Senior Product Designer, Solutions - Remote

🌍 Can you help us change the world?

Yes, you read that correctly. It sounds grand, but we’ve got big ideas at Mews. We’re transforming the world of hospitality, re-imagining the industry with a best-in-class cloud-based property management solution for hotels, hostels, apartments, and so much more.

Founded in 2012, Mews - a SaaS European scale-up - developed the first cloud-based mobile-enabled property management system that offers hotels and management companies a state-of-the-art integrated platform. The system provides a complete solution covering front-desk check-in, check-out, payments, guest information, inventory, etc. At Mews, our mission is to transform an entire industry with solutions that make hospitality more rewarding for everyone.

As a pre-IPO SaaS leader and the number one in hotel tech, we are revolutionizing property management with our cloud-based solutions. We’re driven by our mission to enable excellent services and customer experiences, and we don’t limit ourselves to the hospitality industry. In an environment where ideas and innovation are celebrated, we know the sky's the limit.

🧑🏻‍💻 About the role

We're looking for a Sr. Product Designer that can help us turn complex business cases into smooth user experiences that are meaningful to our audiences. You will run long-term projects, and evolving solutions as requirements evolve to make our hospitality product excel.

You will be part of the Solutions team. A cross-functional team, made up of multidisciplinary designers, in charge of design exploration and vision, focused on improving the experience. You willl work alongside IA Designers, Service Designers, UX Researchers, Product Managers, and Engineers, to design new solutions for our product and contribute to our design system, being a member of a growing and vibrant design team.

The position is entirely remote.
We believe in the impact people can bring no matter where they are.

Requirements

Responsibilities

• Implement creative design solutions that are creative, appropriate, and consistent with the brand and vision.
• Identify user needs, how people interact, generate high-quality solutions and care about the impact.
• Communicate effectively design concepts through sketches, wireframes, user flows, mock-ups, interactive prototypes, or facilitate structured workshops to drive outcomes quickly and effectively.
• Lead the definition of visual, interaction, and motion design, including business, technical, and design considerations.

• Generate clear ideas, concepts, and designs of creative assets from beginning to end.
• Work collaboratively with other designers to ensure a consistent, integrated brand perception and user-experience.
• Collaborate with a cross-functional team that includes designers, researchers, engineers, product managers to create usable solutions.
• Translate client business requirements, user needs, technical requirements into designs that are visually enticing, easy to use, and emotionally engaging.
• Staying updated with the latest best practices and trends in UI/UX design field.

Requirements

• Well-rounded designer with experience in UI, UX, and Interaction.
• Familiarity with motion and micro-interactions.
• Collaborative and communicative.

• Innovator innately, passion and hunger for learning new things.
• A strong portfolio of visual/product design examples.
• The ability to refine other people’s ideas and come up with new ones to create a high-quality designs.
• Well organized, responsible and dedicated, with the ability to work on multiple projects.
• Basic understanding of Front-End technologies.

• Proficient in Figma.
• Skills in whiteboard and prototyping tools, such as Miro and ProtoPie, are a plus.
• Skills in design systems and component libraries.

Benefits

🎉 What’s in it for you?

Did you know that Mews was voted the Best Place to Work in Hotel Tech for 2 years running? You do now. Most of that is down to our inspiring team, but part of it is because of some pretty amazing perks. As well as awesome colleagues and stimulating work, you'll get:

• Laptop by your choice (Apple or Windows), monitor, keyboard, and mouse. 💻
• Company shares 📈
• Unlimited holiday (no, this is not a typo) 🏝
• Flexible benefits/ monthly allowance via the Thanks Ben platform 🧘🏿‍♀️
• Aetna health insurance
• Remote/flexible working 💻
• Monthly working from home allowance 💰
• Regular team events, socials and a legendary annual company gathering, Mews Con (the only con that’s actually a pro) 🥳

🤷🏻 Who is Mews?

We want to get to know you, so it’s only fair we tell you a little bit about ourselves first. We were founded in 2012 by a team of former hoteliers, and since then we’ve been transforming hospitality for both hotel staff and guests.

Essentially, Mews is a powerful software platform that acts as a central nervous system for hotels, hostels, apartments and more. We use smart tech and automation to make day-to-day operations easier for hoteliers, so they can focus on the thing that really matters: providing remarkable guest experiences.

More than 2,000 properties across 60+ countries are powered by Mews, with more joining every week. Bookings, payments, operations, guest management – everything a hotel needs to operate can be done through our solution. We work with some amazing hotels, including Sage Hospitality Group, Machefert Group, The Student Hotel, and Tsogo Sun Hotels.

💭 Life at Mews

That’s what we do, but what about who we are? Mews’ culture is special and difficult to capture in words, which makes writing this tricky. You'll experience the freedom to be yourself and the ability to watch your ideas come to life. You’ll have an open line of communication and an open invitation to after-work drinks, be they virtual or in-person. Sometimes the work can be challenging and there can be a lot of it, but you’ll always be able to rely on those around you.

Yes, we’re ambitious and we move fast, but we know the value of fun and taking a breather. Every month we have a Wellness Wednesday, a day off that you can use to boost your health, whether that’s a long lie-in, a trip to the gym, or anything in between. We have slack channels for almost every interest imaginable, and an all-company meeting every Friday gives you the chance to ask any question to our leadership team. Oh, and we love our pets. To get more of an idea what life at Mews is like (and to see dozens of cute cats, dogs, and hamsters), check out our Instagram

We’re guided by our five key values; if you see yourself in them, it’s time to get in touch.

Ambitious 🏆
We truly believe that great technology can make the entire human experience better.

Resilient 💪
We’re tough. The workload might be heavy, but with one foot in front of the other, we can handle an intensity workout.

Curious 🐈
We’re innately curious. We read, we discover, we ask questions, we challenge assumptions, and we’re obsessed with the word ‘why’.

Open 📖
We’re an open book. We share our work and experiences with one another, as well as our community.

Human 👤
You can’t take risks if you’re afraid to fail. We all make mistakes. The key is to learn, get feedback and improve.

✊🏼 Everyone is welcome at Mews

This part is straightforward. We’re an equal opportunity employer and truly value diversity within our company. We never have and never will discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status – or anything else for that matter.

Think this could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship? If you’d like to know more about us and what we do, check out mews.com. Otherwise, spruce up your CV and apply. We can’t wait to hear from you.