Head of Product Design

Job description

BUILD SOMETHING MONUMENTAL FOR HEALTHCARE! At Tandem Health we’re reimagining healthcare by putting clinicians first. Our platform - designed by clinicians, for clinicians - is built on deep insight into real-world pain points, with intuitive medical notes and workflows that truly support patient care. We’re a fast-scaling health-tech company backed by top investors and expanding globally. We move fast, stay curious, and believe building something that matters starts with an extraordinary team. If you're passionate about impact and innovation, we'd love to meet you! ABOUT THE ROLE As Head of Product Design at Tandem, you’ll lead and elevate the craft of product design across the company. You’ll work closely with Product, Engineering, and company leadership to shape not only how our products look and feel, but how we discover opportunities, validate ideas, and build products users love. Together we'll be shaping what the future of health interfaces look like. Enabling clinicians to focus on giving care rather than computers and enabling patients to understand and navigate their care journey. This role is about setting a high bar for product design, developing our designers, improving our systems and workflows, and helping define what exceptional AI-native product design should look like. This is a role for someone with exceptional product design judgment, a strong track record of shipping meaningful products, and the ability to help others raise their game. You’ll represent design at the leadership level while remaining close enough to the work to contribute when needed. We’re a fast-moving team that values momentum, ownership, and iteration. This role is a great fit for someone who cares deeply about product quality, thrives in ambiguity, and wants to shape the future of design in an AI-first environment. This is not a traditional management role focused on org charts and large teams. We’re still early, and the design team is currently small. Instead, this role is about setting a high bar for product design, developing our designers, improving our systems and workflows, and helping define what exceptional AI-native product design should look like. WHAT YOU WILL DO - Lead and evolve the overall design craft at Tandem - Mentor and develop product designers through feedback, collaboration, and coaching - Represent the design function in leadership discussions and help shape company-wide product decisions - Work closely with Product and Engineering leadership to shape product principles, direction and execution - Establish and improve product discovery practices, including research, prototyping, validation, and user feedback loops - Contribute hands-on to product and interaction design when needed - Help define how AI can improve both the user experience and the design process itself - Raise the bar for usability, product thinking, consistency, and visual quality across the company - Improve how design collaborates with engineering and product teams - Create clarity and alignment, adding momentum around design decisions in a fast-moving environment WHAT YOU BRING - Significant experience designing digital products with strong product and user intuition - Exceptional attention to detail and a high bar for product quality - Experience leading or mentoring designers, formally or informally - A track record of personally driving meaningful product work from discovery through delivery - Deep experience running user research, testing, prototyping, and validation as core parts of the product development process - Strong systems thinking and experience improving design workflows and team effectiveness - Comfort working closely with engineers and understanding technical constraints - Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution - Strong communication skills and ability to give thoughtful, actionable feedback - Experience operating in fast-moving environments with evolving priorities - Experience working in highly collaborative product organizations where designers, engineers, and product managers work closely together - A strong sense of ownership and genuine care for the craft of product design - Experience making design simple and unified across multiple complex product lines Bonus Points - Experience designing AI-native products - Experience building AI-native design processes - Experience in healthtech - Experience working in early-stage startups or scaleups - Comfort engaging in technical discussions and designing within real engineering constraints LOCATION We believe the best ideas happen when we’re together. This role is based in our vibrant HQ in the Epicenter building in the heart of Stockholm where you will work primarily from our office to collaborate, connect, and build our culture. HOW TO APPLY We adopt a continuous selection process, so please make sure to apply with your CV in English. Our interview process consists of 4 stages: 1. Screening interview with Talent Acquisition 2. Design focused interview 3. Follow-up interview with our CTO and co-founder 4. Home case and presentation at our office - Join us in the Stockholm office for a lunch and a presentation to experience our our culture firsthand, collaborate with our team, and see how you work in action. BENEFITS - Competitive salary & company stock options - 30 days/year of paid vacation - 5,000 SEK wellness allowance (friskvårdsbidrag) plus an additional 6,000 SEK yearly to spend on other health related initiatives - Generous Parental leave top-up for new parents - Private Medical Insurance to stay healthy - Mental health support through our partner Mindler - Pension program - Social and team-building activities (off-sites, after works, winter/summer parties) - An opportunity to make a real positive impact in the world of healthcare - Work with some of the best minds in AI, healthcare, and engineering. We review our benefits packages on a regular basis and might modify our benefits from time to time. CULTURE AT TANDEM At Tandem, we move fast, think big, and take ownership. We're a high-performing, diverse team with a shared drive to change the future of healthcare - and we’re just getting started. Our culture is built on action, ambition, and learning. You'll be trusted to take the lead, challenge yourself, and make an impact from day one. We believe real growth happens when you're stretched, supported, and surrounded by smart, passionate teammates who want to win together. Even though we’re spread across countries, we come together often in Sweden for team meetings, social events, and offsites - blending global reach with real human connection. We hire for talent, potential, and attitude - valuing different backgrounds and fresh perspectives. Great ideas come from everywhere, and we’re building a team that reflects the world we want to change. Tandem handles sensitive patient data and will conduct a background check before hiring any candidate.