Product Designer - Europe

About FareHarbor

At FareHarbor, our mission is to make experiences better for everyone. Founded in 2013 in Hawaii and acquired by Booking Holdings in 2018, FareHarbor creates powerful tools that enable our clients (think boat rentals, museums, food tours, events and more!) to operate and grow.

With over 20,000 clients across 90+ countries—we’re the largest in our industry and shaping the future of travel, together.

Our team is an ‘Ohana of 700+ people around the world. We’re passionate about pioneering an industry, embracing challenges with open arms, and delivering value to the experiences industry.

FareHarbor Core Values:

• Think Client First
• We Are One ‘Ohana
• Be Curious and Learn
• Own It.
• Act With Integrity
• Embrace the Challenge

Why FareHarbor?

Founding FareHarbor required unwavering passion. Turning a start-up into the world’s leading and largest reservation software for tours, activities, and attractions required relentless dedication and vision. To date, we’ve helped over 20,000 global businesses operate successfully and are proud to have played a role in enabling business owners to live their dreams.

And since day one, we’ve known that our real success lies in our people—the Ohana.

With each new feature launched and new client onboarded, there is a team of incredible people behind the scenes who are full of dedication, passion, energy, and the will to succeed. We encourage everyone to bring their whole selves to  work—to  believe in their abilities, to freely express their creativity, and to contribute with their own uniqueness by wearing their true colors. We take care of one another and always prioritize health and wellbeing. We give our people the space and trust to learn, to try, to succeed, to collaborate, to think outside of the box, to make mistakes, and even to fail. And then we come together to try again.

From the minute you join, you have a voice. You find your space. You make an impact. We celebrate our victories, shout our successes, and are always eager to tackle new challenges. And we can’t wait to see all that’s to come.

About the Role

As a Product Designer at FareHarbor, you will occupy a strategic and conceptual role within our Design team, collaborating with designers, product managers and engineers across our Amsterdam, Denver, and San Francisco offices. Your deep understanding of our business objectives and user requirements will enable you to transform ideas into clear, innovative designs that resonate with our clients and their end-users.

This role demands active collaboration. You will work alongside fellow creatives, Researchers,  Product Managers and Engineers to conceptualize and implement product designs, provide valuable insights, and inject enthusiasm into your teams and the FareHarbor platform.

What you’ll do here:

• Lead the product design process from discovery to implementation in your project team, solving complex problems in an elegant manner.
• Develop design concepts through wireframes, sketches, and rapid prototypes to explore multiple solutions.
• Create high-fidelity design, interaction patterns, and design components that display a high level of craft and align with our design system.
• Engage in collaborative efforts to enhance our design system and related documentation.
• Collaborate closely with UX Researchers, fellow Designer, Product Managers and Engineers.
• Employ human-centered design methodologies to enhance team and stakeholder focus on user-centric solutions, including conducting workshops and brainstorming sessions.
• Contribute to the culture of our growing design community at FareHarbor.

Requirements:

• A minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in designing digital products, particularly consumer-facing mobile and web applications.
• Proven experience collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams throughout iterative product development cycles.
• A strong portfolio displaying meticulous design craft and attention to detail, including work relating to design systems.
• Strong presentation skills using storytelling to articulate envisioning concepts, strategy and design decisions.
• Strategic and intentional in design choices, integrating user, business, and technical considerations into the design process. 
• Adept at making smart trade-offs with the ability to discern when to prioritize speed and when to focus on detail and quality.
• Self-motivated and autonomous, with a track record of prioritizing and executing projects to deliver high-quality outcomes.
• Proficient with Figma and its toolkit.

Additional Requirements:

• Knowledge of front-end development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) or motion design would be a plus.

Benefits 

• Global leave benefit 
  • 22 weeks paid parental leave 
  • 2 weeks paid grandparent leave 
  • Extended care and bereavement leave
  • Life insurance policy 
• Pension Plan
• Central Amsterdam Location
• Discount CZ insurance
• Working in a multicultural environment - 45 different nationalities 
• Commuting allowance for public transport & subsidized lunch
• Wellness benefits (Headspace subscription & wellness webinars) 
• Hybrid friendly
• Work-from-home assistance
• Educational Opportunities
• Social hours & events and team-building 
• 26 vacation days per year

FareHarbor is committed to creating a diverse environment, and we are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status. We welcome talent that can offer us new insights and perspectives on challenges that we face, and we take measures to eliminate unconscious bias throughout the interview and hiring process. In tandem, we work to cultivate an inclusive culture in which all of our employees can be their authentic selves.

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