ABOUT BABBEL LABS
Babbel Labs is building the future of language learning. We are an AI-first, independent company within the Babbel group, based in Berlin. Our teams bring AI, research and product together to ship experiences that set a new standard for how people learn.
THE ROLE
We're a small, fast-moving team rethinking how people learn languages with AI. We're looking for an experienced product designer to take over hands-on design leadership: shaping the product's direction, running discovery, and getting work delivered.
This is a design leadership and mentoring role, not a people management role. You'll guide the craft and direction of the design team. Speed, precision and quality are how we work. You'll set the pace. You'll work AI-first, using various ways to test ideas quickly and turning the best ones into experiences that are ready to hand off.
HOW YOU'LL MAKE AN IMPACT
- Lead design across discovery and delivery, owning key design decisions for AI-first language learning experiences.
- Design AI-powered learning experiences. Shape how learners interact with AI, from conversation and voice to feedback that stays clear and trustworthy even when the AI gets things wrong.
- Work as an AI builder. Use AI tools first to speed up research, exploring ideas, prototyping and delivery.
- Prototype in code. Build prototypes in SwiftUI and HTML to test ideas and produce vision prototypes that are ready to hand off.
- Design with Claude Code and Figma together. Figma is one tool among several here, not where every project starts.
- Coach and mentor the