VP Product Design

CatalystOne is a Scandinavian success story. Our Human Capital Management (HCM) platform helps more than 350 organisations and over 600,000 users streamline their HR processes across the Nordics. From core HR to performance management and beyond, we make it easier for businesses to work efficiently, securely, and at scale.

We're proud to partner with well-known companies such as COOP, ATEA, PEAB, Vy and Vinmonopolet – supporting a wide range of industries on their digital HR journeys. Together, we're building stronger people processes for the modern workplace.

Design at CatalystOne sits at the heart of how we help Nordic organisations run their businesses. As VP of Product Design, you'll lead a seasoned design organisation of eight Product Designers in a B2B SaaS environment. The role reports into the Chief Product Officer and you will be a part of the Product Leadership team. This is a chance to shape a product used by hundreds of thousands of users across industries that keep society moving.

If you love turning customer insight into measurable business impact and you're motivated by shipping quality at pace, this role is for you.

• Own the design strategy and quality bar; ensure decisions align to customer value and monetisation outcomes.
• Lead, coach, and grow a high‑performing team; foster a safe, accountable, results‑oriented culture.
• Operate the PM / Design /Tech Lead trio model; PM holds final ship decisions, you own design strategy and standards.
• Translate insights into clear bets with measurable success criteria
• Own the user research and metrics programme end‑to‑end (governance, tooling, cadences, sampling, and reporting) so evidence consistently informs decisions, roadmap, and RFP support.
• Establish scalable, lightweight discovery (interviews, surveys, task‑time/flow metrics) and a design KPI framework reviewed in product leadership.
• Increase system coverage and reuse; set acceptance criteria and guardrails to improve release readiness and reduce rework.
• Define a pragmatic WCAG posture and checks appropriate for enterprise B2B contexts.
• Communicate the "why" and business impact of design decisions; partner with Customer Success, Sales, and Marketing on product narratives.

• Significant experience leading product design in B2B SaaS, shipping complex enterprise products at scale.
• Built and led design teams; fostering quality and performance.
• Proven fluency with product & business metrics (adoption, activation, retention, task success, support signals) and tying design work to outcomes.
• Deep experience with design systems and cross‑functional delivery with Engineering.
• Strong communicator and cross‑functional influencer; credible with executives and technical stakeholders.
• Comfortable balancing modernising legacy areas with net‑new initiatives.

• Partner with Product Management & Engineering to close RFP must‑haves and remove UX blockers.
• Design KPI framework live; dashboards reviewed in product leadership.
• Product health: Higher adoption of key flows; reduced rework/defects tied to UX; stronger design‑system coverage.
• Evidence-led operations: The user research & metrics programme is live and adopted; exec-reviewed dashboards are in place; research demonstrably influences prioritisation and roadmap decisions.
• Customer signal: Positive trend in in‑app satisfaction on targeted journeys.

As well as your salary, you'll receive:  

• Time Off That Matters: Enjoy a solid 25 days of vacation per year to recharge and regroup.  
• Financial and Health Security: Benefit from a comprehensive pension and insurance package, plus private healthcare.  
• Your Well-being, Your Way: Take advantage of our wellness contribution to stay on top of your health. 
• Tech Tools for Efficiency: Get the job done with a choice of laptop (mac / PC), mobile phone & subscription, and a home internet allowance.. 
• Easy Commuting: Offset your commute costs with our public transport allowance.
• Lunch Made Easy: Skip the hassle and grab a bite at our staff canteen.  
• Flexible Work Setup: Hybrid for your life-work balance.

CatalystOne does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms/recruiters. CatalystOne will not pay any fees to search firms/recruiters if a candidate is submitted by a search firm/recruiter unless an agreement has been entered into with respect to the specific open position(s). Search firms/recruiters submitting resumes to CatalystOne on an unsolicited basis shall be deemed to accept this condition, regardless of any other provision to the contrary.