SENIOR PRODUCT DESIGNER | TRIPADVISOR
ABOUT TRIPADVISOR
The Tripadvisor Group connects people to experiences worth sharing, and aims to
be the world’s most trusted source for travel and experiences. We leverage our
brands, technology, and capabilities to connect our global audience with
partners through rich content, travel guidance, and two-sided marketplaces for
experiences, accommodations, restaurants, and other travel categories. The
subsidiaries of Tripadvisor, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRIP), include a portfolio of travel
brands and businesses, including Tripadvisor, Viator, and TheFork.
THE TRAVEL MODE TEAM
Travel Mode is a startup-style team operating within Tripadvisor. Our mission:
Find market fit for a new product geared toward travelers who are
in-destination. We move quickly. We embrace AI. We value learning over
perfection. We are looking for an ambitious Senior Product Designer who
specializes in native (IOS and Android) to join our team, help drive our
hypothesis-based roadmap and play a major role in defining the vision for our
initial MVP.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
• Define Process: Co-own the end-to-end design process for Travel Mode within
our iOS and Android apps, from discovery and abstract problem-solving to
high-fidelity final treatments.
• Drive Experimentation: Work within a rapid experimentation culture,
leveraging testing and mobile-specific analytics to guide iterative design
decisions.
• Define Mobile Strategy: Shape and communicate a clear vision for the MVP,
balancing "big-picture" strategic goals with hands-on execution.
• Simplify Complexity: Partner with Product and Engineering to turn complex
guidance data, community contributions, and marketplace logistics into
simple, "one-tap" mobile solutions.
• Native First: Champion user-centered design and lead the way in defining
features and functionality that are uniquely native leveraging haptics,
motion, location-services and interaction quality to ensure the app feels
premium and responsive.
WHAT YOU HAVE
• Demonstrated ability to use AI tools to improve efficiency, quality, and
decision-making in day-to-day work.
• Proven ability to operate effectively with a global-first mindset
• Extensive Mobile Expertise: 5+ years of experience shipping native mobile
products. You have a deep understanding of platform-specific behaviors and
know how to leverage them to create intuitive interfaces.
• Exceptional Design Craft: A portfolio showcasing high-quality,
production-ready mobile experiences. You have a passion for the "last 5%" of
polish - transitions, feedback, and visual hierarchy.
• Collaborative Leadership: A proven history of partnering with engineers to
ship high-performance features, with a solid grasp of technical constraints
for native platforms.
• Strategic Communication: Impactful communication skills with the ability to
navigate ambiguity, explain the “why” behind your work to stakeholders, and
mentor the broader team.
• User-Centric Mindset: A background in using research, data, and
"jobs-to-be-done" frameworks to advocate for the user and remove friction
from the journey.
• Platform Knowledge: Deep familiarity with iOS and Android conventions,
staying up to date with the latest trends and capabilities in the mobile
landscape.
WHAT WE OFFER
• Flexible activity-based working fostered collaboration and productivity
• Inclusive global travelers community welcoming diverse perspectives
• Competitive salary package including performance bonuses
• Development programs, managerial courses, and learning series
• Health insurance covers medical, dental, and vision for families (varies by
country)
• Lifestyle Reimbursement Benefit for personal travel, and physical, mental,
and financial wellness
• Several paid time off programs, including time to bond with new children and
care for family members. Paid public holidays, and year-end office shutdown
• Employee assistance program for short-term counseling and free Calm app
subscription
• State-of-the-art offices: dining, coffee points, and leisure areas
Our Cultural Pillars:
Traveler first
We exist to create value for our customer, the traveler. We enable our suppliers
and partners to unlock this value. Their collective behaviors and insights are
what drives us.
Execution is our edge
We act fast, experiment, learn from failure, iterate, and improve the solutions
of tomorrow across every aspect of our business. Our execution is agile,
data-driven, prioritised, and built to scale. We assume no problem is someone
else’s problem and finish what can be done today, knowing tomorrow will bring
fresh challenges.
We succeed together
The best outcomes are driven by empathic, humble, and diverse subject matter
experts working toward shared goals. We collaborate relentlessly, challenge
assumptions, give actionable feedback, and set each other up for success through
empowered teams with a clear charter. We transparently take ownership of our
growth, individually and as a team. We celebrate the quality of our effort, our
learnings, and our collective achievements.
We strive to create an accessible and inclusive experience for all candidates.
If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or the recruiting
process, please make sure to reach out to your individual recruiter or our team
at AccessibleRecruiting@tripadvisor.com [AccessibleRecruiting@tripadvisor.com].
If you have any additional questions about careers at Tripadvisor you can email
us at recruitment@tripadvisor.com. [recruitment@tripadvisor.com] We have all the
answers!
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