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Runna

Senior Product Designer

Design
Hybrid
Full-time
£90,200 - £100,400
Senior or above
UK
Posted on March 26, 2026New

About the role

💼 What you will do

• Lead design direction of the Recordings and Strength squads. • Work closely with founders, running coaches, engineers, PMs, and customers to help shape the future of the Runna app. • Join a lean Product Design team with plenty of ownership and space to help shape how we work.

📋 Job Requirements

• Have strong experience leading design work within a product squad. • Have excellent UX, interaction, and visual craft. • Be comfortable working with complex problem spaces and shaping direction. • Be a clear communicator who can bring others along with your thinking. • Be able to collaborate closely with PM and Engineering partners. • Be confident in prototyping and storytelling. • Be comfortable influencing ways of working within the team.

🌟 Nice-to-have

• Have experience working with React Native teams. • Have experience designing for wearable devices. • Have an interest or background in fitness, running, or health.

🎯 Responsibilities

• Lead design strategy and execution for your squad. • Partner with PM and Engineering to shape the product direction. • Break down complex problems into simple, thoughtful solutions. • Run user research and use insights to guide your approach. • Help shape team rituals, design processes, and quality standards. • Give constructive feedback to other designers and help strengthen the team's craft. • Shape parts of the design system and maintain consistency across the product. • Design with accessibility in mind and encourage inclusive thinking in the team

About Runna

📊 Runna at a glance

🚀 Why Join - Our Take

Runna is one of the most exciting fitness startups in the UK right now, and the Strava acquisition only makes the opportunity bigger. In under four years from launch, Dom and Ben built Runna from a website selling personalised PDF training plans to a globally rated running coaching app, a finalist for Apple's iPhone App of the Year, and ultimately an acquisition by the world's largest fitness community. The team has grown to over 150 people across London and Boston, and Strava has publicly committed to investing further in growing both the team and the product. What stands out on Glassdoor (4.9/5 from 31 reviews, with 100% of employees recommending it) is how consistently people praise the culture, the kindness of their colleagues, and the quality of the leadership. Benefits are genuinely strong for a company this size: private health insurance, enhanced parental leave (up to 20 weeks fully paid), Strava equity, a smartwatch as you pass probation, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, and a paid hour each week to go for a run during work hours. They operate a flexi-hybrid model, typically three days a week in their Vauxhall office. The team runs bi-weekly together, and Workout Wednesdays include exercise plus a free lunch. The main thing to be aware of is that this is a fast-paced startup environment where priorities can shift quickly, which some reviewers flag as a challenge. There is also a slight bias toward hiring passionate runners, though this has been improving. If you want to work on a product that helped millions of runners train, alongside kind and ambitious people, with the backing and scale of Strava behind you, Runna is a brilliant opportunity.

😃 What Runna offers

• Receive £90,200 to £100,400 salary plus participation in Strava's long-term incentive stock programs. • Enjoy flexible working with typically 2-3 days a week together in the Vauxhall office. • Take 25 days holiday plus bank holidays which you can take whenever suits you. • Get free Runna and Strava subscriptions for you and 3 of your friends. • Access Strava membership and Headspace membership. • Receive money every year to spend on gear, events, and the gym. • Get a voucher to spend on the Runna website for new kit renewed every year on your work anniversary. • Get private health insurance with Bupa and workplace pension scheme. • Access Modern Health mental wellness platform. • Benefit from Carrot fertility support for inclusive fertility, hormonal health, and family-forming benefits.

💖 What makes Runna unique

Runna is a personalised coaching app for runners changing the way people train for 5ks, marathons, and more. The mission is to help people train better and love running. In 2024, Runna was selected by Apple as one of three global finalists for iPhone App of the Year, and in 2025 was acquired by Strava. With 150+ people across London and Boston, 30,000+ 5-star reviews, and millions of users globally, Runna is building the go-to global leading training platform for runners everywhere.

💬 What employees say

"The founders are inspiring and genuinely supportive. The culture is healthy, collaborative and free of politics; everyone is moving in the same direction. It is fast-paced in the best way: no bureaucracy, no getting stuck, just constant forward momentum. The people are ambitious, kind and love to learn. Workout Wednesdays, where the whole team exercises together and then has a free lunch, should be mandatory for all companies! This place does not give me Sunday blues. I am genuinely excited to come in on a Monday morning."

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