Design Manager

Vogo • Dallas, TX

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

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. You will manage and mentor a team of designers while also driving high-impact strategic initiatives across discovery, booking, loyalty, post-booking, and traveler engagement experiences. You’ll play a critical role in elevating design quality, strengthening design systems, improving team processes, and helping build a strong user-centered culture across the company. The ideal candidate is an experienced product design leader with exceptional craft, strong systems thinking, and a passion for mentoring designers and building high-performing teams. You are comfortable moving between strategic leadership and hands-on execution in a fast-paced environment. This role reports directly to the Chief Product Officer.

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

Nice To Haves

• 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

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

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed