Lead of UX Design, Lingokids

• Proven experience: 7+ years in mobile product design with a strong mobile portfolio with significant impact on users and business outcomes
• Proven track record with consumer subscription products, ideally in education, gaming, or kids’ space
• Prior experience leading and scaling design teams
• Hands-on coaching ability: Skilled at teaching junior designers through direct demonstration, not just abstract feedback
• Experience aligning UX/UI decisions with clear hypotheses and measurable KPIs
• Strong communication & influence: Proven success managing senior stakeholders and earning trust
• Thrives under pressure: Demonstrated ability to deliver in fast-paced, high-urgency environments
• Energy & drive: Ambitious, proactive, and motivated to make a big impact, not looking for a “safe” role
• English fluency: Excellent spoken and written communication, including long-form async writing

Desirable

• Lead the design discipline at Lingokids, evolving our Playlearning™ user experience in sustainable ways
• Define and scale our design principles, systems, and practices to create a world-class mobile experience that delights children and parents, drives measurable business outcomes, and elevates design as a strategic capability inside the company
• Design Leadership: Own the end-to-end UX/UI vision, strategy, and execution for Lingokids’ products
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Product, Engineering, Content, Marketing, and Brand to align user needs and business goals
• Thought Leadership: Represent design internally and externally, evangelizing Lingokids’ approach to play-based learning UX
• Innovation & Optimization: Balance bold new ideas (new features, UI innovations) with iterative improvements to core flows
• Team Coaching: Manage and mentor a team of ~3 designers, providing detailed feedback, hands-on corrections, and long-term growth plans
• User Research: Champion user research and hypothesis-driven design decisions
• Stakeholder Management: Handle complex, high-pressure conversations and influence executives with clarity and authority
• Design System: Define, implement, and evolve a scalable design system and documentation that supports high quality at speed
• What success will look like in the first 12 months:
• Mobile Design Excellence: Establish and enforce a gold standard in mobile product design across Lingokids (UI, interaction, flows, usability)
• Impact on Retention & Engagement: Lead design contributions that demonstrably improve subscription conversion, user engagement, and NPS
• Team Development: Coach and level-up junior designers through hands-on guidance and mentoring. Define clear growth paths for design roles
• Stakeholder Influence: Earn trust and credibility across Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Studios, ensuring design is a central voice in decision-making
• (Nice to have) Design System at Scale: Build and maintain a robust design system that enables consistency, rapid iteration, and innovation across squads

• Contact: Raül Arnau, Talent Sourcer – People & Culture