Product Design Manager

About us

Navarino is an innovative global technology company with offices in Greece, Norway, Germany, Cyprus, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, USA, UAE, Japan, Singapore and India. We develop technology solutions for the shipping industry and are a leader in our sector. Our Product & Strategy team builds products that customers love and drive sustainable growth. We partner closely with customers to understand their needs, solve meaningful problems, and create measurable business value.

We pride ourselves on our people and culture. We encourage innovative thinking, teamwork, and excellence. Our committed people, our values and ways of working create a dynamic, professional, fun, and family-oriented environment which delivers high value and excellence to our customers.

What will you be doing?

We are looking for a Product Design Manager to join our Product & Strategy division. In this role, you will lead the Product Design capability, shape customer experiences across Navarino's product portfolio, and help build products that customers love while driving sustainable growth for Navarino.

In this role you will:

• Lead the Product Design capability and performance.
• Lead Product Designers, UX/UI Designers, Service Designers, and User Researchers.
• Establish design principles, standards, and operating practices.
• Develop future design leaders.
• Partner with Product Management leadership to shape product strategy and discovery practices.
• Influence the evolution of customer experience across Navarino's product portfolio.
• Build people as deliberately as products.
• Create clarity of purpose, ownership, and accountability.
• Develop a culture of customer empathy and evidence-based design.
• Raise the capability of the Product Design function.
• Drive excellence in discovery, usability, and customer experience.
• Balance short-term delivery with long-term experience quality.
• Act as a trusted advisor to Product & Strategy leadership.
• Foster collaboration across Product Management, Engineering, Product Marketing, Customer Success, and Sales.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Design or a related field.
• Proven experience in Product Design, UX/UI Design or Service Design.
• Experience leading Product Designers or Design teams.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Professional level of English, both written and verbal.

Great to have

• Master's degree in a relevant field.

Benefits

Beyond offering a working environment which values and supports people and their well-being, we at Navarino offer:

• An attractive financial package
• A generous bonus, announced yearly, based on overall company’s performance and your contributions to our team's success
• Excellent working conditions with a good work-life balance
• Excellent variety of benefits including private health insurance
• Personal development and training opportunities to build your professional growth, skills, and knowledge
• A working environment certified as a "Great Place to Work" for four consecutive years (2022–2025), a "Best Workplaces- Tech" for 2025 and "Best Workplaces- Hellas" 2026