Product Design Manager

Traveltechessentialist; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A global travel management company is seeking a Product Design Manager to lead a team of designers. The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of experience and a strong focus on user experience and design strategy. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams and supporting the strategic goals of the company. A competitive salary and plans for team expansion are included.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Relocation assistance

Diverse work environment

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience designing complex systems.
• Demonstrated experience leading design teams.
• Ability to influence product roadmaps.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of product designers.
• Own the design direction of a Tribe.
• Collaborate with Product Managers and Engineering Leads.

Skills

Leadership

Collaboration

Solid communication skills

Complexity breakdown

Influencing product roadmaps

Hands-on work

Job description

About TravelPerk

TravelPerk is a global travel and expense management platform. Its all-in-one platform gives travelers the freedom they want whilst providing companies with the control they need. The result saves time, money, and hassle for everyone. TravelPerk has industry-leading travel inventory alongside powerful management features, 24/7 customer support, state-of-the-art technology, and consumer-grade design. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Barcelona, we’ve grown to over 1,800 people across Europe and North America. In 2022 we became a ‘unicorn’ and in 2025, we raised Series E funding at a $2.7 billion valuation, alongside our acquisition of Yokoy, to become the leader in integrated travel and expense management. We’ve been winning awards too. Since 2023, we’ve been voted one of the best places to work, one of the fastest-growing apps and tech companies, and a leading pioneer of business travel. These are just some of the reasons why global brands like Wise, Red Bull, GetYourGuide, and Aesop trust us to get the most out of their travel. Hear more about TravelPerk.

We are TravelPerk: a scaling unicorn valued at $1.3billion that has raised over $400m since our creation in 2015. Backed by world-class investors with portfolios including AirBnb, Stripe, Slack, Trello, Gusto, Twitter, Farfetch and Deliveroo, our team is made up of A-players from across the travel and technology industries. Over the past few years, we’ve been named the fastest-growing SaaS startup in the world by SaaS1000 and featured as one of the hottest startups to watch by both Forbes and Wired. We’re revolutionizing the B2B corporate travel market—worth over $1.3 trillion— to connect people in real life in an enjoyable and sustainable way. TravelPerk are innovators. During the last year we have welcomed and acquired the likes of Click Travel, NexTravel and Albatross to the team. From TravelCare, to FlexiPerk and of course GreenPerk we are shaping the future of the industry. Our team continues to emerge stronger and stronger as we adjust to the new normal—and that’s where you come in! If you’re ready to take off with us, keep reading!

Product Design Managers at TravelPerk directly support Product Designers in delivering the best work they can while also working on high impact strategic design projects.

As a Product Designer Manager, you'll be overseeing the design and implementation of various feature upgrades for our growing platform. You’ll team up with Principal Product Managers and Engineering Tribe leads to always keep scope and priorities clear and to advocate for design and the customer within your Tribe and area of ownership. You will help develop the product strategy for a specific Tribe and fine-tune its design approach, while also guiding our product design teams to execute end-to-end user experiences and take a meaningful part in multidisciplinary teams as the design expert. This role will be reporting to the Senior Product Design Manager and will be part of the Design Leadership team, shaping how we scale and improve while we grow in size.

What you’ll do:

• You will directly line manage a small team of product designers, being responsible for their personal and professional development
• Own the design direction of a Tribe, making sure Product Design is contributing to the strategic goals of the group
• Contribute to company strategy, identifying ways in which Design can be used to reach our quarterly goals for the Tribe you own
• Develop partnerships with Product Managers, Engineering Leads and the Leadership team to help elevate the voice of Design and advocate for the user within TravelPerk
• Collaborate with the wider Product Design team to align the experience, making sure journeys and design patterns across our tools are coherent and consistent
• Continuously optimise the design operations across the Product Design team, looking after the processes, frameworks and rituals that will make this team a world-class one
• Influence and support the growth of the team through hiring, networking, and sourcing future team members

What you’ll need:

• 8+ years of experience designing complex systems
• Demonstrated experience leading design teams, mentoring designers and helping them progress
• Excellent collaboration skills and ability to constructively direct and inspire action within your team. You can successfully push a team to improve the quality of the work they ship.
• Solid communication skills (verbal and written). You are comfortable presenting ideas to multiple stakeholders and articulately defending design decisions.
• Special talent for breaking down complexity and creating context for others
• Ability to influence product roadmaps working alongside Product Managers and Engineers
• Experience educating, partnering with, building with, and influencing product teams
• Experience working in high-growth product companies with an international footprint
• Strong senior level individual contributor that can jump on hands-on work whenever needed

Why you'll love our team:

• We are a team of 15 talented product designers, content designers and researchers. We like to think of ourselves as high-achievers, goal-oriented, eager to learn and grow. We foster efficiency through autonomy and creativity through collaboration.
• Working in the Product Design team will ensure high-quality design, strategic impact in the product and next-level GIFs
• In the Product Design team, you will find a strong culture of ownership, impact-over-effort and lending support to each other, there are no egos and transparency is highly valued.
• We are an heterogeneous team with multiple nationalities and backgrounds, pushing for getting better, having fun and always asking why.
• In the next 12 months, we have the challenge to grow our team to almost double its current size, supporting every squad while also scaling our Content and Research functions.

We are an IRL (in real life) company and as such have worked hard to build up local hubs in our core markets to support in real life collaborations as much as possible. We of course support flexible working patterns but it is our objective to maximise that IRL connection more than remote.

For certain roles, we can help with relocation from anywhere in the world, English is the official language at the office. Please submit your resume in English if you choose to apply. Do not forget to submit an updated portfolio and/or resume.

TravelPerk is a global company with a diverse customer base—and we want to make sure the people behind our product reflect that. We’re an equal opportunity employer, which means you’re welcome at TravelPerk regardless of how you look, where you’re from, or anything else that makes you, well, you.

How We Work

Our Vision is for a world where TravelPerk is the platform for human connection in real life (IRL). We take an IRL-first approach to work, where our team works together in person 3 days a week. For roles in Customer Care, this can be up to 5 days per week in the office. As such, this role requires you to be within commuting distance of our hubs. We fundamentally believe in meeting in real life to improve connectivity, productivity, and creativity, ultimately making us a great workplace.

At TravelPerk, we prioritise experience and potential over academic qualifications for this role. Talent and ability aren\'t always reflected in formal credentials.

TravelPerk is a global company with a diverse customer base, and we want to ensure that the people behind our product reflect that. We’re an equal opportunity employer, meaning you\'re welcome at TravelPerk regardless of your appearance, where you\'re from, or anything else that makes you.

Protect Yourself from Recruitment Scams

All official communication from TravelPerk will always come from email addresses ending in travelperk.com or externaltravelperk.com, our verified social media channels, or recruiters listed on our official LinkedIn page. We will never ask you to pay for equipment, training, or fees, request sensitive personal information such as bank details early in the process, or communicate through unofficial apps. If you receive a message claiming to be from TravelPerk that seems suspicious, please do not respond. Forward it to [e-mail] and we’ll confirm whether it’s legitimate.