Principal Product Designer, Diner Platform (Hybrid)

OpenTable; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work from anywhere

Mental health focus

Therapy sessions

Headspace subscription

Company-wide week off

Parental leave

Birthday leave

Career growth resources

Travel discounts

ERGs

Income protection

EAP 24/7 GP & legal advice

Pension contributions

Discounted gym

Bike2Work

Season ticket loan

Social events

Job summary

OpenTable is seeking a Principal Product Designer for the Diner Platform in London. You will shape the discovery, booking, and repeat visits for diners across mobile apps and website, leading a small design team while reporting to a Design Director.

You’ll work from early exploration through build and partner with product, engineering, and data to balance diner needs and business goals. You’ll mentor designers, introduce AI-native workflows, and contribute to a high-growth, global team.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of product design experience, including leading design for complex consumer products.
• Portfolio shows design strategy, interaction design, and visual craft across platforms.
• Experience with AI-native workflows and collaborating with product, engineering, and research.
• Strong written and verbal communication, able to defend design decisions to senior audiences.
• Experience leading a design team and driving cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Set the vision for the diner experience and align teams around it.
• Tackle messy problems, bring together the right people, and ship iterations with engineering.
• Manage a team of one to three designers with feedback and growth coaching.
• Teach new workflows including AI-native approaches and sharpen design decision making.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and data partners from discovery through booking.
• Explain work and rationale to senior leaders.

Skills

Product design strategy

Interaction design

AI-native workflows

Design vision with partners

Executive communication

Job description

OpenTable is seeking a Principal Product Designer for the Diner Platform in London. You will shape the discovery, booking, and repeat visits for diners across mobile apps and website, leading a small design team while reporting to a Design Director.

You’ll work from early exploration through build and partner with product, engineering, and data to balance diner needs and business goals. You’ll mentor designers, introduce AI-native workflows, and contribute to a high-growth, global team.