Sr Manager, UX at Delivery Hero

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

23 Sep, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

25 Jun, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

UX Leadership, Product Design, Content Design, Design Systems, Stakeholder Management, User Research, Design Operations, Strategic Planning, People Management, Human-Centered Design, Data-Informed Design, Systems Thinking, Mentorship, Cross-functional Collaboration, English Communication, Digital Product Design

Industry

technology;Information and Internet

Description

Company Description Glovo is part of the Delivery Hero Group, the world’s pioneering local delivery platform, our mission is to deliver an amazing experience—fast, easy, and to your door. We operate in around 65 countries worldwide. Headquartered in Berlin, Germany. Delivery Hero has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 2017 and is part of the MDAX stock market index. Job Description YOUR MISSION Glovo is looking for a Senior UX Manager to join and help shape the future of our Customer App experience. This is a key leadership role within our UX team, with direct impact on how millions of users interact with Glovo daily. You’ll lead a multidisciplinary team of Product Designers and Content Designers, driving high-impact initiatives, guiding strategic direction, and actively contributing hands-on to raise the bar of design excellence across the board. As a Senior UX Manager, you’ll work closely with the UX Director and other UX leaders to define and drive the vision of our Customer App. You’ll ensure our solutions are human-centered, data-informed, cohesive, and scalable, while fostering a strong culture of collaboration, ownership, and continuous improvement. THE JOURNEY Foster relationships and collaboration cross-discipline and act as a consistent advocate for our end users in product discussions, reviews, and critiques, exerting influence towards positive outcomes. Be part of the UX Leadership team reporting to the UX Director, working alongside other leads to ensure quality and cohesion of practices across projects and pods. Contribute to the evolution of UX maturity and standards across the organization, beyond your immediate team scope. Lead projects or initiatives, help define the strategy, objectives, and set the vision for the user experience of our product. Take ownership of strategic design efforts within the Customer App, aligning UX direction with product and business objectives. As a hands-on leader, you actively participate in project execution, addressing challenges, proposing solutions, and offering support to raise the bar and accelerate progress. For strategic projects, you take the lead in the conceptual definition and execution end-to-end, setting the standard for craft and depth. Champion users' needs and advocate for UX at all levels. Use research insights and data to influence roadmaps, prioritization, and product direction. Manage stakeholders, business priorities, and projects as well as help reports prioritize work, ensuring the right balance of product and UX community-focused initiatives. Identify gaps in capacity and resourcing, proactively raising headcount needs. Provide mentorship and leadership to talented ICs and UX Leads to improve performance and career advancement. Understand the career development needs of each direct report, as well as the business needs of Glovo, and how to align both effectively and engagingly. Encourage and enable an ego-free collaborative environment, where all give and receive feedback regardless of role or level and where diverse viewpoints and working styles are welcome. You will contribute to and ensure the adoption of our Design System, supporting senior and junior peers in doing so. Qualifications WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE RIDE A seasoned UX leader with 5+ years of experience in end-to-end digital product design, including experience in consumer-facing apps and complex ecosystems. A proven people leader with experience leading and mentoring design teams, with a track record of growing leads, designers and content professionals in fast-paced environments. Strategic but hands-on: you thrive at the intersection of vision and execution, switching between zooming out to set direction and zooming in to shape critical design work yourself. A systems thinker, capable of connecting dots across surfaces, journeys, and squads, and experienced in evolving and scaling design systems across multiple teams. Strong in design operations: you know how to set up rituals, frameworks, and governance models that empower your team and drive impact at scale. You understand business goals and product metrics, think holistically, and can balance short-term needs while keeping an eye on long-term strategic goals. You know how UX contributes to business outcomes and product growth, and how to translate insights into measurable actions. You have experience with quantitative and qualitative research methods and take an active role together with UXR, ensuring the Product makes data-informed and empathetic decisions. An excellent communicator in English, both written and verbal, with strong stakeholder management and influencing skills. Experience working in product-led organizations within dynamic, high-growth tech environments. Experience leading multidisciplinary UX teams (e.g., product design, content, systems) and collaborating across distributed teams and stakeholders. A portfolio or team case studies that demonstrate your impact across design initiatives in consumer-facing apps and complex ecosystems, clearly articulating your strategic role, leadership contributions, challenges tackled, and outcomes delivered. Individuals representing diverse profiles, and abilities, encompassing various genders, ethnicities, and backgrounds, are less likely to apply for this role if they do not possess solid experience in 100% of these areas. Even if it seems you don't meet our musts don't let it stop you, we are all about finding the best talent out there! Skills can be learned, and embracing diversity is invaluable. We believe driven talent deserves: 🌟 An enticing equity plan. 💪 Top-notch private health insurance to keep you at your peak. 🍔 Monthly Glovo credit to satisfy your cravings! 💳 Discounts on transportation, food, and even kindergarten expenses or office-based nursery. 🏊 Discounted gym memberships to keep you energized. 🏖️ The freedom to work from home two days a week, and the opportunity to work from anywhere for up to three weeks a year. 👪 Enhanced parental leave. 🧠 Online therapy and wellbeing benefits Additional Information Here at Glovo, we thrive on diversity, we believe it enhances our teams, products, and culture. We know that the best ideas come from a mashup of brilliant diverse minds. This is why we are committed to providing equal opportunities to talent from all backgrounds - all genders, racial/diverse backgrounds, abilities, ages, sexual orientations and all other unique characteristics that make you YOU. We will encourage you to bring your authentic self to work, fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels heard. Feel free to note your pronouns in your application (e.g., she/her/hers, he/him/his, they/them/theirs, etc). So, ready to take the wheel and make this the ride of your life? Delve into our culture by taking a peek at our Instagram and check out our Linkedin and website! At Glovo, your success is defined by both results and behaviors. We hire for excellence in craft and for the Leadership Principles that shape how we think, decide, and collaborate. What you achieve matters and how you achieve it defines us. Together, they move the business forward and deliver great experiences. Learn more about our Leadership Principles here. Here at Glovo, we thrive on diversity, we believe it enhances our teams, products, and culture. We know that the best ideas come from a mashup of brilliant diverse minds. This is why we are committed to providing equal opportunities to talent from all backgrounds – all genders, racial/diverse backgrounds, abilities, ages, sexual orientations and all other unique characteristics that make you YOU. We will encourage you to bring your authentic self to work, fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels heard. Feel free to note your pronouns in your application (e.g., she/her/hers, he/him/his, they/them/theirs, etc). So, ready to take the wheel and make this the ride of your life? Delve into our culture by taking a peek at our Instagram and check out our LinkedIn and website!

Responsibilities

Lead a multidisciplinary team of Product and Content Designers to shape the Customer App experience. Drive strategic UX vision while remaining hands-on in project execution and advocating for user needs across the organization.