Product Design Lead - Hospitality

About Open Table

With millions of diners, 60,000+ restaurant partners and 25+ years of experience, Open Table, part of Booking Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: BKNG), is an industry leader with a passion for helping restaurants thrive. Our world‑class technology empowers restaurants to focus on what matters most – their team, their guests, and their bottom line – while enabling diners to discover and book the perfect restaurant for every occasion.

Every employee at Open Table has a tangible impact on what we do and how we do it. You’ll also be part of a global team and its portfolio of metasearch brands. Hospitality is all about taking care of others, and it defines our culture.

As a Product Design Lead on the Hospitality team, you'll get to:

• Lead strategic design initiatives that empower restaurateurs with new and meaningful ways to connect with their guests.
• Drive the evolution of tools that help our restaurant customers engage guests through tailored communications.
• Champion product concepts that expertly balance customer needs with critical business goals.
• Become a deep expert in restaurant operator workflows by leading impactful user research with restaurant owners and staff.
• Collaborate closely with a smart and dedicated team of product designers, product managers, and engineers to deliver experiences that help restaurants provide truly incredible hospitality for their guests. You'll also play a key role in mentoring other designers on the team.

• Minimum of 7 years of professional experience in product design, with 2+ years in a lead or senior capacity.
• Expertise in designing for B2B experiences or a proven track record of solving for highly complex workflows.
• Very strong interaction design and usability skills, with a deep understanding of user behavior.
• Exceptional visual design and craft that elevate product experiences.
• Demonstrated experience leading strategic product visions from conception to execution.
• Highly organized with an ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment.
• Expertise in leveraging and contributing to established design systems to ensure consistency, efficiency, and scalability across multiple products.
• Experience integrating and leveraging qualitative and quantitative user research data (e.g., A/B testing results, usability study findings, analytics) to directly inform and validate design decisions.
• Incorporated AI into workflows to improve and speed up design process and outcomes.
• Extensive experience building collaborative relationships with product managers and engineers in an agile environment.
• Effective communicator with the ability to manage diverse stakeholders and clearly articulate design decisions and rationale.
• Experience identifying areas for process improvement and a history of implementing solutions to enhance team efficiency and effectiveness.
• Demonstrated experience mentoring junior designers, fostering their growth and development.

• Work from (almost) anywhere for up to 20 days per year.
• Focus on mental health and well‑being:
  • Company‑paid therapy sessions through Spring Health
  • Company‑paid subscription to Headspace
  • Annual company‑wide week off a year – the whole team fully recharges (and returns without a pile‑up of work!)
• Paid parental leave.
• Generous paid vacation + time off for your birthday.
• Focus on your career growth:
  • Development Dollars
  • Leadership development
  • Access to thousands of on‑demand e‑learnings
• Travel discounts.
• Employee Resource Groups.
• Free lunch 5 days per week.
• Beautiful office in the Empire State Building with lots of building amenities, such as a gym, multi‑purpose room, in‑building Starbucks, and more.

The range for this United States‑based role is $155,000‑$185,000.

We offer a competitive base salary and benefits including: health benefits; flexible spending account; retirement benefits; life insurance; paid time off (including PTO, paid sick leave, medical leave, bereavement leave, floating holidays and paid holidays); and parental leave benefits. This role is eligible to be considered for an annual bonus and equity grant.

We’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels they belong and can thrive. We know the best ideas come when we bring different voices to the table, so we’re building a team as dynamic as the diners and restaurants we serve—and fostering a culture where everyone feels welcome to be themselves.

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