Product Design Manager

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Barcelona, Cataluña
Hybrid
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Fintech • Greentech • Sales • Software • Travel • Hospitality
Perk: the intelligent platform powering real work.
The Role
The Product Design Manager leads and mentors a team of designers, overseeing design initiatives, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to shape product strategy and execution.
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About Us

Perk (formerly TravelPerk) is the intelligent platform for travel and spend management. Built to tackle the time-consuming, manual work that gets in the way of real work, our tools automate everything from travel bookings to expenses, invoice processing, and more. By eliminating this shadow work that wastes hours, erodes morale, and saps innovation, we’re on a mission to power real work, with real impact.

We’re trusted by more than 10,000 companies worldwide, including Wise, On Running, Breitling, and Fabletics, and we’re tackling the 7 hours of lost productivity per employee each week, a $1.7 trillion problem.

Founded in 2015, Perk has grown into a global company of more than 1,800 people across 12 offices globally, with headquarters in London and Boston. We combine innovation, control, and simplicity to transform how businesses work and how people feel at work.

At Perk, we’re driven by our values, like being an owner, delivering a 7-star experience, and working as one team. We value curiosity, purpose, and mindset, not just knowledge, to unlock the power in your potential. Our talent team brings together leading minds from the travel and SaaS industries, representing over 70 countries. If you’re excited about having a real impact and shaping how millions of people experience work, we’d love you on the team.

Visit www.perk.com to learn more.

Perk are innovators. During the last few years we have welcomed and acquired the likes of Click Travel, NexTravel, Amtrav and Yokoy

If you’re ready to take off with us, keep reading!

The Role

Product Design Managers at Perk 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 be leading the design and delivery of feature enhancements that support the growth and evolution of our platform.You’ll team up with Product and Engineering Tribe leads to always keep scope and priorities clear and to advocate for design and the customer within your Tribe and 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 Perk.

  • 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 DesignerExperience in

  • B2B SaaS

  • 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 56 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

 

How We Work

At Perk, we take an IRL-first approach to work, where our team works together in-person 3 days a week. As such, this role requires you to be based within commuting distance of our hubs. We fundamentally believe in the value of meeting in real life to improve connectivity, productivity, creativity and ultimately making us a great place to work.

For certain roles, we can help with relocation from anywhere in the world, English is the official language at the office. Please submit your resume in English if you choose to apply. Do not forget to submit an updated portfolio and/or resume.

Perk is a global company with a diverse customer base, and we want to make sure the people behind our product reflect that. We’re an equal opportunity employer, which means you’re welcome at Perk regardless of how you look, where you’re from, or anything else that makes you, well, you.

Protect Yourself from Recruitment Scams

All official communication from Perk will always come from email addresses ending in @perk.com or @externalperk.com, our verified social media channels, or recruiters listed on our official LinkedIn page. We will never ask you to pay for equipment, training, or fees, request sensitive personal information such as bank details early in the process, or communicate through unofficial apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, or Signal. If you receive a message claiming to be from Perk that seems suspicious, please do not respond. Forward it to [email protected], and we will confirm whether it is legitimate.

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The Company
HQ: Boston, MA
1,800 Employees
Year Founded: 2015

What We Do

Perk (formerly TravelPerk) is the intelligent platform for travel and spend management. Built to tackle the time-consuming, manual work that gets in the way of real work, our tools automate everything from travel bookings to expenses, invoice processing, and more. By eliminating this shadow work that wastes hours, erodes morale, and saps innovation, we’re on a mission to power real work, with real impact.

We’re trusted by more than 10,000 companies worldwide, including Wise, On Running, Breitling, and Fabletics, and we’re tackling the 7 hours of lost productivity per employee each week, a $1.7 trillion problem.

Founded in 2015, Perk has grown into a global company of more than 1,800 people across 12 offices globally, with headquarters in London and Boston. We combine innovation, control, and simplicity to transform how businesses work and how people feel at work.

At Perk, we’re driven by our values, like being an owner, delivering a 7-star experience, and working as one team. We value curiosity, purpose, and mindset, not just knowledge, to unlock the power in your potential. Our talent-tense team brings together leading minds from travel and SaaS, representing over 70 countries. If you’re excited about having a real impact and shaping how millions of people experience work, we’d love you on the team.

Visit www.perk.com to learn more.

Why Work With Us

At Perk, work is more than a job, it’s a chance to grow, innovate, and build meaningful connections. We foster a culture where development is prioritized, potential is unlocked, and every voice counts. Whether you’re looking to pivot your career, Perk is a place to thrive, make an impact, and be part of something extraordinary.

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Perk Offices

Hybrid Workspace

Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.

We are an In Real Life first company and have a hybrid work structure with the expectation that team members are in office at least 3 days a week.

Typical time on-site: 3 days a week
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