Senior Product Designer (VPN)

Location: Geneva or Barcelona; primarily in-person collaboration

Compensation in Barcelona: €49,000–€80,000 gross annually. Compensation for other locations is discussed during the interview process.

Company

Proton develops privacy-focused products including encrypted email, VPN, cloud storage, password management, and calendar tools used by millions of people worldwide.

What you will do

• Own the visual and interaction quality of Proton products from early concepts through production.
• Design intuitive interfaces for complex privacy and security features.
• Build scalable visual systems covering typography, hierarchy, spacing, color, and iconography.
• Create meaningful motion, transitions, micro-interactions, icons, illustrations, and other visual assets.
• Raise the design craft bar through execution, critiques, and contributions to the shared design system.
• Partner with product managers and engineers from early problem framing through implementation and quality assurance.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience designing and shipping consumer digital products, ideally including B2B products.
• A portfolio demonstrating strong visual craft across typography, layout, hierarchy, spacing, color, interaction, and motion.
• Ability to simplify genuinely complex problems into clear, intuitive interfaces.
• Experience building and evolving design systems.
• Experience designing motion and micro-interactions for production interfaces.
• Highly proficient in Figma, including high-fidelity design and interactive prototyping.

Nice to have

• Background in visual communication, graphic design, typography, illustration, or motion design.
• Portfolio work in illustration, iconography, or visual identity.
• Familiarity with front-end implementation and HTML and CSS constraints.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on privacy products used by millions of people.
• Hardware and software provided for productive work.
• Learning and development investment with significant ownership from the start.
• Health coverage, retirement options, generous leave, and wellness support.
• Stock options, office meals, and support for public transport, biking, or parking.
• Flexible scheduling with a strong emphasis on outcomes and face-to-face collaboration.