Miele

Premium domestic appliances manufacturer and supplier

Director UX/UI Design

Product DesignConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeGütersloh, GermanyNo salary listedHybrid

About the Job

Requirements

A degree in Interaction Design, Human-Computer Interaction, User Experience Design, Communication Design, Media Informatics, or a comparable discipline, complemented by extensive professional experience in a similar UX/UI or Experience Design role.
Leadership experience in multidisciplinary Experience Design teams within a complex, international product environment, with the ability to provide direction and make sound decisions when priorities compete.
Experience defining UX strategies, UX architectures, and Design Systems across digital and physical touchpoints, focused on creating coherent premium experiences.
Strategic thinking, a strong design vision, and a hands-on mindset to turn complexity into clear decisions and align customer needs, brand ambition, technology, and business goals.
German and English language skills to collaborate across teams and functions in international and senior-stakeholder environments.

Responsibilities

Work closely with Product Design and Smart Home to shape the long-term direction for digital products and connected services, translating user insights, emerging technologies, and market trends into a seamless premium experience across physical and digital touchpoints.
Establish a scalable UX architecture and Design System across products and platforms, including consistent user flows, interaction patterns, navigation principles, and UI standards.
Create frameworks for consistent quality, scalable solutions, and efficient collaboration across teams and products through UX/UI guidelines, documentation, and design processes.
Steer UX/UI quality, priorities, resources, and timelines across the portfolio; identify risks and dependencies early; and balance user needs, technical feasibility, and business requirements.
Develop the UX/UI team through clear direction, regular feedback, and coaching, while building a shared understanding of experience quality across disciplines.
Communicate confidently and lead discussions effectively in international and senior-stakeholder environments.

Your Responsibilities

Working closely with Product Design and Smart Home, you shape the long-term direction for Miele’s digital products and connected services, translating user insights, emerging technologies and market trends into a seamless premium experience across physical and digital touchpoints
Across products and platforms, you establish a scalable UX architecture and Design System with consistent user flows, interaction patterns, navigation principles and UI standards
Through clear UX/UI guidelines, documentation and design processes, you create the framework for consistent quality, scalable solutions and efficient collaboration across teams and products
Across the portfolio, you steer UX/UI quality, priorities, resources and timelines while identifying risks and dependencies early and balancing user needs, technical feasibility and business requirements
As a leader, you develop our experienced UX/UI team through clear direction, regular feedback and coaching, while building a shared understanding of experience quality across disciplines

What we are looking for

You hold a degree in Interaction Design, Human-Computer Interaction, User Experience Design, Communication Design, Media Informatics or a comparable discipline, complemented by extensive professional experience in a similar UX/UI or Experience Design role
Leadership experience in multidisciplinary Experience Design teams within a complex, international product environment enable you to provide direction and make sound decisions even when priorities compete
Your experience includes defining UX strategies, UX architectures and Design Systems across digital and physical touchpoints, with a clear focus on creating coherent premium experiences
Strategic thinking comes with a strong design vision and hands-on mindset, allowing you to turn complexity into clear decisions and bring together customer needs, brand ambition, technology and business goals
In international and senior stakeholder environments, you communicate with confidence, lead discussions effectively and bring the German and English language skills needed to collaborate across teams and functions

About the Company

Miele

Premium domestic appliances manufacturer and supplier

Miele makes premium domestic and professional appliances sold worldwide. Its products include washing machines, dryers, dishwashers, ovens, refrigerators, coffee machines and vacuums, plus equipment for commercial laundries, dishwashing and medical or laboratory use. The appliances use built-in sensors and programs to automate tasks, with durable parts and user-friendly interfaces, and professional models designed for high-volume use with service options. As a family-owned company dating back to 1899, it differentiates itself through long product life, strong support, and a global network of subsidiaries and service partners to ensure consistent quality and service, with a goal of providing high-quality, long-lasting devices and dependable service across homes and businesses worldwide.

Company size: 5,001-10,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Gütersloh, Germany
Founded: 1899

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