Founding Product Designer

About Mercura

Mercura is building AI software for the backbone of our economy.

Backed by Y Combinator, we raised a heavily oversubscribed round at one of the highest valuations in our cohort. As one of Europe's fastest growing startups, we surpassed $2M in ARR in in our first year. Now, we are looking for team members ready to go all-in to help us reach our next milestone: $10M ARR by the end of 2026.

One of our co-founders, Lukas, grew up in a trades family that has been active in the construction industry for over 115 years. Having worked on the construction site himself, he learned first-hand how slow and manual quoting still is in the industry.

In an era where AI becomes ubiquitous, we set out on a deeply personal mission: bring AI to the backbone of our economy - to the companies that keep our world running. To amplify human expertise and free people to do what only humans can do.

About the role

We’re hiring our first Product Designer to shape the look, feel, and usability of our product. You’ll work closely with our CPO and engineers to design clean, intuitive interfaces for non-technical users that make complex B2B workflows effortless and AI-first. In this role, you will own the entire design process end-to-end , speaking directly to customers and making core product and UX decisions.

What you will be working on

Work closely with our customers, understand their problems, lead user research projects and own the design process end-to-end

Build prototypes and test product hypothesis with customers

Create intuitive, AI-first interfaces that make complex B2B workflows effortless

Work closely with our engineering team to implement new features

Contribute to brand & marketing when needed (website, visuals, presentations)

What we’re looking for

You have proven experience as a product designer with a strong portfolio in complex B2B SaaS workflows

You love speaking to customers directly to identify pain points and problems

You are highly proficient in Figma and feel comfortable with Lovable, Cursor etc to build prototypes

You are comfortable working in a fast-paced startup environment and want to build something from the ground up

Ideally, you feel comfortable shipping frontend changes (React/Tailwind) to production

You are in Munich or willing to relocate

Fluent in German and English (our users are mostly German-speaking only)

What we offer

Guaranteed career advancement opportunities in a rapidly growing team

An ambitious team that feels like family and sees their work as more than just a job

Real shares in our company with the most favorable tax treatment - no VSOP/ESOP (full-time positions only)

Free team dinner (up to 4x/week)

UrbanSportsClub membership - join our team workouts 3x/week

Easy relocation to Munich — our office is located in the <u>Werk1 Startup Incubator</u>, where you can rent a 1-bedroom apartment right next to the office for just €800/month

Access to any AI or productivity tools you need

Your team & mentors

You will work with

Stefan (Co-Founder & CPO; prev. Consultant at Bain & Researcher at Harvard Business School)

Kolya (prev. SWE at SF-based startup Etleap)

Gabriel (built Maastricht University's course selection system; Oxford graduate)

Your mentors will be

Julian Borg (Co-Founder & CPO Remberg)

About the interview

Step 1: Intro call

Casual intro meeting with one of the founders to get to know each other and introduce Mercura.

Step 2: Practical exercise & role play

Two practical exercises to showcase your skills, followed by calls to walk us through your approach, insights, and solution for the exercise.

Step 3: Personal fit Interview

Meet another co-founder member to get a feel for our culture and working style.

Step 4: On-Site

Work alongside the entire team for a day on-site from our Munich office to fully immerse yourself in our culture and collaboration style. This on-site will be paid.

Step 5: Offer & Reference Checks

If we see a great fit, you wi