Overview In this founding-level design leadership role, you will set and raise the quality bar for a growing design team at n8n, guiding UX across complex, developer-facing products. You'll shape product strategy with design thinking, expand the user base beyond technical builders, and strengthen the design system and research practice. You'll partner with Product, Engineering, and leadership to drive evidence-based decisions and craft compelling, trustworthy AI-enabled experiences.

This is a chance to influence a fast-evolving product and culture at scale.

Compensaciones / Ventajas Competitive compensation equity remote-first with off-sites health and wellness benefits (country norms)

401(k) retirement plan with employer match (US)

paid vacation and sick days (Europe and US differences)

Responsabilidades

Define and uphold a clear quality bar for design work across the team

Create and refine review processes and critique rituals to standardize craft

Evolve design system and QA practices as the team scales

Tackle UX challenges to lower the learning curve for new users while preserving power for experts

Shapes product strategy through design thinking and active roadmap input

Lead and grow the design team (approximately 14 designers including leads, ICs, and researchers) and manage hiring and progression





Embed research into decision-making; build a pragmatic UX research practice from the ground up

Promote practical AI adoption within design, supporting prototyping, synthesis, QA, and workflow efficiency

Foster cross-functional partnerships with Product, Engineering, and leadership to position design as a true thought partner

Model thoughtful, adaptive, and forward-looking working styles

Requisitos principales Product design leadership with manager-level experience

Experience leading design for complex or developer-facing products

Craft authority to set and defend quality standards

Strategic influence to make design a co-equal in product conversations

Structured problem-solving under ambiguity

AI-era product judgment and understanding of AI/automation landscapes

Research literacy to integrate insights into product development

Data-informed decision making using analytics and user evidence

Org design and performance management capabilities

Desire and ability to hire, mentor, and grow a design team strategic influence strong communication and collaboration curiosity and adaptability design leadership and team management design systems and QA practices

UX research methods and synthesis

📌 Head of Product Design (Barcelona)
🏢 n8n
📍 Barcelona