Staff UX Designer - Holidu Hosts (all genders)

Holidu GmbH; München; Hybrid; EUR 50.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

An established industry player is seeking a Senior/Staff UX Designer to lead the design vision for their host experience platform. This role involves collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to create intuitive user experiences that impact hundreds of thousands of users. You will mentor fellow designers, conduct UX research, and establish design systems, ensuring that every design decision is data-driven and user-centered. Join a vibrant team that values personal development, flexibility, and community engagement, all while making a significant difference in the travel tech space.

Leistungen

Premium gym membership at a discounted rate

28 vacation days + 13 public holidays

Learning budget for courses and conferences

Hybrid work policy

Regular feedback and workshops

Community events

Flexibility to work from local offices for up to 8 weeks a year

Qualifikationen

• 8+ years of experience in UX or product design for consumer-facing digital products.
• Strong leadership and mentoring abilities with a focus on user-centered design.

Aufgaben

• Shape design strategy and ensure design excellence across development teams.
• Conduct UX research to inform product development and user needs.

Kenntnisse

UX Design

Product Design

User Research

Visual Design Principles

Leadership

Analytical Skills

Mentoring

Proactive Mindset

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s Degree in Design

Human-Computer Interaction

Tools

Figma

Sketch

Jobbeschreibung

Holidu is one of the fastest-growing travel tech companies worldwide. With more than $100M in funding to date and an international team of travel and technology enthusiasts, our mission is to finally make the search and booking of vacation rentals easy. With our search engine for vacation rentals Holidu we help travelers book the ideal accommodation for the lowest price, and through our software-and-service solution Bookiply we also support vacation rental owners in multiplying their bookings with less work. Do you want to have an impact on millions of travelers worldwide? Then pack your bag, hop on board and get ready for takeoff!

Your future team

As a member of our Design team, you’ll collaborate with seven talented multidisciplinary designers, all dedicated to crafting intuitive, high-quality products and services for both guests and hosts. Curious about our work? Explore our design blog for a glimpse into our latest projects: https://holidu.design.

Holidu Hosts is our software and service solution for vacation rental owners (hosts). In this role, you will work closely with the Host Experience department, a highly international team consisting of 35 Developers, Product Managers, UX Designers, Technical Support Engineers and QA. Together with the team, you will focus on creating a best-in-class tool to help our hosts manage their properties effortlessly.

Your role in this journey

As a Senior / Staff UX Designer, you will take a leading role in shaping the future of our host experience platform. You will set the design vision for our product’s long-term evolution while driving high-quality user experiences across multiple development teams. Your responsibilities will include:

• Shaping the design strategy for our core product, ensuring a seamless balance between short-term impact and long-term vision.
• Supporting multiple development teams, ensuring design excellence across parallel workstreams.
• Establishing and scaling UX research operations, ensuring our design decisions are data-driven and user-centered.
• Conducting and driving UX research to identify new product opportunities and ensure our design decisions are deeply rooted in user needs.
• Collaborating closely with product managers and developers to efficiently deliver cohesive, inclusive, and well-informed user experiences.
• Providing high-quality user interfaces and effectively communicating your thought process and methodology.
• Translating concepts into user flows, wireframes, mockups, and prototypes optimized for a wide range of devices and interfaces that lead intuitive user experiences, ranging from small feature iterations to larger, complex ones.
• Mentoring other designers and raising the bar for design quality, craft, and user-centric innovation.
• Actively participating in the growth of the Design Team by giving and receiving constructive feedback, improving work processes, and contributing to our design system.

Your backpack is filled with

• 8+ years of experience in UX design, product design, or a similar role, with a strong focus on consumer-facing digital products.
• Bachelor’s degree in design, human-computer interaction, a related field, or equivalent industry experience.
• Experience scaling and establishing design systems in growing organizations.
• Hands-on experience conducting and leading UX research efforts to inform product development.
• Strong leadership and mentoring abilities, with a passion for growing design talent and fostering a culture of excellence.
• A portfolio demonstrating expertise in designing and delivering digital products.
• Strong understanding and application of visual design principles.
• Proactive mindset, taking ownership of delivering exceptional designs.
• Experience with qualitative and quantitative data and profound analytical skills.
• Demonstrated empathy, curiosity, and eagerness to explore innovative ideas.
• Expert on design tools such as Figma or Sketch.
• Fluent in English, with proficiency in additional languages considered a plus.

Our adventure includes

• Impact: Make a difference for hundreds of thousands of monthly users.
• Growth: Take responsibility from day one and develop through regular feedback, workshops, and knowledge exchanges.
• Personal Development: Use your learning budget and 2 extra study days for conferences, books, courses, and more.
• Community: Engage with international, diverse, yet like-minded colleagues through regular events and 2 office days per week with your team.
• Flexibility: Benefit from our hybrid work policy and the chance to work from other local offices for up to 8 weeks a year.
• Fitness: Get a premium gym membership at a discounted rate.
• Travel: Enjoy 28 vacation days + 13 public holidays in Bavaria and the possibility to take up to 10 unpaid vacation days with special discounts on our Holidu Homes properties.

Need a sneak peek?
Check out the adventure that awaits you on Instagram@lifeatholidu and dive straight into the world ofTech at Holidu for more insights!

Want to travel with us?

Apply online on our careers page with your CV and a link to your portfolio! Your first travel contact will be Katharina from HR.

We are committed to diversity in all aspects of our business. We encourage applications from all genders, all corners of the world and all individual backgrounds. You are welcome to submit your application without a photo and without stating your gender, date of birth, marital status, nationality or disability status (if applicable).
If you require any special assistance when arranging interviews, office visits or the recruitment process in general, please contact the relevant HR person responsible for this job and we will do our best to accommodate your needs.