Head of Design
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About the Position
Head of Design
Barcelona - Cataluña
Full-time Contrato Indefinido / Remote
Responsibilities
- Translate prioritized customer problems and business goals into clear product experience direction across Lodgify's product domains.
- Personally lead or contribute to strategic, ambiguous, or high-impact product initiatives - from framing the problem, to prototyping directions, to reviewing detailed design work.
- Help define how AI becomes part of Lodgify's product experience, shaping new mental models, workflows, and decision-support patterns that create real value for hosts.
- Manage and mentor our Product Design team through regular 1:1s, feedback, and development conversations.
- Lead and improve design critique, product reviews, and design quality rituals, establishing shared standards for what "good" looks like at Lodgify.
- Provide guidance and quality direction for our Design System, ensuring it serves as a lever for coherence across product domains.
- Act as a strategic design partner to Product, Engineering, and company leadership, bringing customer insight and design judgment into complex decisions.
Requirements
- Significant experience (10 years plus) designing complex B2B SaaS or workflow-heavy digital products.
- Strong hands-on design capability across UX, interaction design, systems thinking, prototyping, and product strategy.
- Experience operating at Principal, Staff, Lead, Group Lead, or Head of Design level.
- A track record of simplifying complex workflows and making difficult product experiences easier to understand and use.
- Strong product judgment and the ability to connect design decisions to customer outcomes and business impact.
- Excellent communication skills - you can explain design decisions in business, customer, and product terms, and constructively challenge PMs, engineers, and leaders.
- Strong coaching and mentorship instincts, even if your formal people-management experience is still growing.
- Genuine curiosity about AI-native product experiences and how AI can reshape workflows and user expectations.
- Comfort operating in ambiguity, with a pragmatic leadership style suited to a fast-moving scale-up.
We Offer
🏠 Remote Flexibility: The freedom to work from home any day that works for you.
🌴 Time to Recharge: 25 working days of paid vacation and Jornada Intensiva in August.
💊 Alan Health Insurance: Premium health, dental, and mental health support via Alan. Pre-existing conditions are covered.
😋 Meal Perk: €150/month allowance on your Alan card + 50% off Ametller Origen prepared dishes at the office.
💸 Tax-Free Savings: Increase your take-home pay by using Flexible Remuneration for extra meal costs (up to €70/mo) and public transport (up to €136/mo).
🖥️ Home Office Gear: We provide a table, ergonomic chair, and monitor for your home setup.
🇪🇸 Language Learning: Free Spanish classes.
🤑 Referrals: Cash rewards for bringing in new talent.
🌟 Social Life: Daily office breakfast and monthly team events.
🎯 Dynamic Hub: A high-energy, inclusive environment designed for collaboration and connection with a team that represents over 60 countries.
Benefits offered may differ based on the type of contract that is issued
About the Company
Lodgify is a fast-growing scale-up company leading the vacation rental industry. Backed by $30M in funding, our platform empowers property owners and managers worldwide to efficiently manage and grow their business through technology.
Headquartered in sunny Barcelona, we're now a team of 380+ people representing over 60 nationalities, united by a passion for transforming the future of short-term rentals.
You’ll be part of a growing, dynamic company with a truly international team. At Lodgify, we are full of contagious energy, hard work, and passion for what we do. We celebrate diversity and are proud to acknowledge a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills in our team; committed to creating a workplace where everyone is heard and feels a sense of belonging.
So, what are you waiting for? Apply now!
All applications and CVs must be submitted in English 😉
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
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Lodgify is a rapidly growing early stage tech startup building software-as-a-service tools for the vacation rental industry. Our software enables vacation rental businesses to easily create a website with a “Book now” button and manage all their reservations. Lodgify was named byWired.co.ukas one of the hottest startups in Barcelona 2015 and has raised €2M in venture capital to date. We are an international team of 25 people and are located in the center of Barcelona.