Senior Manager, Product Designer

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 JamJar with participation from Eka Ventures, Venrex and Creator Ventures. In 2024, we were selected by Apple as one of three global finalists for the iPhone app of the year, reflecting the innovation and impact of what we’ve built & in 2025 we were acquired by Strava!

Our ambition is huge: 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.

What You’ll Be Doing

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
• Championing accessible design and setting a high bar for quality and consistency
  
  

What You’ll Bring To The Team

• 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
  
  

Bonus Points If You Have

• 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
  
  

This role might not be for you if…

• 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
  
  

Salary And Benefits

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 what we currently offer in the UK 🇬🇧

• 🏢 Flexible working – we typically spend 3 days a week together in our Vauxhall office
• 🏝️ 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays (which you can take whenever suits you)
• 📱Free Runna & Strava subscriptions for you and 3 of your friends (get ready to be your friends fave person or save them for holiday presents!)
• 🧘 Headspace membership
• 💸 Money every year to spend on gear, events and the gym!
• 🏥 Private health insurance with Bupa and workplace pension scheme
• 💖Modern Health is a mental wellness platform and app that combines technology with professional support to improve mental well-being and reduce stress
• 🥕Carrot fertility support - this benefits provider can provide inclusive fertility, hormonal health, and family-forming benefits to our global employee population and takes the burden off what we know can be a stressful process.
  
  

Please see more info on our amazing benefits here: Benefits at Runna

Our Interview Process

Our aim is to keep the interview process as straightforward and enjoyable as possible, and will consist of the following stages:

• Screening call with Josh, Talent Partner (~25 minutes video call)
• Intro chat with Cleber, Head of Product Design (~30 minutes video call)
• Take home design task (~2 hours to complete) For candidates with a strong portfolio and track record, we’re happy to swap the take-home task for a case study presentation
• Design walkthrough and app critique (1 hour video call - presenting the design task above and doing a design critique on an app of your choice)
• Meet the team (virtual or in-person chat with founders and rest of the team)
  
  

Please let us know if there’s anything we can do to better accommodate you throughout the interview process - this can be from scheduling interviews around childcare commitments to accessibility requirements. We want you to show your best self in the process, so please speak to your Talent Partner!

Compensation Range: £117.9K - £131.3K