✏️ PRODUCT DESIGNER (M/F)

The Product Designer creates the user experience for digital products: web, mobile, and SaaS applications. They oversee the entire design process, from user research (UX) tothe final interface (UI), working closely with Product Managers and developers.

🎯 Tasks

• Conducting discovery: user research, interviews, testing, and journey analysis.
• Design wireframes, interactive prototypes, and final interfaces in Figma.
• Build and maintain the company's design system.
• Test and iterate: user testing, A/B testing, usage tracking.
• Ensure accessibility (WCAG/RGAA) and a consistent user experience.
• Work closely with PMs and developers on a daily basis (handoffs, design tokens).

🛠️ Skills & Tools 2026

• Figma: The Core Tool for the Field (design, prototyping, design system, Dev Mode).
• UX Methods: interviews, personas, journey mapping, moderated and unmoderated testing.
• Additional tools: Maze, Notion, Miro/FigJam, generative AI tools integrated into the design workflow.
• Product Culture and Data: Understanding Usage Metrics and the Business.
• Basic front-end knowledge (HTML/CSS, technical constraints) to communicate with developers.

⚠️ Not to be confused with the design of physical objects (industrial design): tech product designers create digital products. Photoshop and InDesign are no longer the tools of the trade.

💰 2026 Salaries (as reported in France)

• Junior: 38–45 k€
• Confirmed: 45–60 k€
• Senior / Lead: 60–80 k€ and up
• Freelance: Average daily rate of 400–700 €.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Product Designer, UX Designer, UI Designer: What's the Difference? The Product Designer covers both: research and user experience (UX) + visual design (UI), along with a strong understanding of the product and business.

Is generative AI changing the profession? It speeds up the production of mockups and iterations, but user research, decision-making, and the vision for the user experience remain at the core of a designer’s value.

📈 Trends

Senior/Lead Product Designer, Design Manager, Head of Design, VP of Design.