We build software for factory floors. Our users are ops managers, supply chain planners, and production leads, people who don’t have time for confusing UX when a line is down.

The context

Pelico is a SaaS platform for industrial operations teams. We help manufacturers get ahead of supply disruptions, manage customer order risk, and coordinate resolution across siloed teams, before a problem becomes a shutdown.

The design problems here are genuinely hard. A single customer order can involve dozens of components, multiple suppliers, overlapping work orders, and five people who each hold a piece of the picture. Your job is to make that navigable, to design interfaces that help someone understand a situation in 30 seconds and act on it confidently.

There’s no established playbook for this kind of software. Industrial ops tooling is a decade behind which means real room to define what good looks like, not just iterate on what already exists.

What you’ll work on

• Own end-to-end design for core product areas. From problem framing to shipped feature, in close collaboration with PMs and engineers.

• Design complex operational views. Supply chain looks simple from the outside; it isn’t. There are real domain challenges to understand, and the design work reflects that complexity.

• Run user research and testing directly with industrial customers. On-site when possible. We don’t wait for research opportunities to be handed to us. The best designers here create the conditions for good research themselves.

• Contribute to and challenge our design system.

• Push back when a feature spec isn’t ready to be designed. We’d rather slow down early than redo everything post-development.

AI in your workflow

Curious, not expert. Already experimenting, not just watching.

We’re integrating AI tools into our design process and we’re looking for someone who’s already curious about them. Not necessarily an expert, but someone who has played with them, formed opinions, and is thinking about where they’re useful and where they’re not.

Concretely, that might look like:

• Using Figma AI, Claude, or similar tools to speed up exploration: layout variants, copy drafts, quick research synthesis.

• Generating prototypes or designs directly from the repository.

If you’ve never touched these tools and have no interest in doing so, this probably isn’t the right fit.

What we’re looking for

• min 5+ years designing B2B or SaaS products.

• Experience with data-heavy UX patterns (tables, filters, dashboards)

• Strong systems thinking. You’re not just designing a screen, you’re designing flows. Each one needs to be documented so engineers don’t have to guess.

• Solid grounding in cognitive psychology and UX heuristics. You can explain why a design decision reduces friction, not just that it does.

• Ability to advocate for design decisions in cross-functional discussions with PMs, engineers, and stakeholders. You can defend a position with reasoning, adjust it with new data, and know the difference.

• Someone who raises the bar around them sharing references, giving sharp feedback on work in progress, and making the team better.

• Comfort with ambiguity. Early-stage product areas won’t have a spec. You’ll need to drive the framing, not wait for it.

• Fluent in Figma.

• English working fluency. Our product, documentation, and most team communication happens in English.

What this role isn’t

• A brief execution role. You’re not here to take a spec and make it pretty. We expect you to shape what gets built, not just how it looks.

• A role where design is downstream of every other function. We’re still building that positioning internally which means you’ll have to earn influence, not just expect it. That can be frustrating or motivating depending on who you are.

What the next 18 months look like

In the short term, you’ll go deep on one or two core product areas, building enough domain knowledge to design with real conviction, not just good instincts.

Over time, you’ll become a reference point for design quality across the team, the person engineers and PMs come to early, not after decisions are already made.

We’re also actively building AI-assisted workflows into how the design team operates. If that area interests you, there’s room to shape it.

What we offer:

• Work on a highly impactful product that users love!

• Office locations: In the heart of Paris (75002) and Miami, USA.

• Stock Options: Available for every employee.

• Hybrid way of working

• Premium Health Coverage: Up to 70% covered by Pelico (Alan Healthcare).

• Meal Allowance: €10/day worked, covered at 50% (via Swile card).

• Transportation Support: 50% public transportation coverage or an equivalent sustainable mobility package.

• Wellness Benefit: Access to discounted subscription plans for fitness, wellness, and beauty experiences through our partnership with ClassPass.

• Collaborative Environment: We foster a vibrant, growth-focused workplace where professional development and team connections thrive.

Your interview experience :

• A first call to check mutual fit

• A 45 minutes meeting with the hiring manager

• A White Board Challenge with the team on site.

• VP Product meeting - 30 minutes

Come prepared to walk us through a decision you pushed for, and one you changed your mind on.