UX Lead Real Estate

Kleinanzeigen is the leading online classifieds market in Germany. An average of more than 50 million ads are available in numerous categories - from children's supplies to electronics to real estate. With more than 36 million users per month, Kleinanzeigen has the widest reach of all online selling platforms in the country. Most of the items traded on Kleinanzeigen are second‑hand. In this way, users make an active contribution to sustainability.

Kleinanzeigen was launched in September 2009 as eBay Kleinanzeigen. Since June 2021, the company has been part of Adevinta, a leading global provider of online classified ads. In May 2023, the name was changed to Kleinanzeigen.

Kleinanzeigen is part of Adevinta: a global online classifieds specialist and sustainability leader with 25+ products in 10 countries.

What You’ll Do & Who You Are

As UX Lead Real Estate , you will guide a team of product designers to continuously elevate our user experience through solutions that address real customer needs while driving business outcomes. Together, you will lead the full product design process—from discovery and ideation to design, testing, and delivery—ensuring every decision is rooted in user insight and measurable impact.

You will lead the UX work for one of our most strategically important verticals, Real Estate. You’ll shape its end‑to‑end product experience, guide and elevate your team through thoughtful critique and mentorship, and represent user‑centered design in cross‑functional and business discussions. While your focus is on leadership, you stay close to the craft collaborating with designers to refine ideas and ensure excellence in execution. With your strong hands‑on background you can still dive into UX/UI design, prototyping, and usability testing when needed.

This is a hybrid role that combines remote work with regular presence at our Berlin-Charlottenburg office. You will report directly to the Director of User Experience.

The role

• Lead and support your team across all design stages: from ideation and concept to wireframes, interaction design, and usability testing.
• Coach and develop your designers, fostering personal growth, craft excellence, and a shared design vision.
• Represent UX within your product area and ensure that user needs and design strategy shape the roadmap.
• Champion simplicity and delight in the experience of users navigating our platform.
• Leverage and evolve our Design System to ensure a cohesive, high‑quality user and brand experience.
• Facilitate ideation sessions and play an active role in user research and validation.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as a UX, Product, or Interaction Designer, with a strong track record of leading design in agile product teams.
• Proven ability to mentor and develop designers while adapting strategy, scope, and ways of working to balance creative ambition with delivery in times of change.
• Strength in concept and interaction design, with the ability to simplify complex systems into intuitive experiences.
• Experience in defining UX strategies, shaping roadmaps, and aligning stakeholders across Product, Business and Engineering.
• Passion for user‑centered design: you plan and conduct usability tests and translate findings into actionable improvements.
• Up‑to‑date with modern design frameworks such as Material Design, Apple’s HIG, and web standards.
• Proficient in both German and English.

Benefits

• An attractive Base Salary
• Participation in our Short‑Term Incentive plan (annual bonus)
• Work From Anywhere: Enjoy up to 20 days a year of working from anywhere! Maybe not from the moon well why not! just make sure you have internet connection!
• A 24/7 Employee Assistance Program for you and your family, because we care ❤️
• Win together, lose together is one of our key behaviours. At Adevinta you will find a collaborative environment with an opportunity to explore your potential and grow

On top of these, we also provide a range of locally relevant benefits. Wanna know more? Apply and ask our recruiters! ✨

Adevinta is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status.

If you feel like you don’t meet all of the requirements for this role but are interested, please consider applying anyway. Research suggests that women and individuals from underrepresented groups may self‑select out of opportunities if they don’t meet 100% of the job requirements. We strongly encourage people from historically excluded groups to apply and look forward to speaking with you.