UX Designer (AI)

Location: Hybrid role based in Lisbon, Portugal; work from the Lisbon Hub at least 2 days per week. Candidates must already be based in Portugal.

Company

hirify.global is a curated marketplace for buying and selling special objects, auctioning more than 100,000 unique items each week across 80+ categories.

What you will do

• Lead UX and product design for seller and expert experiences from research and early concepts through prototyping, delivery and post-launch learning.
• Use customer research, behavioural data and business insight to frame problems, identify needs and prioritise design opportunities.
• Turn complex problems into journeys, interaction and interface designs, prototypes and service flows; test and iterate with customers and colleagues.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Engineers, Data Scientists, UX Writers, supply stakeholders and designers.
• Connect design decisions to customer and commercial impact while balancing business goals and technical constraints.
• Contribute to design systems and shared patterns, using Figma and AI-assisted workflows to explore ideas and build prototypes.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience owning UX or product design work end to end, with a portfolio showing complex problems, design decisions and outcomes.
• Strong interaction design, prototyping and visual communication skills, including experience with design systems and shared patterns.
• Experience conducting or contributing to customer research and translating research, data and direct feedback into design decisions.
• Strong Figma skills and practical experience using AI for design ideation or prototyping.
• Clear, structured communication in English and the ability to explain design approaches to design and non-design partners.
• Structured problem solving, independent decision-making and systems thinking across connected marketplace journeys.
• Ability to manage stakeholders, collaborate across disciplines and influence decisions without formal authority.
• Adaptability and openness to feedback as priorities, processes and design tools evolve.

Nice to have

• Experience in a smaller product company, e-commerce platform or marketplace.
• Experience designing seller journeys or marketplace experiences.
• Experience delivering in less structured environments with competing priorities.

Culture & Benefits

• Cross-disciplinary work with ownership, open feedback and influence based on clear communication rather than formal authority.
• Health insurance including dental coverage from day one, a meal allowance, work-from-home allowance and commuting coverage.
• Learning and development initiatives, development plans and mentorship programmes.
• Additional leave for passion projects, work anniversaries and important life events, plus Catavouchers for joining and birthdays.
• Inclusive, queer-friendly environment with a diverse team of 800+ employees representing more than 60 nationalities.

Hiring process

• Apply with an English CV and cover letter.
• Artificial intelligence tools may support application review, while hiring decisions remain with the recruitment team.