Senior Manager, Product Designer

Overview

We re putting together a talented team to build the #1 training platform for Runners. We help everyday runners become outstanding by building an incredible app providing world-class training, coaching and community for everyone, whether you re improving your 5k time or training for your first marathon.

We’re growing extremely fast! In November 2023 we closed a $6.5M funding round led by Jam Jar with participation from Eka Ventures, Venrex and Creator Ventures. In 2024
, we were selected by Apple as one of three global finalists for the 2024 iPhone App of the Year. In 2025 we were acquired by Strava! 🤯 🎉

Our ambition is to become the go-to global leading training platform for millions of runners everywhere. We’re growing with purpose and looking for people who want to build something meaningful with lasting impact. With the recent acquisition by Strava accelerating our journey, now is a really magical time to join 🚀

The team you’ll join

You’ll join our Product and Engineering organisation at an exciting time of growth. Product Design at Runna is still lean, giving you plenty of ownership and space to help shape how we work. We’re building a world-class team of ambitious and multidisciplinary designers who love creativity, craft and collaboration. With a close connection to our users, this is a great opportunity to work on a product loved by runners around the world.

You’ll report to the Head of Product Design.

We are looking for a hands-on, talented and positive leader to join our highly-skilled team and lead designing our iOS, Android and Apple watch apps. This position is at the core of our training engine, working closely with founders, running coaches, engineers, PMs and most importantly customers to help shape the future of Runna and running training.

• Manage and support the growth of 2 product designers through regular coaching and clear feedback
• Balance hands-on design work with people leadership, contributing to the most important parts of your squad’s work
• Lead the design strategy of the Train team who own all of our training, coaching and plans
• Solve complex design problems with simplicity and beautiful interfaces
• Prototype and use great storytelling to present the value of your ideas
• Collaborate with the wider Strava team on shared experiences that go beyond the Runna app
• Champion accessible design and set a high bar for quality and consistency

• Lead/Manager experience with hands-on design contribution
• Previous experience managing at least 2 designers
• A design generalist: you bring visual craft, accessibility considerations, great interactions and deep understanding of UX
• Love speaking to users to understand their needs and solve problems effectively
• Understand how to use quantitative data to solve design problems
• Exceptional attention to detail that elevates designs to the next level (e.g. interaction, animations, haptics)
• Advanced Figma & prototyping skills (always learning and open to new tools)
• Comfortable taking initiative and collaborating in a fast-paced, iterative environment

• Worked with React Native teams before and understand its components and design implications
• Experience with data visualisation
• Experience designing for wearable devices
• An interest or background in fitness, running or health

• You haven’t led or supported other designers before
• You want a mostly management role with little hands-on design
• You prefer staying high-level rather than close to the craft

We’re offering a salary of £117,900 - £131,300 per year, depending on experience, plus participation in Strava s long-term incentive (stock) programs. Overview of our benefits is below. We’re also committed to continually evolving our benefits to support you as we grow. Here is a brief overview of what we currently offer in the UK 🇬🇧

• 🏢 Flexible working – we typically spend 2–3 days a week together in our Vauxhall office
• 🏝️ 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays (which you can take whenever suits you)
• 📱 Runna subscriptions for you and 5 of your friends
• 🧡 Strava membership
• 🧘 Headspace membership
• 💸 Money annually to…