 0 to 1 as the only designer on it
• Experience across both web and mobile products (iOS, Android)
• Strong visual craft — work that carries a brand and holds up in use, not just structurally sound layouts
• Experience optimising user journeys against metrics: engagement, conversion, retention
• Experience with UX research and behaviour analysis tools (Hotjar, Amplitude, Google Analytics, etc.)
• Proficiency in Figma (tokens, components, variables, auto-layout)
• Proficiency in modern AI tools for building live demo prototypes and products — Claude Code, Cursor, and similar — and using AI in your workflow without losing quality
• Strong spoken English (B2+ level). You'll run calls, present and defend solutions, and handle client disagreements directly, alongside the PM.
• A case showing measurable impact on product metrics — required, either in your cover letter or already in your portfolio

What the role actually asks of you:

• Identifying the real problem, even when it's not what the client originally asked for — and being able to explain its importance.
• Adapting the process to the project instead of running the framework to the end
• Identifying the outcome your work should produce, and how anyone would know you met it
• Deciding without complete information — judging business, tech, and budget factors yourself, and acting on it
• Explaining the reasoning behind your solutions to the client, not just presenting layouts

This role is probably not a fit if:

• Your answer to “why is it built this way?” is “that’s what the client / PM / Lead asked for”
• You need a detailed PRD or spec before you can start working
• You pass decisions upward instead of bringing a recommendation and the reasoning behind it
• Your case studies show only deliverables — flows, wireframes, a design system, not your reasoning, decisions, or the results.

What we offer:

• Remote work format and flexible schedule
• Autonomy in work, opportunity to build processes, and grow within the company
• Individual development plan and annual performance review
• Workshops and playgrounds for continuous learning
• Compensation for subject-matter training
• Corporate English classes
• Access to IT Loyalty Club
• Accounting support
• 18 working days of annual leave
• 7 working days of sick leave and 7 working days of unpaid leave
• All national public holidays off

Recruitment process: Recruitment interview — Technical interview — Final interview