Product Design Manager, London

The Role

Product Design Managers at TravelPerk directly support Product Designers in delivering their best work while also contributing to high-impact strategic design projects.

As a Product Design Manager, you’ll oversee the design and delivery of feature enhancements that support the growth and evolution of our platform. You’ll partner with Product and Engineering leads to keep scope and priorities clear, and advocate for design and the customer within your area of ownership.

You’ll help shape the product strategy for a specific Tribe (a group of squads) and fine-tune its design approach, while also guiding product design teams to execute end-to-end user experiences and play a meaningful role in multidisciplinary teams as the design expert.

This role reports to Senior Design Management and is part of the Design Leadership team, shaping how we scale and improve as we grow.

What You Will Do

• Line manage a team of Product Designers, supporting their personal and professional development.
• Oversee complex design initiatives spanning multiple workstreams, ensuring high-quality delivery.
• Own the design direction of a Tribe, aligning Product Design contributions to strategic goals and translating them into actionable design strategies.
• Partner with Product Managers and Engineering Leads to elevate the voice of Design and advocate for the user across TravelPerk.
• Effectively communicate design ideas and strategies to stakeholders and collaborate across teams.
• Work with the wider Product Design team to ensure consistent, coherent journeys and design patterns across our tools.
• Drive continuous improvement in design operations by shaping processes, frameworks, and rituals that elevate our team to world-class standards.
• Influence and support team growth through hiring, networking, and sourcing future team members.

What Are We Looking For?

• 8+ years of experience as a Product Designer.
• 2+ years of experience leading design teams, mentoring designers, and supporting their career growth.
• Strong collaboration skills and the ability to constructively guide and inspire your team. You know how to push for quality and excellence.
• Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written). You’re comfortable presenting ideas to stakeholders and clearly articulating design decisions.
• A talent for simplifying complexity and creating clarity for others.
• Ability to influence product roadmaps in collaboration with Product Managers and Engineers.
• Experience partnering with and influencing cross-functional product teams.
• Background in high-growth product companies with an international footprint.

Why You’ll Love Our Team

You’ll join a team of 40 Product Designers, Content Designers, and Researchers from a wide range of nationalities, backgrounds, and personalities. We work in a highly collaborative environment where feedback, transparency, and support are core to our culture. We lean on each other’s strengths — and save our competitiveness for the occasional after-work games night.

We value autonomy, proactivity, and creativity. We make time and space for you to think, experiment, and share ideas. And we firmly believe in prioritizing impact over effort.

Your growth is supported by our Competency Framework, regular development conversations, and our learning and development program. We offer a transparent career path — for both individual contributors and design managers.

Want to know more? Visit us at travelperk.design