[Hiring] Head of Design @Hospitable

Role Description

We are looking for our first Head of Design to own the craft, the standard, and the team behind every screen a host touches. Your mission: make Hospitable the best-designed product in short-term rental software—not "good enough for a PMS," but a product people choose because using it feels effortless. You will build and lead a small team of product designers, and you will keep your own hands on the work. You will report to the CEO, Pierre, whose favorite fruit is Kiwi.

This is a player-coach role, not a manager-of-managers role. If you want to stop designing and only run a team, this isn't it. If you want to set the bar with your own work and raise everyone else's, keep reading.

What you will own

• The design vision and standard:
  • Own and set the overall design vision for the product, aligned with the company's long-term strategy.
  • Lead the design of the entire platform and own the quality bar end to end.
  • Keep shipping. Lead the highest-stakes design work yourself—from discovery and research through prototyping, visual design, and interaction design.
• The design system:
  • Own the design language, style guide, and component library.
  • Reduce complexity as a discipline. Kill inconsistency before it compounds.
• The team:
  • Develop and lead a deliberately lean, AI-leveraged design team.
  • Raise the standard of everyone around you through direct feedback and high expectations.
  • Partner as an equal with Product and Engineering leadership to decide what we build.
• Data-informed decisions:
  • Use research, analytics, experimentation, and direct customer feedback to make design calls and prove impact.

Qualifications

• A design leader who has set the quality bar at a product-led SaaS company within the last 5 years.
• Proven ownership of design direction end-to-end, from discovery through shipped features.
• Still hands-on; you lead by setting the bar with your own design work.
• Research and briefing are among your sharpest skills.
• Strong product thinking: you shape what gets built.
• High agency and ownership, comfortable in a lean setup and modern AI tooling.
• You live and breathe in design tools; we use Whimsical for mockups, Figma for designs.
• Special kudos if you have short-term rental, travel, hospitality, or proptech domain experience.

Requirements

• The ideal fit would work in a European or North American (up to East Coast) timezone.
• When you apply, tell us why this role and this mission matter to you.

Benefits

• The total cash budget for this role is between USD$171,000.00 to $218,900.00 depending on seniority and cost of living.
• We can hire talent internationally as contractors or employees if you are based in the US, EU, or Australia.
• The gross salary for US employees could be between $157,619.92 to $201,771.94.
• Compensation includes company equity through RSUs, with a current grant value of up to $119,400.00.
• This role is eligible for up to an additional $671,637 per year in Performance Share Units (PSUs).
• For US employees: healthcare (including EPO, PPO, and HSA), 401(k).
• 35 days off per year, including self-serve public holidays and parental leave.
• Complimentary mental health and emotional support with therapists on call through Slack.
• Earn virtual coins through our peer recognition platform and redeem them through gift cards, donations, or monetary rewards.