TopView Group

Powered by in-house technology, TopView creates one-of-a-kind experiences for everyone around the world. Our rapidly growing portfolio of products provides a variety of popular adventures, by land and sea, for tourists and locals in cities around the world to enjoy. Our diverse teams of multi-functional collaborators work to grow and optimize our current experiences while developing new innovative offerings daily. And, we have fun while doing it!

Are you an innovative Product Designer driven by the desire to craft user-friendly and seamless web and mobile experiences? We’re currently seeking a hands-on UI/UX Design Manager to join our team in New York. This role presents a unique chance to spearhead design strategies and develop meaningful digital solutions that will define the trajectory of the tourism industry. As a key architect behind our web and mobile applications, you’ll play a pivotal role in revolutionizing how individuals perceive and experience various attractions.

Our company is experiencing great vertical and horizontal expansion and has planned to start exporting the experience, knowledge and success of our operations to other locations around the world. Future destinations include Washington DC, San Francisco, Miami, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Houston, Chicago, London, Paris, Rome, Barcelona, Dubai, Istanbul and many others. We value start-up mentalities and run in a fast-paced environment, stay highly competitive, and thrive on challenging ourselves. If you are ready to build something big – we are waiting for you!

This is a full-time, on-site position working at our new office location: 11 E 44th St, 6th Fl, New York, NY 10017.

Job Responsibilities:

• Play a key role in leading the conceptualization and realization of TopView’s product design vision, ensuring a seamless and user-friendly experience across web, iOS, and Android platforms.
• Collaborating with the Director of Product Design, your responsibilities will encompass recruiting, managing, and mentoring a team of product designers.
• Manage team priorities utilizing collaborative project management software, providing estimates, timelines and clear communication and documentation to proactively drive all projects to completion effectively and efficiently.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including engineers and senior stakeholders, to transform business objectives into user-centric design solutions.
• Generate and prototype novel features and design improvements, validating concepts through user research and usability testing.
• Advocate for best design practices and user-centered methodologies, championing an iterative and data-informed design strategy. Create and maintain documentation for distributing and sharing this information.
• Champion the design process, spanning from wireframes and user journeys to high-fidelity mock-ups and interactive prototypes.
• Guarantee design cohesiveness and alignment with brand guidelines throughout the application, enhancing its visual identity and user appeal.
• Collaborate with developers to ensure the successful integration of designs, providing ongoing guidance and support throughout the development cycle.
• Develop and manage style guides for all projects delivered by your team for shared distribution across the business for consistency across all deliverables.
• Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and advancements in tourism to continuously enhance the functionality and user experience of our products.

Job Requirements:

• A minimum of 10 years of professional experience as a Lead Product Designer or comparable senior design role, with expertise in creating designs for both responsive web platforms and native mobile applications.
• Preferred background of 2 years in managing a team of product designers.
• Showcase a meticulous mindset regarding file structure and organization.
• Demonstrates an extensive portfolio showcasing expertise in both User Interface (UI) and User Experience (UX) design, particularly focusing on mobile app interfaces.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, with a focus on Adobe XD, and Figma for designing and prototyping needs. Additionally, possess working knowledge of HTML and CSS.
• Thorough understanding of development methodologies and a proven history of successful collaboration with engineering teams.
• While prior engagement in the tourism and hospitality, or related sectors, is advantageous, it is not mandatory.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, allowing you to effectively articulate design concepts and rationale to key stakeholders.
• A proactive self-started and adaptable mindset, thriving in the dynamic and rapidly evolving landscape of a startup environment.
• Proficient in effectively utilizing project management software such as ClickUp and Jira for seamless communication and collaboration.
• Readily welcomes input and excels in a dynamic, rapidly evolving setting.
• Capable of effectively managing multiple projects and swiftly adapting to changing priorities.

We only review applications with portfolios. If your portfolio is password-protected, please share the password so we can consider it.

TopView Offers Comprehensive Benefits Including:

• Semi-annual performance bonus
• Paid time off
• Health insurance (medical, dental, vision)
• Pre-tax commuter benefit
• 401K
• More

TopView Group