Lead Product Designer - Commodities

At Kpler, we are dedicated to helping our clients navigate complex markets with ease. By simplifying global trade information and providing valuable insights, we empower organisations to make informed decisions in commodities, energy, and maritime sectors.
Since our founding in 2014, we have focused on delivering top-tier intelligence through user-friendly platforms. Our team of over 700 experts from 35+ countries works tirelessly to transform intricate data into actionable strategies, ensuring our clients stay ahead in a dynamic market landscape. Join us to leverage cutting-edge innovation for impactful results and experience unparalleled support on your journey to success.

You will help us simplify the complex world of maritime data for our clients across the globe, surfacing actionable insights with the right context, at the right moment. You will work on our MarineTraffic web and mobile apps to create compelling narratives across products, push the boundaries of visualisation, and transform complex data into elegant, human-centred experiences.You will report to the Maritime Product Design lead, as part of the Product Design team based across Greece, Germany, and France.

Your mission is to:

• Lead Product Design for Kpler’s Commodities Business Unit, owning the consistency, and evolution of user experiences across complex, data-rich products
• Co-define and drive Kpler’s Product Design vision and standards, establishing shared principles and ensuring a coherent, high-quality cross-platforms experience
• Be hands-on, delivering features and experiences end‑to‑end from discovery to prototype and dev‑ready specs, on both web and mobile
• Build strong working relationships with Product and Engineering to shape problem definition, contribute to solution exploration, and ensure a strong user-centred perspective throughout the product lifecycle
• Deeply understand user behaviours, needs, and pain points in the domain, diving into the world of commodity data to translate complex workflows into clear, effective design solutions

You could be a fit if you have/are:

• 8+ years experience delivering digital product design (web, SaaS, or enterprise tools)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to present a compelling design narrative, and organise and structure information clearly and concisely
• A solid portfolio showing your design process
• A keen interest in learning about commodities, finance, trading, and other data-rich domains (existing familiarity is a bonus)
• The drive to master the tools you use. You already have expertise in Figma (or similar), including prototyping
• A strong appetite to experiment with AI tools, and iterate on new ways of working in today’s fast-moving tech environment
• Curiosity to keep learning, generosity in sharing your knowledge, and genuine pleasure in collaboration
• Previous management or team lead experience is a bonus

We are a dynamic company dedicated to nurturing connections and innovating solutions to tackle market challenges head-on. If you thrive on customer satisfaction and turning ideas into reality, then you’ve found your ideal destination. Are you ready to embark on this exciting journey with us?
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Kpler is committed to providing a fair, inclusive and diverse work-environment. We believe that different perspectives lead to better ideas, and better ideas allow us to better understand the needs and interests of our diverse, global community. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives and are an equal opportunity employer.


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