Senior Director Of Product Design (Traveltech)

TL;DR

Senior Director of Product Design: Leading and elevating the Product Design team to shape the future of how millions of people discover and use hirify.global, with an accent on defining product vision and setting the long-term direction for design innovation and AI-powered travel. Focus on leading a global team, partnering with senior peers across Product, Engineering, Research, and Brand to deliver elegant, joyful, and human-centred experiences at scale.

Location: Hybrid, based in Glasgow, Edinburgh, London, or Barcelona (working in the office twice a week).

Company

hirify.global is a global brand with 20 years of experience, building tools that help around 100 million travelers monthly find flights, cars, and accommodation easily.

What you will do

• Define and rally teams around a bold, long-term design strategy that supports hirify.global’s ambitions.
• Remove roadblocks and streamline systems to accelerate design delivery, experimenting with AI-powered tools.
• Mentor and grow the design community, developing future leaders and nurturing creativity and collaboration.
• Build a culture that balances curiosity and momentum, re-imagining how to design, test, and scale breakthrough ideas.
• Champion user-centric thinking, partnering with Research to translate insights into delightful experiences.
• Elevate design quality and consistency through systems thinking, design ops excellence, and investment in UX and visual craft.

Requirements

• 15+ years in product design with a proven record of building high-performing teams and delivering outstanding experiences at scale.
• Visionary strategist who thinks long-term, sets clear direction, and leads confidently through change.
• Curious and optimistic about how AI can elevate creativity, quality, and speed in design.
• Proven people manager who has built or transformed design organisations and mentored design leaders.
• Skilled communicator and influencer, able to articulate design’s value across the business.
• Results-driven, balancing design craft with commercial outcomes and measurable impact.

Culture & Benefits

• Join a team of genuinely curious, caring humans building tools to help travellers explore the world.
• Committed to being an equal opportunities employer with an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.
• Adopt a hybrid working policy, requiring office attendance twice a week in designated locations.
• Offers a minimum of 24 weeks birth parent/maternity leave globally.
• Committed to inclusive and accessible application and recruitment processes, including support for the Disability Confident scheme.