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Sr. Staff Experience Designer

London, United KingdomFull-time2026-10-22 → 2026-11-10

Core

Senior Staff Experience Designer shaping Airbnb's global product experience across EMEA, Latin America, and APAC markets, ensuring local adaptation and feeding insights back to global strategy.

Role type

Senior Staff IC Experience Designer (Global Strategy & Design Leadership)

Builds

Global Airbnb platform experiences, UI systems, and offline/online hybrid services for hosts and guests

Domain

Travel & Hospitality, Global Product Design

Deliverable

product features

Required skills

Visual and interaction design craft, Systems thinking, Design direction and process definition, Scoping and timeline management, Indirect team leadership and mentorship, Cross-functional collaboration, Strategic problem solving, Platform and system design experience

Preferred skills

AI-enabled ways of working, 0 to 1 product experience, Redesigning major product elements, Managing research and writing disciplines

Technologies

Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Prototyping tools, Design systems frameworks

Responsibilities

Define and deliver international design roadmap spanning tactical UI and strategic bets; Partner with PMs, engineers, and researchers to map user flows and launch products; Influence leadership decisions with a clear point of view; Provide indirect leadership and mentorship to designers; Anticipate business challenges and create product solutions; Scope project work and define design processes.

Seniority

Senior Staff, hands-on IC with strategic leadership