Product Designer (AI First)
Build AI driven marketplace experiences at scale
At Striive, we are evolving from a structured services platform into a modular, intelligence driven marketplace.
That shift changes how professionals discover work, how partners configure and deliver services, and how decisions are made across the platform.
We are looking for a Product Designer who can help shape that transition.
This role sits at the intersection of product strategy, behavioural design, discovery, and AI enabled user experiences. You will work across both sides of a two sided marketplace and translate complex product challenges into validated experiences with measurable impact.
Why this role exists
As the platform scales internationally, several challenges become increasingly important:
Reducing complexity in decision making journeysEnabling scalable partner self service and configuration toolingImproving conversion, activation, retention, and operational efficiencyEmbedding AI into workflows in ways users actually trust and adopt
This role exists to turn those challenges into validated product improvements.
Discovery first mindset
This is a strongly discovery led role.
Before building solutions, you help define and validate what should be built. We value experimentation, behavioural evidence, and measurable learning over assumptions or hierarchy.
You Regularly Use:
Lightweight concepts and mockups to test assumptions earlyFake door landing pages to validate demandClickable prototypes to test behaviour before developmentRapid experiments to reduce product and delivery risk
Scope of work
You own end to end product design across a two sided marketplace environment.
Professional side
You Design Experiences Such As:
Onboarding and activation journeysModular service and pricing flowsAssignment continuity and re engagement experiencesFinancial and compliance related product surfacesAI supported readiness and decision guidance
Partner side
You Design Experiences Such As:
Partner onboarding and configuration toolingWorkforce and talent pool management environmentsOperational and compliance dashboardsDemand, sector, and client intelligence experiencesSegmented journeys based on partner maturity and scale
AI in the product and workflow
AI is embedded within core product flows and decision making journeys, not added as a standalone feature layer.
You Help Design:
Recommendation and matching systemsReadiness and decision support toolingConversational onboarding experiencesPredictive insights related to demand, compliance, and workforce planning
We are looking for a designer who treats AI as practical product capability and actively uses modern AI tooling as part of their workflow.
You are comfortable using tools such as Cursor, Claude, v0, Lovable, or Figma Make to rapidly move from concept to testable prototype. We value fast iteration cycles and independent experimentation.
What Success Looks Like
In this role, success means:
Improved conversion, activation, and retention across critical journeysReduced manual effort within onboarding and operational workflowsBetter validated product decisions before engineering investmentAI driven experiences successfully adopted within live workflowsClear segmentation and personalisation across marketplace journeys
What We Offer
Direct influence on product direction and customer experienceThe opportuity to shape AI driven marketplace products at scaleA product environment focused on experimentation, validation, and measurable impactnHigh ownership and close collaboration with product and engineering teamsHybrid working with flexible hours and an office in Hoofddorp27 vacation days with the option to purchase additional leaveHoliday allowance and pension schemeAI tooling budget and continuous learning supportCompetitive senior level salary and benefits package
How To Apply
Please send your portfolio together with your application.
We Specifically Review For:
Two sided marketplace or platform workDemonstrated impact on product metricsEnd to end journey ownershipDiscovery led product thinkingAI supported workflows or prototypesThe ability to connect design decisions to measurable business outcomes
Here’s what we offer you
Vakantiegeld en vrije dagen
Je ontvangt 8,33% vakantiegeld en hebt recht op 27 vakantiedagen per jaar op basis van een fulltime dienstverband. Zo heb je voldoende ruimte om op te laden.
Hybride werken
Wij ondersteunen hybride werken en hanteren hiervoor een 60/40-verdeling, waarbij je bij een fulltime dienstverband drie dagen op kantoor bent en twee dagen vanuit huis kunt werken.
Premievrij pensioen
Wij betalen jouw volledige pensioenpremie. Je bouwt dus pensioen op zonder dat je daar zelf aan bijdraagt. Je houdt hierdoor een hoger nettosalaris over.
Prestatiebonus
Afhankelijk van jouw prestaties én die van HeadFirst Group kun je jaarlijks een extra beloning ontvangen van één of twee maandsalarissen.
Maandelijkse extra’s
Je ontvangt een maandelijkse vergoeding voor internet, een vitaliteitsbudget, een bijdrage voor lunch en ondersteuning bij het inrichten van je thuiswerkplek.
What we expect from you
Requirements
We care more about demonstrated capability and product impact than years of experience or job titles.
We Are Particularly Interested In Candidates Who Can Demonstrate:
A portfolio containing both:at least one B2B or partner product environment, such as dashboards, operational tooling, configuration flows, or multi role experiencesat least one consumer facing journey focused on onboarding, activation, conversion, or persuasionA product flow that measurably improved conversion, activation, retention, or monetisationEnd to end journey thinking rather than isolated interface workStrong discovery ownership, including interviews, testing, validation, and experimentationThe ability to connect design decisions to behavioural insight, product metrics, and commercial outcomesComfort working with product analytics and data heavy workflowsExperience using AI tooling to accelerate research, prototyping, iteration, or product exploration
Nice to have
Marketplace or platform experienceExperience within HR tech, fintech, or operational SaaS environmentsExperience with configuration heavy B2B productsExposure to international product organisationsExperience designing AI assisted product experiencesDutch language skills are helpful, but not required
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