About us

We're Cortea, a Berlin-based startup transforming audits with AI.

The challenge: Manual audits of unstructured data and documents frustrate auditors at huge cost, while demand keeps rising.

Our solution: AI-powered software and specialized AI agents for auditors that streamline workflows and remove repetitive tasks.

Backed by >10m euro funding from top-tier VCs, with a working AI product and paying customers, we’re expanding our product and scaling the team.

We value first-principles thinking, speed, trust, and the joy of tackling big challenges together.

Your Role

As our Founding Design Lead (UI/UX), you will:

• Lead design from zero to one — from workflow mapping to pixel-perfect delivery

• Work with founders, engineers, and customers to turn audit flows into intuitive, delightful interfaces

• Create flows, prototypes, and high-fidelity visuals for your features

• Design and refine our component library, layout system, and visual identity

• Help shape product vision, roadmap, and user-experience standards

• Help with hiring and establishing a design culture within the company

• Run usability tests, build feedback loops, and bring a systems mindset to decisions

This isn’t a “take the ticket” job. We want someone who asks why, pushes for better, and helps us build a product that feels like magic.

Qualifications

• Experience designing complex SaaS products

• Passion for design and figuring out best-in-class solutions to UX, UI, and interaction challenges

• A portfolio of excellent product designs delivered within a fast-paced environment

• Think in flows, not just screens

• Fluency in Figma and tight collaboration with engineers

• Hands-on: prototype, test, and iterate with real users and stakeholders

• Strong product sense with the confidence to push back when needed

• Bonus: experience with AI/ML, enterprise tools, B2B SaaS, or workflow-heavy apps

We don’t expect you to check every box; we’re looking for talented designers who learn fast and deliver impact.

What We Offer

• High impact & growth: Front-row seat to scaling an AI startup with real ownership from day one

• Mission-driven culture: First-principles thinking, bold ideas, and a supportive team

• Compensation: €90–120k salary + meaningful equity

• Personal development: Learning budget for courses and conferences

• In-office setup: Central Berlin office, team lunches, retreats, flexible vacation

Interview process

• First Call — Intro to Cortea with our Founders Associate Leon

• Second Call — Portfolio walkthrough and design challenge with Philipp

• Third Call — Deep dive into our culture with Valentin

• On-site Half-Day (Berlin) — Meet the team and work on a real problem together

We’re an equal-opportunity team and encourage women and underrepresented groups to apply.