Founding Product Designer

paddy is building the agentic operating system for teaching and learning. Born out of our own experience in schools, our team is developing an AI platform deeply embedded in day-to-day teaching, from lesson preparation and delivery to analysis. Today, thousands of teachers and tens of thousands of students use paddy every day. Our mission: to meaningfully reduce teachers’ workload while improving teaching quality, so students are better prepared for the future. Backed by strong investors such as HTGF , we are growing fast with the goal of making paddy the leading AI platform for schools in Europe. As our Founding Product Designer, you will own product design across paddy and work directly with our CPO, CTO and Product Engineers. Aufgaben Own product design from research and UX to UI, prototypes and shipped experience Design and launch high-quality features with our CPO and Product Engineers, without traditional handoffs Turn complex AI workflows into intuitive products for teachers and students Use research, product data and experiments to validate decisions Work AI-native and use whatever tools get you to a realistic prototype fastest, ideally in code Qualifikation 5+ years of product design experience, ideally in a fast-paced tech environment Exceptional UX and UI craft, strong product judgment and a portfolio of shipped products Experience designing complex SaaS or AI products across complete user journeys A hands-on mindset, able to go from an ambiguous problem to detailed execution Excellent communication skills, fluent German and strong English Passion for understanding users and solving real problems through product design Bonus points Experience working at a high-growth, venture-backed startup Experience with React, SQL or backend systems Previous experience building AI-driven or EdTech products Benefits Own the product experience in a founding role Receive competitive compensation and meaningful VSOP participation Get 30 vacation days and €50 in monthly tax