Product Designer @ Hopper

INACTIVE

Full-Time

Product Designer

Hopper

1,001-5,000 employees

Travel recommendations app

Data & Analytics

Junior, Mid

Chicago, IL, USA

Required Skills

Agile

Requirements

Strong portfolio showcasing your past work and process
You have at least 2-4 years of experience designing modern products
You have designed for both native mobile and web applications
History of leading discovery and ideation and aligning the group around a vision and approach
Proven track record of designing completely new experiences and end-to-end features
Experience shipping mobile and desktop products in an agile environment
Demonstrated experience in visual design, interactive design and prototyping
Passion for being involved in the big picture, while fearlessly diving into the details
No ego when it comes to product or design; strong commitment to doing what is right for the customer and the company
Comfort with a fast-paced, agile development process
The ability to flourish with minimal guidance, be proactive, and handle ambiguity
Hopper sold around $4 billion in travel and travel fintech in 2022, up nearly 3X over 2021. In 2022, Hopper increased its revenue 2.5X year-over year
The company's bespoke fintech products, such as Flight Disruption Guarantee and Price Freeze, now represent 30-40% of Hopper's total app revenue
Given the success of its fintech products, Hopper launched a B2B initiative called Hopper Cloud in late 2021. Through this partnership program, any travel provider (airlines, hotels, banks, travel agencies, etc.) can integrate and seamlessly distribute Hopper's fintech or travel inventory. As its first Hopper Cloud partnership
Hopper partnered with Capital One to co-develop Capital One Travel, a new travel portal designed specifically for cardholders
Recognized as one of the world's most innovative companies by Fast Company four years in a row, Hopper has been downloaded over 80 million times and continues to have millions of new installs each month
Hopper has raised over $700 million USD of private capital and is backed by some of the largest institutional investors and banks in the world. Hopper is primed to continue its acceleration as the world's fastest-growing mobile-first travel marketplace

Responsibilities

Design and prototype simple and elegant experiences
Own all stages of the design process from concept through launch
Solve product problems with a focus on the best user experience while balancing company goals, design cohesion, and ease of implementation
Work closely with our Corporate partners to understand expectations and needs
Seek out, understand and incorporate qualitative and quantitative feedback throughout the design process
Test multivariate solutions to iterate to the right design as evidenced by data
Work autonomously in a cross-functional, agile product group with Product Managers, Engineers, and Data Analysts to prioritize and build new features
Regularly give and receive feedback with other Designers to ensure quality, consistency, and collaboration
Have a deep understanding of user needs and business objectives in your agile group's product area
Prioritize appropriately: Use good judgment to make appropriate tradeoffs to speed up product learning and balance competing priorities

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Corporate Travel group builds business travel experience for business customers and their employees, catering to all of their travel needs and more, including additional travel admin controls and needs.

We’re looking for a product designer to design features for Hopper’s Corporate platform that are useful & delightful. You’ll become a foundational member of a new Corporate Travel team whose goal is to build elegant, user-centric product solutions to help corporate travelers book travel. You’ll passionately act as the voice of the user. You’ll relentlessly pursue ways to make corporate traveling better. You’ll work closely with other Designers, Engineers, Data Scientists and Product Managers to find the boundaries of design problems, seeing them from multiple perspectives and advocating for simple and impactful solutions.

IN THIS ROLE, YOU WILL

Design and prototype simple and elegant experiences
Own all stages of the design process from concept through launch
Solve product problems with a focus on the best user experience while balancing company goals, design cohesion, and ease of implementation
Work closely with our Corporate partners to understand expectations and needs
Seek out, understand and incorporate qualitative and quantitative feedback throughout the design process
Test multivariate solutions to iterate to the right design as evidenced by data
Work autonomously in a cross-functional, agile product group with Product Managers, Engineers, and Data Analysts to prioritize and build new features
Regularly give and receive feedback with other Designers to ensure quality, consistency, and collaboration
Have a deep understanding of user needs and business objectives in your agile group’s product area
Prioritize appropriately: Use good judgment to make appropriate tradeoffs to speed up product learning and balance competing priorities

AN IDEAL CANDIDATE HAS

Strong portfolio showcasing your past work and process
You have at least 2-4 years of experience designing modern products
You have designed for both native mobile and web applications
History of leading discovery and ideation and aligning the group around a vision and approach
Proven track record of designing completely new experiences and end-to-end features
Experience shipping mobile and desktop products in an agile environment
Demonstrated experience in visual design, interactive design and prototyping
Passion for being involved in the big picture, while fearlessly diving into the details
No ego when it comes to product or design; strong commitment to doing what is right for the customer and the company
Comfort with a fast-paced, agile development process
The ability to flourish with minimal guidance, be proactive, and handle ambiguity

BENEFITS

Well-funded and proven startup with large ambitions, competitive salary and stock options
Unlimited PTO
WeWork All Access Pass OR Work-from-home stipend
Entrepreneurial culture where pushing limits and taking risks is everyday business
Open communication with management and company leadership
Small, dynamic teams = massive impact
100% employer paid medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance plans
Access to a 401k (US) or Retirement Savings Plan (Canada)

MORE ABOUT HOPPER

At Hopper, we are on a mission to become the world’s best — and most fun — place to book travel. By leveraging massive amounts of data, advanced machine learning algorithms, Hopper combines its world-class travel agency offering with proprietary fintech products to help customers spend less and travel better. Ranked the third largest online travel agency in North America, the app has been downloaded nearly 80 million times and continues to gain market share globally.

Here are just a few stats that demonstrate the company’s recent growth:

- Hopper sold around $4 billion in travel and travel fintech in 2022, up nearly 3X over 2021. In 2022, Hopper increased its revenue 2.5X year-over year.

- The company’s bespoke fintech products, such as Flight Disruption Guarantee and Price Freeze, now represent 30-40% of Hopper’s total app revenue.

- Given the success of its fintech products, Hopper launched a B2B initiative called Hopper Cloud in late 2021. Through this partnership program, any travel provider (airlines, hotels, banks, travel agencies, etc.) can integrate and seamlessly distribute Hopper’s fintech or travel inventory. As its first Hopper Cloud partnership,

- Hopper partnered with Capital One to co-develop Capital One Travel, a new travel portal designed specifically for cardholders.

- Recognized as one of the world’s most innovative companies by Fast Company four years in a row, Hopper has been downloaded over 80 million times and continues to have millions of new installs each month.

- Hopper has raised over $700 million USD of private capital and is backed by some of the largest institutional investors and banks in the world. Hopper is primed to continue its acceleration as the world’s fastest-growing mobile-first travel marketplace.

Come take off with us!

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Hopper is on a mission to become the world’s best — and most fun — place to book travel. By leveraging massive amounts of data, advanced machine learning algorithms, Hopper combines its world-class travel agency offering with proprietary fintech products to help customers spend less and travel better.

Company Stage

Series G

Total Funding

$745.7M

Headquarters

Montreal, Canada

Founded

2007

Growth & Insights

Headcount

6 month growth

↓ -14%

1 year growth

↓ -11%

2 year growth

↑ 3%

Benefits

Competitive salary

Stock options

Unlimited PTO

WeWork All Access Pass OR Work-from-home stipend

Open communication with management

Small, dynamic teams = massive impact

Medical, dental, vision, disability & life insurance plans

401k

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