Wallapop is a Barcelona based scale-up driven by the purpose to empower people to embrace a more conscious and human way of consumption. We believe in a world where collaborative economy is mainstream. This is what drives us. 💫
Wallapop operates in Spain, Italy and Portugal, offering a catalogue of several hundreds of millions of products and services. Powered by technical innovation and continuous improvement, we bring together the scale & trust of classifieds with the marketplace’s convenience & reach. 🌱 Our mission is to enable a connected trade ecosystem, making 2nd-hand the norm through smart use of technology.
Backed by top investors such as Accel, Insight Partners & Naver Corp we bring our total valuation to 806 million EUR and are embarking on our international journey with the aim to become the world’s best unique goods trading platform.
The Challenge 🧩
As a Senior Product Designer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping Wallapop’s discovery journey, creating engaging, intuitive, and scalable user experiences. Your work will directly enhance marketplace vibrancy, enabling millions of users to discover and connect with unique items in innovative ways. This role blends strategic vision with hands-on execution, where you’ll craft impactful deliverables such as design strategy documents, frameworks, and prototypes to drive Wallapop’s product vision forward. By collaborating with cross-functional teams and managing diverse stakeholders, you will ensure every design initiative delivers measurable value for both users and the business.
What You Will Do 👇
- Partner with cross-functional leads (Product Managers, Research, Analysts, Operations roles...), to scope, prioritize and define design initiatives for a given product area in line with business goals.
- Participate in the definition of roadmaps for digital products and services in collaboration with design managers and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Leverage sets of quantitative and qualitative data to communicate actionable insights to address user and business challenges and propose design solutions.
- Lead and execute medium to complex design projects from interaction concepts to the smallest details across all platforms. Own the end-to-end design process from the very early research to the beautiful final UI and specs. Work across the entire product lifecycle and multiple product launches.
- Communicate decision making process and design solutions in an articulate way.
- Collaborate with the design team on global execution, guidelines, and approvals. Contribute to the creation of a consistent experience for Wallapop users.
- Mentor and guide other designers or product roles for developing knowledge, skills, and confidence for collaborating with UX.
- Help define and develop best UX practice standards.
What We’re Looking For 🔎
- Extensive background in designing mobile-first digital products, ideally in marketplaces, e-commerce, or similarly complex environments.
- Skilled in aligning design with business objectives, framing complex problems, and delivering impactful, user-centered solutions.
- Experience or interest in designing solutions that improve exploration, personalization, and discovery experiences.
- Strong ability to manage and align diverse stakeholders, communicate effectively, and drive collaborative outcomes.
- Experience creating scalable frameworks, modular solutions, or systems to ensure consistency across platforms.
- Proficient in leveraging user research and analytics to inform and validate design decisions.
- Strong communicator and team player, capable of mentoring others and fostering collaboration across cross-functional teams.
- Expert-level proficiency in Figma and prototyping tools.
- Fluent in Spanish and English to effectively collaborate in a diverse, dynamic environment.
Do note that all our jobs are 📍 Barcelona based.We work in a hybrid model, we offer a flexible work environment where regular office attendance is expected for which the frequency is determined at a team level.
Wallapop is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees as we want Wallapop to be a place for everyone.
Additionally to the opportunity to contribute to an agile product set up and work together towards achieving our meaningful mission, we offer the following 🍭 Perks & Benefits:
- Competitive phantom shares package for all employees
- Generous individual learning budget of 2k per year
- Group and individual English, Catalan & Spanish lessons as part of our working day
- Private Health Insurance with Cigna
- Flexible working hours + short Fridays
- Flexible remuneration to deduct from gross salary (kindergarten/food/transport check)
- Gym & Wellness plan, including physiotherapist in the office
- Generous referral Program & Charity Donation
- Bonus for weddings & newborns
- Wallapop Renta (Tax income support)
- Monthly plan for free shipping, bumps & home-pick-up on our services
- Work anniversary Gifts and Birthday Surprises
- Contribution towards your WIFI in your monthly payroll
- One-off payment based on compensation package to go towards setting up your home office
- Relocation package (monetary support and legal advice) and visa sponsorship, if applicable
- 26 holidays per year
- TOP hardware of your choice (latest Apple or Windows)
What does the hiring process for this position look like? 👀**Please, note that all interviews take place remotely over hangouts.**
Intro Call - run by talent acquisition, focus on providing more information about the role and the company as well as going over your experience, motivation, and expectations. This usually takes 45-60 minutes.
Case Study Submission- you will be assigned a task to submit within 5 up to 7 days where you will be able to showcase your expertise / technical skills required for the role.
Expertise Interview - run by the hiring team, focus on the required core skills and the ability to deliver in a given context. This usually takes 90 minutes.
Stakeholder Interview - run by relevant stakeholders reflecting the reality of the context of the role, focus on the ability to collaborate & deliver in a cross-functional set-up. This usually takes 60 minutes.
Culture Interview - run by culture interviewers, focus on adherence to Wallapop's purpose and business proposition. This usually takes 60 minutes.
Offer - should you be the right candidate, your offer will be discussed over a call with talent acquisition and will then be confirmed in writing.
