Lead Product Designer

Job description

About Us At Colossyan, we help modern teams create, manage, and scale training and enablement content with AI. Leading organisations such as Paramount, Ericsson, Continental AG, Cisco, Johnson & Johnson, and UPS use Colossyan to transform knowledge into engaging, scalable training and enablement experiences. By combining AI-powered video and authoring with intuitive design, teams can turn existing knowledge into structured, interactive content and deliver it across global organisations efficiently. To date, more than 1 million videos have been created using Colossyan, and we’ve been recognised as a G2 Leader across multiple product categories. We’re also proud to have received the Red Dot Design Award for product design. Colossyan enables teams to: - Transform documents, presentations, and prompts into structured training content - Create AI-powered learning experiences with avatars, narration, and visual storytelling - Build interactive training programs with modules, media and assessments to drive engagement - Translate and localise training into 100+ languages instantly - Keep knowledge up to date by quickly editing and maintaining training content as information evolves - Measure effectiveness with analytics and insights Behind the product is a fast-growing, international team of 70+ people united by a passion for technology and its potential to help organisations scale knowledge more effectively. We foster a culture of collaboration, curiosity, and continuous learning, and we’re committed to supporting the personal and professional growth of every team member. Our mission is to democratise organisational knowledge and make it easy for teams to create, update, and scale training and enablement across the entire company. To learn more about our product features, visit . About the role: TL;DR: We are looking for a seasoned Lead Product Designer to lead the design function at Colossyan, across all four of our cross-functional product-engineering teams. We expect a broad range of design skills, exceptional taste, and demonstrated experience managing designers. You are still hands-on and want to stay that way, and you are actively reshaping your own practice around AI. You want a role that combines leading the team with contributing directly to key initiatives yourself. What we're looking for A track record in high-performing, fast-paced startup environments 7+ years in product design or UX design 2+ years of experience managing designers directly Strong understanding of user-centered design principles, and fluency in UX research Fluency with design systems and how they get implemented in code Judgement on quality against pace. You know when additional quality effort produces diminishing returns, and you make scope trade-offs deliberately A current portfolio of work you designed yourself. We expect you to keep designing in this role Bonus: you ship to production, perhaps with a little help from AI Bonus: experience designing AI products What you will do In one sentence: you lead the design team and own the design of our key initiatives. You partner with Product and Engineering to shape the roadmap and the vision, and you lead the design team to deliver it You represent our customers in every room, anchoring product and design decisions in real, evidence-backed problems, and you drive qualitative research and user testing with your team You lead, mentor and develop the designers in the team, accountable for their performance and their growth You lead the effort to improve design quality and process, and you make sure the team has the tooling and infrastructure to do their work You own how design works across all four teams, including the design system and who holds it You integrate AI into the team's design workflow and operational practice, finding where it accelerates craft, reduces friction and opens new possibilities You stay properly hands-on. Each quarter you pick up a number of projects yourself and work the problem directly, and you use that work to set the craft standard for the team You communicate design strategy and outcomes to an executive audience, leading with the recommendation and the business outcome, and adapting to who is in the room Important Note Please submit your application in English. It's our company language so you'll be speaking lots of it if you join. What we offer: Stock options: We want everyone to feel motivated to do their best work, which is why we’re all owners. Private Healthcare: Access private healthcare through the Medicover Blue package. We understand that everyone does their best work when they’re happy and healthy. Free Lunch Thursdays and Breakfast Tuesdays: Build team connections in the office over complimentary weekly lunches via Wolt. Hybrid Work : We expect our team to work from our buzzing office 3 days per week, with the rest of the time spent working from home. Plus, you get one additional fully remote week each quarter to work from anywhere. No-Meeting Wednesdays: We know working at a startup needs focus on work with real impact instead of back-and-forth meetings. Great office location: Work from our brand new, pet-friendly office designed for comfort and team collaboration in the center of Budapest (5th district). Birthday time off: Celebrate your birthday with an additional paid day off, if it falls on a weekday, separate from your regular vacation allowance. Cutting-edge AI technology: Be at the forefront of AI innovation, working directly with state-of-the-art AI technologies that form the core of our product. Impact: As a rapidly expanding Series A startup, your contributions will have an immediate impact on our global development. At Colossyan, we believe that diversity drives innovation and inclusion fosters a sense of belonging. We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to bring their authentic selves to work. We actively seek to build a diverse team and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and beliefs to apply to our open positions. We strongly encourage individuals from underrepresented and/or marginalised identities to apply. If you need any accommodations for your interview, please email