Product Designer

Paris
Product /
Full-time /
On-site
You would be our first design hire for the Mistral AI team. The role is responsible for designing our product experiences from brainstorming to deployment: la Plateforme and le Chat. The role would also be responsible for Communications Design, including our website and external storytelling.
As a Product Designer at Mistral AI, you will play a crucial role in deploying our advanced AI systems by creating intuitive and human-centric products as well as supporting our Communications Design to share our story with the world. Together, we strive to make a meaningful impact and push the boundaries of what is possible with AI.

What you will do:

- Formulate and drive the design vision, be an active participant in exploration, ideation, and experimentation to realize it. Ability to independently initiate and execute product innovations from inception to implementation.
- Engage in communication, adept at storytelling through written, visual, and verbal mediums. Effectively convey ideas and concepts to various stakeholders.
- Cultivate a deep understanding of our developers, fostering a product-centric mindset. Translate insights into actionable opportunities for product enhancement.
- Foster strong relationships and collaborate closely with our product team and engineers throughout the product development lifecycle. From problem identification to solution delivery, actively contribute to cross-functional efforts.
- Promote design comprehension and sensibility across the organization, refining work methodologies and design processes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
- Ensure UI consistency aligned with Mistral’s brand identity, making deliberate design choices and upholding a standard of excellence in product delivery.
- Contribute to the development of the design system, including comprehensive component documentation.

About you

- A self-starter who is results-oriented, resourceful, innovative, intellectually curious, and who takes initiative and risks.
- 4+ years of experience in Product Design including in all or some of the following: UX design, UI design, project management, 0-to-1 products, front-end development, product marketing, and Communications Design.
- No ego and highly committed to deliver.
- Fluent in English.
- Highly collaborative and able to balance multiple projects and stakeholders.
- Professional behavior with personal accountability, drive, and work ethics.
- Target driven, detail oriented and approachable with the ability to prioritize and work well in an environment with competing demands.

About the Team & our design organization 

At Mistral AI, we are a tight-knit, nimble team dedicated to bringing our cutting-edge AI technology to the world. Our mission is to make AI ubiquitous and open. 
Our team values are reflected in our design values:

- Cool: We have a tongue-in-cheek way of looking at things, it’s hard to describe but you know it when you see it.
- Precision: Our designs mirror the rigor and excellence that underpin our technology, reflecting our commitment to quality and reliability.
- Human-Centric: We strive to make our technology open, approachable, and accessible.
- Captivating: Our designs reflect the magic of our technology and our playful, exploratory approach to innovation.
- Ambitious: We push the boundaries of what is possible, reflecting our bold vision for the future.