Head of Design

Your Impact

As Head of Design at Tacto, you will be responsible for building a world-class design organization that stands as a core pillar of our success as we scale. This isn't just a leadership role – it's an opportunity to shape our entire design culture while remaining hands-on with critical product initiatives. You'll lead our talented design team in transforming complex supply chain challenges into intuitive experiences that create measurable business value for industrial Mittelstand companies across Europe. With design firmly positioned as an equal partner to product, you'll own how we solve problems – not just what they look like. Your work will directly impact how the backbone of the European economy manages their supply chains, handling billions in purchasing volume through interfaces you and your team craft.

Your Tasks

• Lead and mentor a team of Product Designers, guiding them in delivering world-class B2B SaaS product design.

• Remain hands-on in design execution for strategic initiatives.

• Deeply understand our customers, their pain points, and the key tasks involved in their day-to-day business. You'll ensure we're simplifying complexity at every opportunity.

• Mentor and develop top design talent to grow a high-performing team.

• Break down complex problems and work closely with product management and engineering to define clear design specifications. You'll own the "how" of our solutions while partnering with Product on the "what".

• Create scalable design frameworks and decision-making processes that enable consistent quality and efficiency as we grow. You'll establish clear methodologies for research, ideation, execution, and measurement.

• Align the product development process around strategic goals and relevant KPIs, and have a direct impact on the product roadmap.

• Foster a customer-centric, design-driven culture within the organization.

• Become AI Native: Proactively identify opportunities to leverage AI to accelerate the work of your team, experiment with new approaches, and share successful workflows – contributing to Tacto's culture of high-velocity execution and innovation.
  

Your Profile

• At least 2+ years in Design leadership roles, while maintaining a hands-on approach to execution

• Experience scaling a Design team, ideally from its inception to a robust, multi-faceted team

• You've worked in a top-tier product design organization and know what design excellence looks like at scale

• You excel at simplifying complexity and creating intuitive solutions for challenging workflows

• You're an expert with modern design tools, particularly Figma, with a portfolio demonstrating exceptional B2B product design

• You're a decisive, principled decision-maker who can articulate design choices clearly to stakeholders

• You thrive in fast-paced, high-growth environments and have experience in early-stage companies

• You have excellent communication skills in English (German proficiency is a significant plus)

Who We Are

Tacto is an AI-driven procurement platform. Our mission is to strengthen Europe’s industrial “Mittelstand” by future proofing their supply chains. We streamline how companies buy, negotiate and manage procurement – we help them optimize their by far largest cost driver to stay competitive in the long-run. Trusted by hundreds of companies, Tacto transforms procurement into a strategic advantage.

Based in Munich, our team of builders, entrepreneurs and industry experts is creating technology that truly matters. We’re backed by some of the best investors in the world including Sequoia Capital, Index Ventures, Cherry Ventures, Visionaries Club, UVC Partners as well as the founders of Personio, GetYourGuide, Helsing & Forto.

Why It Matters

The industrial Mittelstand – 90,000+ small and medium-sized enterprises – forms Europe’s economic backbone, driving 25% of Germany’s GDP and providing over 30% of jobs. These hidden champions manufacture the physical world around us, from the machines that build our cities to the medical devices that save lives.

Today, a world of growing uncertainty and disruption is threatening their position. To stay competitive, the Mittelstand must unlock new efficiencies – and procurement is their largest, strategic lever to do so.

At Tacto, we deliver tangible cost savings and strategic resilience at a time when it’s needed most. Our work extends beyond technology – it’s about protecting the foundation of Europe’s economy for generations to come.

What We Offer

• An environment where we enable you to have an impact and where we focus on outcomes, not time-tracking

• A vibrant in-office culture in a beautiful office (at least 3 days/week)

• 26 + 4 vacation days per year (4 fixed “company rest days”)

• Wellpass membership and access to Jobrad, for your health

• Additional voluntary pension contribution and KITA subsidy, for you and your family’s future

• Competitive salary & meaningful equity stake, so you are invested in our success

Tacto is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability or gender identity. Please do not submit personal data revealing racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, data concerning your health, or data concerning your sexual orientation.