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About the Role
Vogo is seeking a Design Manager to lead and scale our product design organization across core traveler experiences. This role combines hands-on design leadership with people management, mentorship, and cross-functional partnership to help shape the future of Vogo’s consumer experience across web, iOS, and Android.
Responsibilities
- Manage, mentor, and grow a team of product designers across multiple product areas
- Provide regular design critiques, coaching, and career development support to elevate overall team quality and effectiveness
- Foster a strong culture of craft, collaboration, user empathy, and continuous improvement
- Help establish scalable design processes, rituals, and operating frameworks across the organization
- Lead mobile-first design initiatives crafting intuitive, high-quality experiences across iOS, Android, and web platforms that feel native, performant, and cohesive
- Drive end-to-end product design from concept through launch, influencing product strategy and business outcomes
- Translate complex user needs and business requirements into elegant, intuitive user experiences
- Ensure high-quality interaction design, visual design, motion, and UX consistency across the customer journey
- Partner closely with Product, Engineering, Marketing and Operations teams to shape product direction and execution
- Help evolve and scale Vogo’s design system, component libraries, tokens, documentation, and UX standards
- Establish consistent patterns and scalable frameworks across platforms and product surfaces
- Champion accessibility, responsive design principles, usability, and design quality across all experiences
- Drive alignment between brand expression, product usability, and business goals
- Champion a user-centered design process and advocate for research-backed decision-making across the organization
- Guide and support UX research efforts including interviews, usability testing, surveys, and behavioral analysis
- Synthesize customer insights into actionable product and design opportunities
- Partner with analytics and product teams to incorporate qualitative and quantitative insights into decision-making
- Collaborate closely with PMs and Engineering leaders to define product strategy, priorities, and roadmap direction
- Facilitate alignment across stakeholders while balancing customer needs, business goals, and technical constraints
- Present design strategy, rationale, and outcomes clearly to executive leadership and cross-functional teams
Requirements
- 7+ years of product design experience with a strong portfolio demonstrating strategic thinking and exceptional execution
- 2+ years of experience managing or mentoring product designers
- Proven experience leading complex, high-impact consumer product initiatives across mobile and web platforms
- Strong portfolio showcasing UX, visual design, interaction design, systems thinking, and product strategy
- Experience working on consumer-facing products with significant user impact
- Deep proficiency in Figma and modern product design workflows
- Strong understanding of design systems, accessibility, responsive design, and mobile UX best practices
- Demonstrated ability to balance multiple priorities and lead effectively in fast-moving environments
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and presentation skills
- Strong collaboration skills with Product, Engineering, and cross-functional partners
- Portfolio demonstrating strong design thinking and execution required
- Experience designing travel, marketplace, ecommerce, fintech, or subscription-based consumer products
- Strong eye for brand cohesion and understanding of balancing creative expression with product usability and brand integrity
- Prior startup experience working in high-growth, fast-paced environments
- Experience building and scaling design systems across teams and platforms
- Experience leading or contributing to user research programs and experimentation initiatives
- Comfort experimenting with emerging AI capabilities while maintaining a high bar for quality and craft
- Ability to move fluidly between ambiguity, strategy, and hands-on execution
- In-house product experience strongly preferred
Skills
- Product Design
- Design Leadership
- People Management
- Mentorship
- Cross-functional Partnership
- Consumer Experience Design
- Web Design
- iOS Design
- Android Design
- Strategic Initiatives
- Discovery Experience Design
- Booking Experience Design
- Loyalty Experience Design
- Post-booking Experience Design
- Traveler Engagement Experience Design
- Design Quality Elevation
- Design Systems Strengthening
- Team Process Improvement
- User-Centered Culture Building
- Systems Thinking
- Hands-on Execution
- Mobile-First Design
- Interaction Design
- Visual Design
- Motion Design
- UX Consistency
- Accessibility
- Responsive Design
- Usability
- User Research
- Customer Understanding
- Product Strategy
- Roadmap Direction
- Stakeholder Management
- Figma
- Brand Cohesion
- Creative Expression
- AI Experimentation
Location
- Dallas
Work Type
- Full-time
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 7+ years of product design experience
- 2+ years of experience managing or mentoring product designers
Benefits
- Competitive salary + equity
- Top-tier laptop provided
- 100% company-paid health benefits for base plan coverage, with the option to upgrade to higher-tier plans
- 401(k) with company match
- Unlimited, guilt-free vacation days
- Annual wellness stipend (gym + other wellness activities)
- Monthly house cleaning stipend
- Annual travel allowance
- Monthly cell phone & internet usage stipend
- Charity donation company match
- Employee referral bonus
- Team offsites/activities
About the Company
- Vogo is a global travel platform that brings all types of accommodations into one place, making it easy for travelers to find the perfect stay.
- From downtown hotels and luxury resorts to private vacation rentals and remote cabins, Vogo offers the widest selection of accommodations worldwide.
- Vogo's proprietary technology then scans billions of data points to surface the best deals across millions of properties, streamlining discovery, and booking for every traveler.
- Since launching out of Wilbur Labs in 2018, Vogo has rapidly become one of the most trusted travel platforms globally, surpassing $1 billion in gross bookings in just two years.
- Vogo is headquartered in Dallas and led by a team of travel industry veterans.