Product Lead - Travel

Swap; London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech-driven ecommerce company is seeking a Product Lead to spearhead its entry into the travel sector. This role involves defining early strategies, validating product opportunities, and overseeing product development from scratch. Candidates should have over 8 years of experience in product management within the travel industry. The position offers the chance to influence ecommerce infrastructure and work with cutting-edge technology.

Benefits

Equity and ownership opportunities

Autonomy with high impact

Access to modern technologies

Qualifications

• 8+ years in product, with experience in travel industry.
• Strong product strategy and execution skills, you've led zero-to-one initiatives in ambiguous environments.
• Comfortable working across multiple stakeholder types.

Responsibilities

• Lead Swap’s product thinking in the travel space, from early research through to product launch.
• Work closely with early partners to validate use cases and define first product areas.
• Define the roadmap, scope MVPs, and shape early metrics for success.

Skills

Product strategy

Cross-functional teamwork

Stakeholder management

AI integration

Commercial acumen

Job description

Product Lead – Travel

Location: London, Amsterdam, or Remote EU

Type: Full-time

Experience: 8+ years in product, with exposure to travel, bookings, or cross-border commerce

Say Hello to Ecommerce OS

At Swap, we’re building the first unified Ecommerce OS; a powerful, AI-driven platform that connects every operational workflow for ambitious ecommerce brands around the world. From real-time inventory intelligence to borderless returns, Swap helps brands simplify complexity, boost profitability, and scale globally.

About The Role

We’re expanding into a new vertical and looking for a product lead to drive our entry into the travel industry. You’ll be responsible for delivering the early strategy, validating product opportunities, and building from zero. This is a foundational role in a brand-new area for Swap, with huge potential across B2B, B2C and platform use cases.

You’ll work across product, engineering, partnerships, and commercial teams to explore how Swap’s infrastructure can unlock value for travel platforms, merchants, and partners; from pricing and tax to FX, refund logic, and shopper experience.

What You’ll Do

• Lead Swap’s product thinking in the travel space, from early research through to product launch
• Work closely with early partners to validate use cases and define first product areas
• Identify opportunities to apply Swap’s core platform (TLC, tax, FX, etc.) to travel commerce
• Define the roadmap, scope MVPs, and shape early metrics for success
• Own early cross-functional planning across engineering, partnerships, and operations
• Work across both B2B and platform models, from mid-size travel players to large-scale marketplaces
• Develop a clear point of view on what great looks like, and bring it to life with a small initial team
• Leverage AI-First thinking to drive value in this new space
  
  

What We’re Looking For

• 8+ years in product, with experience in travel industry.
• Strong product strategy and execution skills, you've led zero-to-one initiatives in ambiguous environments
• Comfortable working across multiple stakeholder types (partners, platforms, internal teams)
• Curious, commercial, and pragmatic, knows how to ship value without overbuilding
• Bonus: experience working with tax, FX, refunds, bookings, or compliance logic
  
  

Why Join Us?

• A truly global team. Swap operates across time zones, markets, and currencies.
• Work with modern tech (AI-powered systems, cross-border APIs, advanced analytics).
• Autonomy with high impact. Your decisions will shape the backbone of ecommerce infrastructure for years to come.
• Equity, ownership, and career growth. We're scaling fast, and we want you on the journey.