Senior Product Designer, KAYAK

• +4 Years of Experience designing digital products from early exploration through delivery and iteration, with a portfolio that includes both consumer-facing and platform or admin product work
• Strong UX and interaction design skills — including typography, visual hierarchy, and interaction patterns — applied to solve complex product challenges
• Proficiency with modern design, prototyping, and AI-assisted tools such as Figma, with experience contributing to shared design systems
• Familiarity with the full product development process and the ability to ship features in an environment that moves quickly and experiments often
• Comfort working with data: using analytics, experiment results, and qualitative research together to inform decisions and evaluate impact after launch
• Clear communication skills and the ability to break down complex problems and present your thinking to a range of audiences
• The ability to drive your own work forward independently while staying connected to the team and asking for input when it matters
• A curiosity to learn and a willingness to adapt as new challenges emerge
• A working understanding of accessibility standards and inclusive design practices

Desirable

• We’re looking for a Senior Product Designer to join our Metasearch design team
• You’ll focus primarily on Ads and help design experiences for travelers, advertisers, and partner teams
• Your work may also span related products such as SEO, Affiliates, and B2B dashboards
• We welcome candidates who have developed their skills through different paths and can demonstrate strong product judgment through their work
• Lead end-to-end design for web and mobile across the Ads team and platforms, from early concepts and rapid prototypes through to delivery within an agile team
• Work closely with Product Managers and Engineers to translate user needs and business goals into design decisions that improve outcomes for both travelers and advertising partners
• Communicate design rationale and success criteria clearly to cross-functional partners to build shared understanding and alignment across product and engineering
• Plan and conduct qualitative user research; use analytics and experiment results alongside research findings to iterate on your product area
• Raise the quality bar for the team through high-quality, well-reasoned design work, and offer constructive feedback that helps other designers grow