Senior Product Designer - Private Dining

• Job Type: Full-time


• Location: Melbourne - Hybrid 

About OpenTable

With millions of diners, 60,000 restaurant partners and 25+ years of experience, OpenTable, part of Booking Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: BKNG), is an industry leader with a passion for helping restaurants thrive. Our world-class technology empowers restaurants to focus on what matters most – their team, their guests, and their bottom line – while enabling diners to discover and book the perfect restaurant for every occasion. 

Every employee at OpenTable has a tangible impact on what we do and how we do it. You’ll also be part of a global team that includes our sister brand, KAYAK and its portfolio of global metasearch brands. Hospitality is all about taking care of others, and it defines our culture.

Hospitality is all about taking care of others, and it defines our culture. You’ll work in a welcoming and inclusive environment, and get the benefits, flexibility, and support you need to succeed.

Learn more about how we work

In this role, as a Senior Product Designer, you will:

• Design experiences at the intersection of our two core users: Corporate event planners and restaurant operators. 


• For Restaurants, help grow and manage their private dining offerings through translating complex restaurant operations into compelling, intuitive solutions. 


• For Diners, assist in how they discover, book and manage private dining reservations.


• Facilitating research with restaurant users and event planners to understand their end-to-end needs, inform our strategy, and gain learnings on experiments.


• Work closely with a smart, collaborative remote team of product designers, product managers, sales, and engineers.

How we design for restaurants

Please apply if:

You enjoy solving complex design challenges and are a systems thinker. You have experience designing for web and have an exceptional portfolio that showcases a breadth of product design work. You also have: 

• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in product design.


• Experience designing for two-sided marketplaces. 


• Balancing rapid, build-to-learn experimentation with longer term, practical design thinking 


• Strong visual and interaction skills.


• The ability to negotiate, prioritize, and break down design work into measurable outcomes while advocating for the user


• Incorporated AI into workflows to improve and speed up design process and outcomes.


• Strong curiosity and willingness to learn from others


• An appetite and appreciation for feedback from stakeholders and peers


• Led user research and can link research findings to designs


• The ability to manage time effectively and can self-direct to deliver against agreed-upon commitments


• Experience collaborating with product managers and engineers in an agile environment


• Strong written and verbal communication skills and can clearly articulate design decisions


• Experience working with remote teams


• Expertise in Figma and other prototyping tools

When applying, please include a resume (including a password to your portfolio) and a PDF or link to an online portfolio. 

Benefits:

• Work from (almost) anywhere for up to 20 days per year


• Focus on mental health and well-being:


• No meeting Fridays


• Paid parental leave


• Generous paid vacation + time off for your birthday


• Paid volunteer time


• Focus on your career growth:


• Travel Discounts


• Employee Resource Groups


• Annual health and wellness reimbursement


• Monthly social events


• Free lunch 2 days per week

Inclusion:

We’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels they belong and can thrive. We know the best ideas come when we bring different voices to the table, so we're building a team as dynamic as the diners and restaurants we serve—and fostering a culture where everyone feels welcome to be themselves.

If you need accommodations during the application or interview process, or on the job, we’re here to support you. Please reach out to your recruiter to request any accommodations.