Staff Product Designer (12 month maternity cover)

Perk; Greater London; On-site; GBP 64,000 - 91,000; Full time

Job summary

A digital expense management company is seeking a Staff Product Designer to enhance their Spend product. The role focuses on crafting seamless user experiences while collaborating with cross-functional teams. Ideal candidates will have over 8 years of design experience, preferably in tech or financial fields. This is a one-year contract based in Greater London, with a focus on user-centric design and strategic impact.

Benefits

Competitive compensation package

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Private medical insurance

Life insurance

Access to a wellbeing app

Work from anywhere allowance

Qualifications

• 8-10+ years of product design experience at a fast-growing tech company.
• Passionate energy for great design and amplifying team culture.
• Experience working in fast-paced product companies with an international footprint.

Responsibilities

• Define end-to-end user experiences across web and mobile.
• Turn data and customer feedback into tailored products.
• Partner with Product and engineering to shape strategy.

Skills

Product design experience

Experience with Expense Management

Excellent communication skills

Ability to influence product roadmaps

Experience in inclusive design

Job description

About Us

Perk (formerly TravelPerk) is the intelligent platform for travel and spend management. Built to tackle the time‑consuming, manual work that gets in the way of real work, our tools automate everything from travel bookings to expenses, invoice processing, and more. By eliminating this shadow work that wastes hours, erodes morale, and saps innovation, we’re on a mission to power real work, with real impact.

We’re trusted by more than 10,000 companies worldwide, including Wise, On Running, Breitling, and Fabletics, and we’re tackling the 7 hours of lost productivity per employee each week, a $1.7 trillion problem.

Founded in 2015, Perk has grown into a global company of more than 1,800 people across 12 offices globally, with headquarters in London and Boston. We combine innovation, control, and simplicity to transform how businesses work and how people feel at work.

At Perk, we’re driven by our values, like being an owner, delivering a 7‑star experience, and working as one team. We value curiosity, purpose, and mindset, not just knowledge, to unlock the power in your potential. Our talent team brings together leading minds from the travel and SaaS industries, representing over 70 countries. If you’re excited about having a real impact and shaping how millions of people experience work, we’d love you on the team.

Visit www.perk.com to learn more.

About the Role

At Perk, we believe in empowering cross‑functional teams that drive exceptional results for our customers and the company. We are currently looking for a Staff Product Designer for our Spend product, to join our team for a one‑year contract.

Managing expenses should be effortless, not a burden. Our Spend product —which includes Expense management, Cards, and Invoices— is at the heart of the employee experience, empowering them to focus on their work while giving companies complete visibility and control over their company spend.

As a Staff Product Designer for Spend, you’ll partner with Product and an Engineering to define a 7‑star experience for our customers—empowering employees with a frictionless way to pay and manage their expenses, while giving admins full control and visibility over company spend. You will lead strategic initiatives that impact on the customer experience and you are expected to influence design across different teams as needed, inspiring and coaching designers along the way through craft leadership.

What you’ll do

• Design for Impact: Define end‑to‑end user experiences across web and mobile, and craft designs that not only delight users but also deliver measurable, strategic impact for the business.
• Bring Insights to Life: Turn data, customer feedback, and market research into products tailored to the US market. Collaborate with research and own new ways to get customers feedback for every solution that we ship.
• Shape the Vision: Partner with Product, engineering and design leadership to define clear problem statements, and shaping the strategy for your product area that balances user needs with business goals.
• Collaborate Across Functions: Ensuring a good collaboration with engineers, product, research, and content design to get the best outcomes together. As well as connect with other stakeholders (like Sales, Implementation, or Account Managers) to make sure overall company alignment.
• Champion our users’ needs: Be the voice of our customers in internal forums, and advocate for best‑in‑class usability, scalability, and accessibility for our solutions to ensure every interaction feels intuitive and impactful.
• Elevate the Craft: Oversee the overall experience for your product area and for the Design team overall; making sure the quality meets our standards: reviewing work, mentoring peers and running processes for that purpose.

What you’ll need

• 8‑10+ years of product design experience at a fast‑growing tech company. Experience with Expense Management, FinTech, or SaaS products is a strong plus.
• Passionate energy for great design and amplifying our team culture
• Experience working in fast‑paced product companies with an international footprint
• Experience presenting ideas to various levels in the org—team, colleagues, management, and executives. Excellent communication skills that excite stakeholders and articulate a vision.
• Ability to influence product roadmaps working alongside Product Managers and Engineers
• Experience educating, partnering with, building with, and influencing product teams
• Experience in inclusive design and accessibility

Why you'll love our team

• We are a team of 50 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 (of course).
• 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.

What do we offer

• 💰 A competitive compensation package, including equity options in Perk;
• 🌴 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays;
• 💼 Company Pension Plan with Aviva;
• 💊 Private medical insurance from Bupa;
• 🙌 Life insurance with Zurich;
• 🧘 Income Protection + Wellbeing App with Unum;
• 🦷 Access to voluntary dental insurance through Bupa;
• 🚲 Tax‑efficient schemes such as Cycle2Work & electric car leasing via Octopus;
• 💪 Discounts on 12‑month gym memberships with GymFlex;
• 💙Spring Health - Get access to 12x therapy & 12x coaching sessions per year! - a mental health support tool with access to therapists year round;
• 🎟️ Access to a wide variety of discounts and rewards;
• 🥳 Unforgettable Perk events, including our spectacular annual summer party;
• 👶 Parental leave: 12 to 16 weeks, based on eligibility factors;
• 🫶 16 paid hours per year to volunteer for a cause of your choice;
• 🌎 A ’Work from anywhere’ in the world allowance of 20 working days per year.
• 📈 Exponential growth opportunities

How We Work

At Perk, we take an IRL‑first approach to work, where our team works together in‑person 3 days a week. As such, this role requires you to be based within commuting distance of our hubs. We fundamentally believe in the value of meeting in real life to improve connectivity, productivity, creativity and ultimately making us a great place to work.

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.

Perk 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 Perk regardless of how you look, where you’re from, or anything else that makes you, well, you.

Protect Yourself from Recruitment Scams

All official communication from Perk will always come from email addresses ending in @perk.com or @externalperk.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 like WhatsApp, Telegram, or Signal. If you receive a message claiming to be from Perk that seems suspicious, please do not respond. Forward it to [e-mail], and we will confirm whether it is legitimate.