Product Designer - Fixed-term

🌎 What we do

We build software that helps companies along the food system get to Net Zero.

~31% of global GHG emissions originate from food-related activities. For the first time in history, climate performance has become an overall business performance indicator. Enterprises are mandated by regulatory bodies to disclose their climate performance, which leads to increasing pressure from investors, competitors, retailers, and consumers to prevent and reduce their CO2e emissions. Over the next 10 years, companies have set ambitious reduction targets that need to be met. Enterprise software and new business processes can help.

We raised >€10m in funding in the first 2 years of our existence, launched our enterprise product, signed some of Europe's largest F&B players, built strong recurring revenue, and put together what we believe is the best-suited early stage tech team in Europe. Will you be the next to join us? 🚀

🔭 What you will work on

Your mission

Join Root for a fixed-term contract (parental leave cover) of approximately 6–9 months and help shape and mature our product suite during an exciting phase of growth.

You’ll take ownership of solutions ranging from farmer-facing tools used across European markets to enterprise platforms serving some of Europe’s largest food industry players. In close collaboration with product and engineering leadership, you’ll help drive product decisions and translate complex problems into clear, scalable experiences.

From day one, you’ll have real ownership and the chance to influence products that impact farmers, supply chains, and sustainability across Europe.

Preferred start date is June 2026, with flexibility for an earlier start.

Over the next months you can expect

• Own the end-to-end design process. At Root, product designers are generalists. You’ll lead work from discovery and user research through prototyping in Figma and AI-assisted tools, all the way to collaborating with engineers to ship high-quality product experiences.

• Drive product decisions. Partner closely with product managers and engineers to shape solutions, challenge assumptions, and ensure we build the right things for our users.

• Design for real-world complexity. Create experiences used by farmers across 10+ countries (and growing), as well as enterprise teams at some of Europe’s largest food companies.

• Contribute to Root’s design practice. As part of a small and ambitious product team, you’ll help refine how we approach design, discovery, and product development.

What success in this role looks like

• You take ownership of key product initiatives and move them forward confidently.

• You collaborate closely with product and engineering to deliver thoughtful, high-quality user experiences.

• You leave the product and design practice stronger than you found them, with shipped features and improved workflows that continue to deliver value.

🧺 What you bring along

About you:

• At least 3 years of experience in end-to-end product design

• Portfolio demonstrating previous experience across research, design and delivery of digital products & services

• Show strong product thinking and proactive ownership, comfortable solving complex climate challenges in ambiguous situations

• Worked with design systems and contributed to building them out

• Desire to dive deep into the world of (sustainable) food systems

• Fluent in English (German is a nice to have)

• Based in Berlin or willing to relocate

• Freelance roles welcome

🤗 You don't feel like you fulfill all the criteria? We get it: confidence can sometimes hold us back from applying for a job. But guess what?! There is no such thing as a 'perfect' candidate. The only thing you need to ensure along the recruiting process and beyond is that the problem that we are solving with Root is one you cannot wait to get out of bed for on Monday morning!

Root Global is an equal opportunity employer, which means we do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.