Product Designer at fonio (Vienna, Austria)
fonio· Vienna, Austria· €65k–€90k·
Role details
Job description
About fonio
We grew from $1M to $10M ARR in under 12 months and now serve 10,000+ customers. fonio is Europe's market leader for AI phone agents for SMBs. Our AI answers every call automatically, but voice is just the beginning: we're building the AI operating system for small businesses. We move fast, take ownership, give direct feedback, and avoid politics and unnecessary meetings. Join one of Europe's fastest-growing companies.
Your role
You shape how fonio feels to use for thousands of businesses. You own core areas of our product end-to-end: from talking to customers, to designing the flow, to shipping it with our engineers. You're a hands-on designer with high craft and a lot of autonomy. You don't wait for perfect specs. You find the problem, design the solution and move fast.
What to expect
- Own the design of core product areas end-to-end, in close collaboration with Product Engineering and our founders
- Talk to customers regularly and turn insights into design decisions
- Turn complex functionality into simple and easy to use experiences
- Shape and scale our product design system
- Prototype fast with AI tools (Cursor, v0, Claude and others) to get from idea to testable flow in hours, not weeks
- Use analytics to measure what works, and iterate
Who we're looking for
- At least 5 years of experience in product design, ideally in a small, fast-moving product team (portfolio required)
- Exceptional design craft: interaction detail, hierarchy, typography and motion
- High autonomy: you take ownership without needing much structure
- Experience with design systems and shipping features end-to-end
- Product and analytics thinking: you don't design from your gut, you measure
- AI-first mindset
- Fluent English (any additional language is a plus, especially German (DACH is our most important market)
What we offer
- Competitive salary: €65,000–€90,000
- Equity - you're building this, so you should own a piece of it.
- Food & drinks - lunch and dinner are on us
- Relocation bonus (if you still need to move)
- Equipment of your choice - whatever makes you happy.
Hiring process
- 15 min intro call
- Case study
- Skill interview with Moritz
- Culture call with the founders
Why work at fonio
- Rapid Growth & Impact: The company is in a phase of hypergrowth (40% MoM), and employees are "still early enough that your work will genuinely shape the culture, the product, and the company." fonio.ai/en/careers
- Culture: Described as fast, committed, and in-office by default. The team emphasizes moving fast and having fun. Most roles are Vienna-based, with the expectation of being in the office most days.
- Remote Options: Engineering roles are fully remote (within ±3 hours of CET). For other roles, there is a temporary relocation to Vienna for onboarding (1-3 months), followed by relocation to the target market.
- Relocation Support: The company sponsors travel and accommodation in Vienna for the onboarding period and offers full relocation support for moving to target markets.
- Team Size: Around 40-50 people, with plans to double by the end of the year.
- Hiring Process: A 3-4 step process: 15-minute intro call, 30-45 minute skills interview (sometimes with a case study), potentially a deeper skills or leadership interview, and a final 20-minute culture call with both founders. fonio.ai/en/careers