Sr. Product Design Manager, Travel

Engine

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

Engine is transforming business travel into something personalized, rewarding, and simple. The company is building a platform that brings together corporate travel, a powerful charge card, and modern spend management in one place. Engine is cash flow positive with rapid growth, and it pairs exclusive Engine-only rates, industry-leading rewards, and intelligent automation to help businesses save money while delivering world-class personalization and convenience. Engine has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing travel and fintech platforms in North America, with honors including the Deloitte Fast 500 and Built In’s Best Places to Work. Design at Engine is made up of 35+ incredible designers, operators, and leaders driving product vision and shaping a design culture. As the Sr. Product Design Manager for Travel, you will own the end-to-end booking experience—from search through stay. You’ll lead a team of designers inside the Travel pillar and partner directly with Product, Engineering, and Data to shape strategy and ship high-impact work. This is a leadership role with real business accountability. Successful leaders at Engine chase opportunities, have strong conviction, and hold a high bar for product excellence.

Requirements

• Mastery of the full product lifecycle, from shaping product strategy and guiding discovery to driving concepts and build-ready execution.
• Strong design craft across visual, interaction, and UX, with a focus on clarity, utility, delight
• Expertise in managing complex groups of stakeholders
• People leadership experience in hiring, coaching, and elevating the team’s bar.
• Proven ability to align and influence PMs, engineers, data, and executives.
• Fluency in Figma, design systems, and emerging tools like Pencil / Cursor.
• Clear, compelling storytelling, able to communicate the strategic why, not just the design.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design vision for Engine’s booking experience and make it smarter, faster, and more delightful.
• Guide and mentor a talented team of 3-6 product designers while rolling up your sleeves when the work needs your hands.
• Set the creative direction and uphold a high bar for clarity, craft, and consistency across all travel surfaces.
• Turn insights, trends, and product goals into simple, intuitive experiences that our users love.
• Work closely with partners across the company to move fast, solve real traveler problems, and ship high-impact work.
• Champion design’s role in shaping strategy and driving meaningful business outcomes.
• Use modern AI-native workflows (Cursor, Figma Make, MCPs, prototyping systems) to increase velocity and leverage.

Benefits

• Competitive base pay tied to role and experience, with opportunities for bonuses, commissions, and equity.
• Full list of benefits at engine.com/culture.
• Hybrid-hub model: Whether in an office or fully remote, we’ll make sure you have what you need to succeed.

What This Job Offers

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