About VacationRenter
VacationRenter 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 private homes and beachfront villas to city apartments and hotels, VacationRenter offers one of the most extensive selections of properties worldwide and simplifies the entire search experience. Behind the scenes, VacationRenter’s technology analyzes millions of listings and billions of data points to surface the best options for every trip.
Launched out of Wilbur Labs in 2018, VacationRenter quickly became one of the fastest growing travel startups ever, surpassing $1 billion in gross bookings in just two years. The company is led by a team of seasoned travel industry leaders.
About this Role
VacationRenter is seeking a Sr. Product Designer to help shape the future of travel by designing intuitive, high-quality experiences across our platform. This role is pivotal in delivering seamless, user-centered products that directly impact how millions of travelers discover and book accommodations.
You’ll join a highly collaborative team of product designers, product managers, and engineers who work closely from ideation through execution. We value early collaboration, open feedback, and a strong commitment to craft. This is a strategic and execution-focused role for someone who can own design initiatives end-to-end while contributing to broader product and business outcomes.
The ideal candidate combines strong visual and interaction design skills with a deep understanding of user behavior, product strategy, and system thinking. This is an opportunity to have meaningful ownership and influence across web, iOS, and Android experiences.
This role will report directly to Product leadership. This is a full-time hybrid position, based in Dallas.
Role & Responsibilities:
- Lead mobile-first design initiatives, crafting intuitive, high-quality experiences across iOS, Android, and mobile web that feel native, performant, and cohesive
- Design end-to-end product experiences from concept to launch leveraging design thinking to influence product strategy and business outcomes across web, iOS and Android platforms
- Translate complex user needs into intuitive, polished UI considering every interaction, animation, and transition
- Contribute to and scale a living design system, including component libraries, tokens, and documentation
- Champion a user-centered design process, advocating for research-backed decisions across the organization
- Collaborate on content strategy including information architecture, UX copy, and content hierarchy
- Plan and conduct UX research (interviews, usability tests, surveys) and synthesize findings into actionable insights
Minimum Qualifications:
- 5+ years of product design experience with a strong portfolio demonstrating strategic thinking and exceptional execution
- Senior-level experience with proven track record of leading complex, high-impact product initiatives
- Experience working on consumer-facing products with significant user impact
- Proficiency in design tools such as Figma, Photoshop, or similar
- Strong understanding of design systems, accessibility, and responsive design principles
- Ability to proactively seek, absorb, and act on feedback to drive high-quality outcomes.
- Demonstrated success managing multiple workstreams and reprioritizing effectively in a fast-moving environment
- Excellent communication skills and ability to present and defend design decisions
- Portfolio demonstrating strong design thinking and execution required
Preferred Qualifications & Prior Experience:
- Strong eye for brand cohesion and understanding of the difference between creative expression and brand integrity
- Prior startup experience working at an early-stage company
- Background in the travel industry
- Comfortable experimenting with new AI capabilities while maintaining a critical eye for quality and craft
- Cross-functional collaboration skills with proven ability to work effectively with Engineering, PM, and other disciplines
- Comfortable moving fluidly between ambiguity and execution
- In-house product experience required; startup experience is a plus
Benefits & Perks:
- 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
