Product designer for restaurant booking platforms

OpenTable; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5 weeks paid vacation

Private health & dental insurance

Work from almost anywhere up to 20 dni

Job summary

OpenTable ищет руководителя дизайна продукта в гибридный формат в Большом Лондоне. Ваша задача — определить стратегию дизайна для улучшения опыта гостей и ресторанов, вести команду дизайнеров и сотрудничать с продуктом, инженериями и данными.

Необходимо стратегическое мышление и опыт работы с AI‑решениями. Кандидат должен уметь презентовать решения высшему руководству, развивать дизайн‑видение и поддерживать культуру высококлассной визуальной подготовки.

Qualifications

• 7+ лет опыта в дизайне продуктов.
• Портфолио с портфолио стратегий дизайна, взаимодействия и визуального исполнения.
• Опыт работы с AI‑native workflow.
• Опыт выстраивания продуктового видения с партнёрами из продукта, инженерии и исследований.
• Сильные письменные и устные коммуникации, способность объяснять решения руководству.
• Опыт руководства дизайнерами.

Responsibilities

• Задавать видение будущего взаимодействия пользователей с сервисом и вовлекать команды.
• Решать сложные проблемы, собирать нужных людей и быстро получать результат.
• Управлять командой из 1–3 дизайнеров с регулярной обратной связью и ростом.
• Обучать новым способам работы, включая AI‑native workflow.
• Сотрудничать с продуктом, инженерией и данными для баланса потребностей пользователей, технической осуществимости и бизнес‑целей.
• Описывать работу и обоснование решений высшему руководству.

Skills

Design leadership

AI-native workflows

Cross-functional collaboration

Strong communication

Job description

Описание:

With millions of diners, 70,000+ restaurant partners and 25+ years of experience, OpenTable, part of Booking Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: BKNG), is an industry leader with a passion for helping restaurants thrive. Our world-class technology empowers restaurants to focus on what matters most – their team, their guests, and their bottom line – while enabling diners to discover and book the perfect restaurant for every occasion.

Задачи:

Set the vision for where the diner experience goes next, and bring teams along with it Step into messy problems, bring the right people together, and get something real to react to within days, then stay in the work through the build, shipping alongside engineers Manage a team of one to three designers, with regular feedback, coaching, and career growth Teach new ways of working, including AI-native workflows, and sharpen how we make design decisions Work with product, engineering, and data partners to balance diner needs, technical feasibility, and business goals, from discovery through booking Explain the work, and the thinking behind it, to senior leaders

Требования:

7+ years of product design experience, including leading design for complex consumer products A portfolio that shows design strategy, interaction design, and exceptional visual craft across iOS, Android, and responsive web Experience working with AI-native workflows Experience setting and driving design vision with partners in product, engineering, and research Strong written and verbal communication, including explaining and defending design decisions to senior audiences Experience managing designers Будет плюсом: Experience scaling AI-native ways of working across a design team, not just in your own practice; Fluency with front-end code, or experience prototyping in code; A track record of using both insights and experimentation, like A/B testing, to guide design decisions; Experience designing for marketplaces, discovery, or reservation and booking products; A passion for food and dining

Условия:

5 weeks paid vacation Private health & dental insurance Work from (almost) anywhere for up to 20 days per year Company-paid therapy sessions through SpringHealth Company-paid subscription to Headspace Annual company-wide week off a year - the whole team fully recharges (and returns without a pile-up of work!) Paid parental leave Time off for your birthday Paid volunteer time Development Dollars Leadership development Access to thousands of on-demand e-learnings Travel Discounts Employee Resource Groups Income protection and life assurance Employee Assistance Program - including 24/7 GP & free legal advice Pension plan contributions Discounted gym membership Bike2Work Season ticket loan Social events & Thursday happy hours Free lunch 2 days per week This role aligns with that approach, with an expectation of coming into the office two days a week—giving employees the best of both worlds: in-person collaboration and flexibility. While the majority of your responsibilities may align with conventional business hours, there will be instances where you are expected to manage communications - via calls, Slack messages, or emails - outside of regular working hours to effectively collaborate with international colleagues, respond to restaurant partners, and/or address urgent matters.