Product Designer (mid level) - Europe

About FareHarbor

At FareHarbor, our mission is to make experiences better for everyone. Founded in 2013 in Hawaii and acquired by Booking Holdings in 2018, FareHarbor creates powerful tools that enable our clients (think boat rentals, museums, food tours, events and more!) to operate and grow.

With over 20,000 clients across 90+ countries—we’re the largest in our industry and shaping the future of travel, together.

Our team is an ‘Ohana of 700+ people around the world. We’re passionate about pioneering an industry, embracing challenges with open arms, and delivering value to the experiences industry.

FareHarbor Core Values:

• Think Client First
• We Are One ‘Ohana
• Be Curious and Learn
• Own It.
• Act With Integrity
• Embrace the Challenge

Why FareHarbor?

Founding FareHarbor required unwavering passion. Turning a start-up into the world’s leading and largest reservation software for tours, activities, and attractions required relentless dedication and vision. To date, we’ve helped over 20,000 global businesses operate successfully and are proud to have played a role in enabling business owners to live their dreams.

And since day one, we’ve known that our real success lies in our people—the Ohana.

With each new feature launched and new client onboarded, there is a team of incredible people behind the scenes who are full of dedication, passion, energy, and the will to succeed. We encourage everyone to bring their whole selves to  work—to  believe in their abilities, to freely express their creativity, and to contribute with their own uniqueness by wearing their true colors. We take care of one another and always prioritize health and wellbeing. We give our people the space and trust to learn, to try, to succeed, to collaborate, to think outside of the box, to make mistakes, and even to fail. And then we come together to try again.

From the minute you join, you have a voice. You find your space. You make an impact. We celebrate our victories, shout our successes, and are always eager to tackle new challenges. And we can’t wait to see all that’s to come.

About the Role

As a Product Designer at FareHarbor, you will occupy an essential strategic role within our Design team, collaborating with Product Designers, UX Researchers, Product Managers, and Engineers across our Amsterdam, Denver, and San Francisco offices. Your deep understanding of our business objectives and user needs will enable you to transform ideas into clear, innovative designs that resonate with our clients and their end users.

Minimum application requirements

• You are located in the Netherlands and able to work from our offices in Amsterdam on a regular basis, including on mandatory office days.
• A minimum of 4 years’ experience in designing digital products.
• A portfolio of work that showcases excellence in interaction design, visual design, and problem solving through Design Thinking and UX Design activities.

What you’ll do here:

• Lead the Product Design process from discovery to implementation in your project team, solving complex problems in an elegant manner.
• Develop design concepts through wireframes, sketches, and rapid prototypes to explore multiple solutions.
• Create high-fidelity user interface designs, interaction patterns, and design components that display a high level of craft and align with our design system.
• Employ human-centered design methodologies to enhance team and stakeholder focus on user-centric solutions, including facilitation of workshops and brainstorming sessions.  You’ll collaborate closely with  stakeholders across the business to uncover valuable insights and make informed design decisions.
• Collaborate with fellow designers to enhance our design system and related documentation.
• Be engaged, bring enthusiasm and positively contribute to the culture of our growing design community at FareHarbor.

Requirements:

• Proven experience collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams throughout iterative product development cycles.
• Outstanding ability to communicate your ideas to designers, engineers, product managers, and leadership through story telling, visuals, and presentations.
• Strategic and intentional in design choices, integrating user, business, and technical considerations into the design process. 
• Adept at making smart trade-offs with the ability to discern when to prioritize speed and when to focus on detail and quality.
• Self-motivated and autonomous, with a track record of prioritizing and executing projects to deliver high-quality outcomes.
• Mastery of Figma, and experience working with and contributing to Design Systems.

Additional Requirements:

Non-essential but valued skills that would strengthen your application. 

• • Knowledge of accessibility and front-end development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript). 
  • Motion design with tools like Adobe After Effects, Rive, or LottieLab.
  • 3D design experience with tools like Blender and Spline.

Benefits 

• Global leave benefit 
  • 22 weeks paid parental leave 
  • 2 weeks paid grandparent leave 
  • Extended care and bereavement leave
  • Life insurance policy 
• Pension Plan
• Central Amsterdam Location
• Discount CZ insurance
• Working in a multicultural environment - 45 different nationalities 
• Commuting allowance for public transport & subsidized lunch
• Wellness benefits (Headspace subscription & wellness webinars) 
• Hybrid friendly
• Work-from-home assistance
• Educational Opportunities
• Social hours & events and team-building 
• 26 vacation days per year

FareHarbor is committed to creating a diverse environment, and we are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status. We welcome talent that can offer us new insights and perspectives on challenges that we face, and we take measures to eliminate unconscious bias throughout the interview and hiring process. In tandem, we work to cultivate an inclusive culture in which all of our employees can be their authentic selves.

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Any offer of work (e.g. employment, assignment) will be subjected to the successful completion of pre-employment screening.