Head of Product Design

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Spotnana is modernizing the infrastructure for the multi-trillion-dollar travel industry. Our groundbreaking travel platform powers next-generation travel experiences for Fortune 100 companies and the world’s leading airlines, hotel chains, technology providers, and financial services firms.

We are tackling the hardest problems the travel industry has to offer, and we need your help. Join us in our quest to make travel effortless so it’s easier for everyone to build deeper connections, stronger teams, and unforgettable memories.

Culture Is Always Fluid. It Evolves As a Business Grows, Along With The People Who Drive It Forward. We Seek People Who Have Different Perspectives, But Shared Values. Before You Embark On This Journey, Quickly Check In On Whether You Are Aligned With Our Company Values

Obsessed with Customer Needs: We earn the trust and loyalty of our customers by solving their problems. Do the Impossible: We solve tough problems through innovation and are inspired by unprecedented challenges. Build Globally, Serve Locally: We embrace a global mindset and celebrate diversity as we serve customers around the world. Act Like Owners: We constantly find problems to solve. Decisions are not made in isolation. We work hard, work smart, and work together. Constantly Change, Learn & Evolve: We flourish by adapting quickly to new challenges and by learning from everyone around us. Building something new is not always glamorous work. Roll up your sleeves, get your hands dirty, and evolve. Respect Above All: We are humble and treat others with the same respect we desire for ourselves. Our work culture is a safe environment where everyone is open to feedback and new ideas.

In this role, you’ll take the time to understand not just the execution side of UX, but also the business aspects of the products we build. You’ll collaborate with leaders in Engineering, and Product Management teams to create innovative experiences across Spotnana product offerings, leveraging your passion for brand, craft, and design quality.

Responsibilities

Own the UX design for the company's core products and servicesLead creative and holistic thinking across diverse products, platforms, and devices.Provide leadership, direction, and mentorship for a team of DesignersDeliver a design vision, along with a plan for evolutionary, iterative updates, that actualize the larger vision over timeBe hands-on to execute on the vision with the team of designersBuild strong relationships and operating rhythms with leaders inside and outside their core product team to efficiently implement user experiences that are cohesive, inclusive, and well-informedFoster our culture and principles within the group, while setting new standards for execution and operational excellenceBe responsible for and effectively advocate for users in a fast-paced, corporate climate, imparting day-to-day design leadership that fosters a shared understanding of the user-centric intersection between design, content, business, and engineering

Qualifications

Experience owning the design for full products, from inception to success10+ years of experience in Product Design4+ years of experience managing design teamsPortfolio of UX-focused work samples for web and mobile applicationsExperience balancing product, development, and user-centered goals to help shape overall product strategyEffectiveness in working across organizational boundaries to define, manage, and prioritize workExcellent communication, presentation, interpersonal, and analytical skills; the ability to communicate complex interaction concepts clearly and persuasively across different audiences and varying levels of the organization.Must be willing to work out of Spotnana's New York City office in a hybrid structure (~2-3 days a week)

Spotnana strives to offer fair, industry-competitive and equitable compensation. Our approach holistically assesses total compensation, including cash, company equity and comprehensive benefits. Our market-based compensation approach uses data from trusted third party compensation sources to set salary ranges that are thoughtful and consistent with the role, industry, company size, and internal equity of our team. Each employee is paid within the minimum and maximum of their position's compensation range based on their skills, experience, qualifications, and other job-related specifications.

The annual cash compensation for this role is: $200,000 - $250,000

Benefits Offered Include

Equity in the form of stock options which provides partial ownership in the company so you can share in the success of the company as it growsPre-tax and ROTH 401(k) options via Fidelity with up to a 4% company matchComprehensive benefit plans covering medical (United Healthcare or Kaiser), dental (Guardian), vision (Guardian), life (Mutual of Omaha), and disability (Mutual of Omaha) effective on your hire date. We cover 100% of your employee premiums and 85% of your eligible dependentsPre-tax flexible spending account options for health, dependent care and commuter expenses20 vacation days per year in additional to 10 company holidays, 4 company recharge/wellness days and an end of year company shutdownUp to 26 weeks of Parental LeaveMonthly cell phone/internet stipendAdditional benefits including access to RocketLawyer's online legal platform, International Airlines Travel Agent Network (IATAN) membership, Pet Insurance through Fetch, Financial Wellness through Origin and SoFi, EAP through Mutual of Omaha, The Calm app through Kaiser, pre-tax parking/transit program and more.

We are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive environment and to encourage these values in everyone on our team. We provide an environment of mutual respect where opportunities are available without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We believe that diversity and inclusion for people from all walks of life is key to our success as a company.