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Babbel, headquartered in Friedrichshain, Berlin, is a leading language learning platform that offers subscription-based services for over a dozen languages, including Spanish, French, and German. With more than 1000 employees, Babbel has raised $33.3 million in Series B funding and serves millions o...
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Babbel • Berlin
Babbel is seeking a Principal Product Designer to enhance the product experience for language learners. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams and utilize design and prototyping software. This role requires 5+ years of product design experience.
You are a Principal Product Designer with over 5 years of experience in crafting and shipping high-quality digital product experiences. You have a systematic approach to rapid prototyping and ideally have experience using AI tools to enhance your design process. Your portfolio showcases your problem-solving skills and superior attention to detail, demonstrating your ability to create engaging behavioral interactions and motion design. You are data-informed and understand the importance of balancing business outcomes with user-centric design. As a fantastic team player, you thrive in collaborative environments and communicate effectively in English, ensuring that your ideas are clearly expressed and understood.
You have a strong foundation in design craft and are eager to mentor other designers, helping to evolve the discipline at Babbel. Your experience in a consumer-focused, high-performing organization has equipped you with the skills necessary to drive decision-making around design methods and processes. You are passionate about creating industry-defining experiences for language learners and are excited to work with cross-functional teams to achieve this goal.
In this role, you will envision new product experiences based on data and insights, driving decision-making to achieve intended outcomes quickly. You will collaborate closely with other designers and cross-functional teams to shape the product vision, ensuring that the user experience is at the forefront of all design efforts. Your responsibilities will include mentoring other designers, sharing your expertise, and fostering a culture of design excellence within the team. You will be tasked with building innovative experiences that set industry standards for language learning, utilizing your skills in design and prototyping software to bring your ideas to life.
You will also be involved in evolving the design discipline at Babbel, working alongside your principal design peers to push the boundaries of what is possible in product design. Your role will require you to balance user needs with business objectives, ensuring that every design decision is informed by data and user feedback. You will have the opportunity to lead design initiatives that impact the overall product strategy and contribute to the success of Babbel's mission to make language learning accessible and engaging for everyone.
At Babbel, we value our employees and offer a range of benefits to support your work-life balance. Enjoy 30 vacation days, along with family and life situation counseling to help you navigate personal challenges. We foster an inclusive environment where all candidates are assessed based on skills and qualifications, ensuring that everyone feels welcome and valued. Join us in shaping the future of language learning and make a meaningful impact through your design work.
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