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At Factorial, design is not a service function, a delivery role, or just about UX/UI.
Every designer at Factorial owns measurable business outcomes. They are part of our economic engine. This role is no exception.
We’re looking for a Product Design Director who operates at the level of value creation, not feature delivery. Someone who understands the gap between a usable product and a profitable one, and knows how to close it.
At Factorial, we are building the operating system for how companies manage their most important resources: people, money, and tools.
Today, those three worlds are fragmented. Headcount decisions happen without full cost visibility. Talent development is treated as a promise, not a business driver. Payroll runs disconnected from time, employee goals, and expenses. IT access is managed through spreadsheets and tickets. Employees enter and exit companies through manual, disconnected processes.
We’re connecting all of it into one system so every decision around hiring, onboarding, performance, compensation, time, expenses, and technology can be made with full context and real-time cost visibility. From business planning and headcount budgeting to recruiting, onboarding, performance reviews, project delivery, and profitability: one operating model.
This is not a feature roadmap. It’s a fundamental redesign of how companies run and how we imagine the future of work.
We’re already at €110M+ in annual recurring revenue across our products, serving 15,000+ companies in 60 countries with 1,500+ employees. The next phase is connecting the dots at a platform level, and design is leading that shift.
You won’t be asked to polish interfaces or improve flows in isolation.
You’ll be expected to understand how customers’ processes actually work end-to-end. To map cost, time, and error structures inside real companies. To frame problems in terms of business impact, not just UX metrics. To help decide what to build, not only how to build it.
Success is measured in revenue created and churn prevented. Not in NPS, vanity metrics, or activity disguised as impact.
Design at Factorial is about shaping value, not decorating features.
That also means thinking radically about simplicity. The best design is often not a cleaner flow, but eliminating the need for that flow entirely. We push designers to ask not only how to make something easier, but whether it needs to exist at all.
And when interaction is necessary, it should feel effortless and genuinely delightful. Trust is built in the details.
You’ll lead design across one of our verticals, Finance, IT, or People, depending on fit and ambition. These are not isolated bets. They are parts of a single platform, and the goal is to build them that way.
Your scope includes:
A €3–4M budget with the expectation of growing it at least 70% year over year
A team of 4 to 7 high-caliber product designers working end-to-end
Full ownership of product strategy within your area, in close collaboration with Product and Engineering Directors
Close partnership with GTM teams to define positioning and pricing
In practice, that means:
Leading discovery in complex domains and identifying what is actually broken before designing anything
Shadowing customers to map real workflows: spreadsheets, manual steps, handoffs, hidden costs
Defining end-to-end systems before jumping into screens and flows
Operating as a strategic peer to PMs and Engineers, not a downstream function
Influencing product bets based on value creation, not output
Evolving how design operates across Factorial as we scale
You're a good fit if:
Experience: You have 10+ years of building digital products and 3+ years leading teams. More importantly, you’ve operated at a level where design drove measurable business outcomes, not just better experiences.
Business mindset: You use business data to shape decisions, not just summarize outcomes. Also, you've developed a perspective where user needs and business goals aren't competing priorities; they're part of the same conversation.
Talent development: You’ve built and grown design teams, owned end-to-end hiring, recruited top talent, developed people over time, and made difficult people decisions when necessary.
Research & problem framing: You’re comfortable working with qualitative research, direct customer conversations, and business data. You uncover insights, identify risks and opportunities, and articulate clear decisions.
Systemic thinking: You think in systems before experiences. You can map how a product creates, captures, and destroys value across complex stakeholder ecosystems and design accordingly.
Design & craft You have a sharp eye for composition, detail, and visual quality. You understand the difference between something that works and something that is truly well-made. You hold that standard for yourself and your team.
Communication: You are fluent in English, written and spoken.
You have a plus if:
You’ve worked in B2B SaaS where the buyer, user, and economic decision-maker are different people
You’ve built products from 0 to millions of euros in revenue
You’ve operated in high-growth environments with constant ambiguity
You can independently pull and interpret data using BI tools
This role is not the right fit if:
You mainly focus on user experiences and interfaces
You expect predefined business requirements to work with
You see management primarily as process optimization and people coordination
Your main focus is on user satisfaction and usability alone
If any of this is true, this will feel like a misalignment. That’s okay.
You will probably love this role if:
You see design as a value stream, not just an experience lever
You don’t treat design as a bridge between users and business. You treat it as business
You’re comfortable debating trade-offs and outcomes, not just outputs
You want real influence and accept the responsibility that comes with it
Designers at Factorial own part of the business impact. That comes with more influence and more exposure.
Compensation ranges from €120,000 to €150,000 and includes an additional 50% in equity (phantom shares), based on impact and capability. We care more about your ability to create value than the number of years on your CV.
We offer equity because this role is not a job. It’s ownership.
If you’re helping shape the platform that connects how companies manage people, money, and operations, you should share in the value it creates. Equity aligns incentives, but more importantly, it aligns ambition. We want people who feel part of what we’re building, not just employed by it.
If we succeed at the level we’re aiming for, the upside shouldn’t be symbolic. It should be meaningful.
(Optional) People Interview (30 min): A first conversation to align expectations. Ask anything.
VP/Director Interview (1-2 h): We go deep into your experience, open Figma together, and explore how you lead decisions from problem definition through execution. You'll get a clear view of expectations, team structure, and how we work.
Challenge Interview (1.5 h): A briefing to assess how you evaluate talent and guide designers. You'll receive it a few days in advance to prepare.
Meeting the Team: Before any final decision, you'll meet other Product Leaders and designers you'd potentially work with. This is for both sides.
Offer Letter: If everything aligns, we make a formal offer.
At Factorial, we believe the best products are built when people come together, in person, to collaborate, challenge ideas, and move fast. That’s why our Product team follows an office-first, flexible approach.
We work on-site several days a week (80%), using that time to connect, align, and innovate as a team. However, we also understand the importance of focus and flexibility, so we support remote work when it makes sense (20%): whether for deep work, personal needs, or just a change of scenery.
This balance helps us stay agile, creative, and closely connected—while giving everyone the space to do their best work.
We care about people, and we also offer a lot of benefits for employees:
High growth, multicultural, and friendly environment
Continuous training and learning based on your needs
Alan's private health insurance
Healthy life with Wellhub(Gyms, pools, outdoor classes)
Save expenses with Cobee
Language classes with Preply
Get the most out of your salary with Payflow
And when at the office...
Breakfast in the office and organic fruit
Nora and Apetit discounts
Pet Friendly
Wanna learn more about us? Check our website!
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