Senior Product Designer, Guest Commerce

evolvevacationrental; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus (performance-based)

Company equity

401(k) match

Health coverage

Paid parental leave

Paid time off

Travel credits after one year

Learning and development resources

Job summary

evolvevacationrental is seeking a senior product designer to lead the traveler booking journey on our vacation rental marketplace. You will shape search, listings, checkout, and pricing clarity to help customers discover stays and complete bookings with confidence.

You will partner with product, engineering, and analytics to run experiments, analyze funnel friction, and prioritize work by customer and business impact.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of product design in consumer ecommerce/travel.
• Measurable impact on revenue or conversion.
• Strong visual, interaction, and responsive design.
• Prototyping with product and engineering; AI workflows.
• Experience with funnel data, A/B testing, analytics, qualitative research.
• Understand customer purchasing behavior.

Responsibilities

• Own design across the booking funnel from search to checkout.
• Improve search, filters, recommendations and trip planning.
• Clarify pricing, fees and value to build trust.
• Refine mobile checkout for speed and clarity.
• Design promotions, abandoned-cart, referrals and repeat-booking flows.
• Collaborate with product, engineering and analytics to prototype and test.

Skills

Product design experience

Revenue/conversion impact

Visual & interaction design

Responsive design

Web performance

Prototyping with AI workflows

A/B testing & analytics

Qualitative research

Understanding purchasing behavior

Job description

Role overview

Lead product design for the traveler booking journey on a vacation rental marketplace, helping customers discover suitable stays, understand costs, and complete bookings with confidence. The work spans search and listing experiences, mobile checkout, promotions, and AI-assisted trip planning, with a focus on improving conversion through customer insight, strong visual craft, and measured experimentation.

Responsibilities

• Own design across the booking funnel, from search and property listings through checkout.
• Improve search, filters, recommendations, and trip-planning patterns so travelers can find appropriate stays and alternatives.
• Clarify pricing, fees, and value to build trust during high-consideration purchases.
• Refine mobile web transactions for speed, clarity, and timely help when customers hesitate.
• Design retention experiences such as promotions, abandoned-cart recovery, referrals, and repeat-booking flows.
• Partner with product, engineering, and analytics to prototype, test hypotheses, analyze funnel friction, and prioritize work by customer and business impact.

Requirements

• At least seven years of product design experience and a portfolio in consumer e-commerce, travel, hospitality, or marketplace products.
• Evidence of measurable impact on revenue or conversion in complex purchase journeys.
• Strong visual, interaction, and responsive design skills, with attention to web performance.
• Comfort prototyping and iterating closely with product and engineering partners, including implementing prototypes in AI-supported workflows.
• Ability to use funnel data, A/B testing, product analytics, and qualitative research to validate design decisions.
• Understanding of customer purchasing behavior and the ability to explain why a design performs well.

Benefits and work setup

The role is open to candidates in approved U.S. locations, with some state restrictions. The listed package includes a performance-based annual bonus, company equity, a 401(k) match, health coverage, paid parental leave, paid time off, travel credits after one year, and learning and development resources.