Senior Product Designer, Yoto

• A portfolio showing end-to-end ownership of complex product work, from discovery to shipped solutions, and the impact on users and the business
• A deep understanding of native app platform conventions and what makes a mobile app feel coherent, performant and delightful
• A high bar for craft, and a track record of raising the quality bar - not just owning features, but leveraging principles, systems and partnerships to elevate the work of others
• Experience working in ambiguous or evolving problem spaces, with the ability to frame problems and drive to clear outcomes
• Ability to simplify complex or technical problems into intuitive experiences (especially in key moments such as first-time use, setup, or core journeys)
• Strong collaboration with cross-functional partners (Product, Engineering, and ideally Hardware or Brand), influencing decisions beyond design
• Invest in the design team itself - you show up as a strong peer, partner and advocate, and are at your best designing alongside others
• Clear communication skills, able to articulate rationale, trade-offs, and decisions in a way that builds trust and alignment

Desirable

• We’re looking for Senior Product Designers to join our Product Design team, helping shape how families discover, set up, and enjoy Yoto every day, across software and hardware experiences
• The Product Design team at Yoto shapes how families experience our audio players and the digital ecosystem around them
• As a Senior Product Designer on the Core App team, you'll take ownership of the integrity of our iOS and Android apps, working horizontally across our mission-driven product teams to ensure Yoto delivers a coherent, performant and delightful experience for families
• You'll partner closely with Product, Engineering, Research, and Brand teams to turn ambiguous problems into clear, well-crafted solutions
• This role is hands-on, with a strong focus on delivering high-quality design work while collaborating effectively across disciplines
• Our work spans some of the most important moments in a family’s journey - from first-time setup and early engagement, to everyday listening, creation, and content discovery
• Your work will help ensure these experiences feel simple, magical, and deeply considered
• Own and champion the quality and integrity of Yoto’s iOS and Android apps. Under your watch, the Yoto apps will provide an exceptionally crisp, coherent, robust and delightful experience for Yoto families
• Work as a horizontal partner to multiple product teams, enabling them to execute on new features at the highest level of craft, consistency and efficiency
• Steward the design principles, patterns, and interaction language that make the efforts of different teams add up to one coherent experience
• Drive cross-cutting work - micro-interactions, animation, perceived performance - that elevates the experience for families across the whole app
• Own design for complex, high-impact initiatives within the app, from early discovery through to shipped outcomes, with clear links to customer behaviour and business impact
• Work closely with Product, Engineering and Hardware to design within real-world constraints, making pragmatic trade-offs without compromising quality
• Use research and real-world observation (e.g. at home, during routines) to understand how families interact with Yoto and turn insights into meaningful improvements
• Align stakeholders across product, hardware, marketing, and brand, bringing clarity where priorities or opinions differ
• Make confident decisions in ambiguity, balancing user needs, technical constraints, and business goals to move work forward
• Communicate your work clearly and persuasively, using storytelling and artefacts to build alignment
• Contribute to critique and team discussions, helping raise the bar for quality and execution