Lead Product Designer - App Experience

Yubo

WHO WE ARE Yubo is the Social Discovery app to make new friends and hang out online. By eliminating likes and follows, we empower our users to create genuine connections and show up as their true selves. We've pioneered a new way for Gen Z to socialize online, and with millions of active users, our goal is to redefine how we connect today and tomorrow. Our team is international, multicultural and deeply committed to its mission. As the leading platform to socialize online, we have a special responsibility to build a safe digital space for our community. Safety is embedded in our DNA, and our proactive approach focuses on user protection, support, and education. We also work closely with the broader technology industry to share our knowledge and NGOs create industry-leading child protection standards. Join us in this exciting journey and help us shape the future of social interactions! ABOUT THIS ROLE: At Yubo, design has a real seat at the table. It leads squads in partnership with Product Management and Engineering, shaping strategy and decisions from ideation all the way to delivery, with direct and visible impact on both the product and the business. We're precisely looking for a Mobile Product Designer to co-lead one of our Product Squad. This is a highly strategic role where you'll help shape product strategy, design experiments, and deliver end-to-end product initiatives focused on impacting growth, retention, and monetization across a product used by millions of users. You'll spend time understanding user behaviour, exploring solutions, validating ideas, and refining experiences based on real-world data, all for the sake of shipping quality experiences. We don’t expect everything to be perfect from the get-go though, so expect iteration at every occasion! This role is particularly well suited to someone who enjoys balancing product thinking with strong craft, and who wants their work to have a visible impact on business outcomes and user experience alike. Like what you’re reading already? I think you’ll enjoy what follows. YOUR RESPONSIBILITES * Lead product design projects from discovery through delivery and post-launch iteration * Partner closely with Product Managers, Engineers, Brand Marketing, Data Analysts, Legal and Trust&Safety to solve meaningful user problems * Contribute to product strategy, experimentation, and roadmap discussions * Design mobile-first experiences across iOS and Android with strong attention to usability, accessibility, and visual quality * Translate user needs, business goals, and technical constraints into thoughtful product experiences * Use analytics, feedback and competitive insights to formulate design decisions * Create prototypes and test concepts to validate ideas quickly * Help evolve and maintain Yubo's design system and contribute to design consistency across the product * Advocate for high-quality user experiences while remaining pragmatic about delivery and iteration TOOLS WE USE: * Figma * Amplitude * Notion * Enterpret * Slack * AI tooling: Dust, Claude Code / Codex (prototyping & daily workflow) WHO YOU ARE: * You have 3-4+ years of experience designing digital products, ideally within consumer mobile applications * You are comfortable owning projects from problem definition through launch * You combine strong visual design skills with solid product thinking * You know how to use data, research, and user feedback to guide decisions * You can communicate design rationale clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders * You enjoy collaborating closely with Product and Engineering teams * You are comfortable working in a fast-moving environment where priorities can evolve * You have the conviction to make bold design calls and defend them * You design with the user at the center * Experience with social, community, social discovery, gaming, or consumer subscription products is a plus WITHIN A MONTH, YOU WILL: * Get familiar with Yubo's product, users, business model, and design principles * Build relationships with your Product Squad and key stakeholders across Product, Engineering, Data, Brand, Trust&Safety * Understand current product priorities, ongoing experiments, and major user journeys * Learn how we use data and research to make product decisions * Start contributing to design discussions and smaller initiatives WITHIN 6 MONTHS, YOU WILL: * Own the design of your squad's key initiatives end to end, from discovery and experimentation to polished, shipped mobile experiences that move your squad's objectives. * Use data, user insight and experimentation to frame problems, validate your design decisions, and measure their impact after launch. * Contribute beyond your squad to the broader design team, raising the craft bar, strengthening our design system, and influencing product decisions across the company. THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS * Phone screen with Nicolas, Talent Acquisition * First interview with Sacha, our CEO * Case Study and debrief with the Design team * Cultural fit assessments * And if everything went well, an offer! WHAT WE OFFER * A highly competitive salary range as well as equity in the company * A highly flexible remote work policy, 2 days at the office per month, with monthly team events. * We also cover fees for external professional events and meetups (Android Makers, etc…) * Great health insurance coverage for both you and your family by Alan, fully paid for by Yubo ! * Numerous benefits for parents: additional parental leave, easy access to nurseries and daycare facilities in France. OUR APPROACH TO PRIVACY & SAFETY As part of your role, you may handle tools and features involving personal data. We expect all employees to demonstrate strong awareness of privacy and safety issues, and to actively support our Privacy & Safety by Design efforts. Join Yubo and help shape the future of Social Discovery while enjoying a culture that values flexibility, well-being, and impact.   Here’s how we live our mission every day: You own the impact: Step up, adapt, and make it matter Unconventionally Smart: Hack with intent, borrow smart, build better Be Bold & Resilient: Raise your head, break barriers, keep moving forward One team, one mission: No egos, no passengers, just shared wins   Trust & Flexibility: Our hybrid model calls for only two office days a month; the rest is up to the rhythm that works best for you.   Enjoy Top-notch Benefits Culture is central at Yubo, hence the numerous benefits: Cool Workplace: enjoy our amazing Parisian office and our many hybrid work options Team Activities: participate in get-togethers, events, and team-building activities Family-Friendly: we support parents with childcare options and family-friendly policies Wellness Programs: benefit from comprehensive health insurance, wellness programs, sports classes, and mental well-being initiatives

Monzo

🚀 We’re on a mission to make money work for everyone. We’re waving goodbye to the complicated and confusing ways of traditional banking. After starting as a prepaid card, our product offering has grown a lot in the last 10 years in the UK. As well as personal and business bank accounts, we offer joint accounts, accounts for 16-17 year olds, a free kids account and credit cards in the UK, with more exciting things to come beyond. Our UK customers can also save, invest and combine their pensions with us.  With our hot coral cards and get-paid-early feature, combined with financial education on social media and our award winning customer service, we have a long history of creating magical moments for our customers! We’re not about selling products - we want to solve problems and change lives through Monzo ❤️ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   📍London (Hybrid) / UK Remote | 💰 £90,000 - £110,000 + Incentive Awards tied to your performance + Benefits   ⭐Our Design team We’re a team of 115+ designers, researchers, and brand experts led by Chief Design Officer Vuokko Aro. We’re on a mission to make money work for everyone. Product Design makes up almost half of our design disciplines, working in tight-knit squads alongside research, product, and engineering to solve real customer problems at scale.   We design for the "magic moments" We’ve built a bank that feels human, not just functional. Our product is our personality. We blend research, empathy, and craft to turn everyday interactions into memorable experiences. Right now, we’re growing fast and looking for passionate designers to shape Monzo’s future and there’s a huge opportunity to make your mark. Applying to this role, you’ll be in a standard hiring process for a Lead Product Designer, and we’ll find the perfect team for you along the way.    🔑You’ll play a key role by... * Tackling the most complex and ambiguous design challenges, turning complexity into elegant, scalable solutions that empower teams and improve the customer experience. * Defining and delivering large-scale projects that connect initiatives across the business, using design methods to align strategies and drive impactful outcomes. * Leading the creation of compelling product visions, principles, and direction that inspire teams to build toward a shared future. * Using AI to level-up parts of your design workflow. Whether that’s ideation, analysis, prototyping or shipping production code to our app. * Raising the bar for visual execution, considering motion, interaction, and mental model clarity to deliver delightful and practical solutions. * Positively influencing our design system, tooling, and processes to improve how we create design at scale. * Driving improvements across the business by connecting your work to wider goals and leveraging cross-functional collaboration. * Acting as a role model in Design, sharing your work broadly, mentoring others, and contributing to the growth and success of the Design team.   🤩 We’d love to hear from you if… * You have a proven track record of delivering impactful, customer-centric native-app designs that solve complex problems and drive commercial outcomes. * You’re skilled at leading research, defining product visions, and aligning teams around a shared strategy. * You excel at creating modular, scalable solutions and have a strong grasp of how to use design artefacts to communicate insights effectively. * You’re a natural collaborator who can navigate multi-squad projects, align leadership, and drive clarity in ambiguous situations. * You’re passionate about improving design systems, processes, and ways of working to help teams deliver better outcomes at scale. * You’re a role model who actively contributes to the growth of the Design team through hiring, mentoring, and fostering a positive culture. * You’re excited about Monzo’s mission to make money work for everyone and are ready to make a significant impact on our customers and business.   🙌What’s in it for you 💰 £90,000 - £110,000 + Incentive Awards tied to your performance ✈️ We’ll help you relocate to the UK. ✅ We can sponsor your visa. 📍This role can be based in our London office, but we're open to distributed working within the UK (with ad hoc meetings in London). ⏰We offer flexible working hours and trust you to work enough hours to do your job well, and at times that suit you and your team. 📚£1,000 learning budget each year to use on books, training courses and conferences. 🏡We will set you up to work from home; all employees are given Macbooks and for fully remote workers we will provide extra support for your work-from-home setup. ➕ Plus lots more!   🌈 The application journey has 3 key steps * 30-minute call with our Recruiter, Tom * 1-hour craft interview where you’ll present a single case study to 2 members of our Design team * 2 x 45-minute interviews covering Teamwork and Impact   This process should take around 4 weeks - your schedule is really important to us, so we promise to be as flexible as possible!  We have some guidelines on using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to ace an application and interview at Monzo. You can read them here. We’ll only close this role once we have enough applications for the next stage. Please submit your application as soon as possible to make sure you don’t miss out.  #LI-TR1 #LI-Remote   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equal opportunities for everyone Diversity and inclusion are a priority for us and we’re making sure we have lots of support for all of our people to grow at Monzo. At Monzo, we’re embracing diversity by fostering an inclusive environment for all people to do the best work of their lives with us. This is integral to our mission of making money work for everyone. You can read more in our blog, 2026 Diversity and Inclusion Report and 2025 Gender Pay Gap Report. We’re an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, or veteran, neurodiversity or disability status. If you have a preferred name, please use it to apply. We don't need full or birth names at application stage 😊

Tide

ABOUT TIDE At Tide, we help SMEs save time and money in the running of their businesses by not only offering business accounts and related banking services, but also a comprehensive set of highly usable and connected administrative solutions, from invoicing to accounting. Tide is transforming the small business banking market and now supports over 2 million members globally across the UK, India, Germany and France. Using advanced technology, all solutions are designed with SMEs in mind. With quick onboarding, low fees and innovative features, we thrive on making data driven decisions to serve our mission: to help SMEs save time and money so they can get back to doing what they love. Tide facts: * Tide is available for UK, Indian, German and French SMEs * Over 2 million members: 900,000 UK and 1,100,000 in India and growing rapidly * Over $300 million raised in funding * Over 2,800 Tideans globally * Recognised with Great Place to Work certification three years in a row, and among India’s Top 50 Best Workplaces in Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance in 2026 * We have offices in Central London, with a member support and technology centre in Sofia, Bulgaria, technology centres in Serbia, Romania, Lithuania and Hyderabad and offices in Gurugram, New Delhi, Berlin, Paris and Luxembourg   ABOUT THE TEAM:  Tide launched its first insurance products to market in 2025 in the UK and India. Insurance is a core SME need and Tide is uniquely positioned to offer tailored and comprehensive cover to our members. Our Insurance team is relatively new and we are rapidly hiring to fill business-critical roles and build a world-class offering for our members. ABOUT THE ROLE:  * Own the design vision for a core business area within the Tide platform, ensuring a cohesive and frictionless customer experience that integrates seamlessly with our broader ecosystem. * Collaborate cross-functionally with Product Managers, Engineers, UX Writers, and User Researchers to turn complex business problems into elegant design solutions. * Drive the end-to-end design process, from initial discovery, journey mapping, and research to the execution of final high-fidelity designs. * Cultivate a deep understanding of our members by leading research sessions, analyzing usage data, and framing the "what, why, and how" of the problems we solve. * Champion a user-centric culture, advocating for member needs within Product and Engineering teams and demonstrating the strategic value of a Design Thinking approach. * Evolve the Tide Design System, working within—and contributing to—our shared principles and component libraries to ensure brand consistency. WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:  We're seeking a curious and talented Lead Product Designer with a passion for exceptional customer experiences and the skills to bring them to life. The impact and scope of this role are huge, and you’ll be a key contributor to our continued success as we shape the future of our financial platform for Small & Medium-sized Enterprises. * Experience: Minimum 6 years of relevant experience in Product Design, ideally within a SaaS, Fintech, or high-growth scale-up environment. * Leadership: A proven track record of leading design workstreams and mentoring or managing junior designers. * Complexity: Experience designing for complex user flows, business tools, or financial / insurance services. * Methodology: In-depth knowledge of User Experience and Product Design methodologies, with experience facilitating workshops and design sprints. * Technical Skills: Expert-level proficiency in Figma and advanced prototyping tools. * Agility: Comfortable working in an agile environment and navigating the ambiguity of a rapidly scaling business. * Data-Informed: A data-driven approach to design, with experience using tools like Looker, Heap, GA, or Hotjar to inform and validate decisions. * Education: A relevant Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience. WHAT YOU’LL GET IN RETURN:  * The gross annual salary for this position ranges from € 65200 - € 81500, depending on your skills, and experience. But we are also open to discussing the salary further, taking into account your expertise and contributions. * MELP - flexible benefit app (50 EUR per month accruing) (does not include Health Insurance) * 25 days paid annual leave * 3 paid days off for volunteering or L&D activities * Parental Leave days (according to statutory) * Family-Friendly Leave (according to statutory + extended from Tide) * Personal L&D budget in the amount of 500 EUR per year * Mental wellbeing platform Plumm * WFH equipment allowance * Sabbatical Leave * Share options * Team Events TIDEAN WAYS OF WORKING At Tide, we champion a flexible workplace model that supports both in-person and remote work to cater to the specific needs of our different teams.  While remote work is supported, we believe in the power of face-to-face interactions to foster team spirit and collaboration. Our offices are designed as hubs for innovation and team-building, where we encourage regular in-person gatherings to foster a strong sense of community.   TIDE IS A PLACE FOR EVERYONE At Tide, we believe that we can only succeed if we let our differences enrich our culture. Our Tideans come from a variety of backgrounds and experience levels. We consider everyone irrespective of their ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, veteran, neurodiversity or differently-abled status. We celebrate diversity in our workforce as a cornerstone of our success. Our commitment to a broad spectrum of ideas and backgrounds is what enables us to build products that resonate with our members’ diverse needs and lives.  We are One Team and foster a transparent and inclusive environment, where everyone’s voice is heard.   At Tide, we thrive on diversity, embracing various backgrounds and experiences. We welcome all individuals regardless of ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability. Our inclusive culture is key to our success, helping us build products that meet our members' diverse needs. We are One Team, committed to transparency and ensuring everyone’s voice is heard.   Disclaimer   It has come to our attention that individuals or agencies are falsely claiming to represent Tide and are reaching out to candidates regarding job opportunities. Please be aware that: * Tide does not charge any fees at any stage of the recruitment process. * All official Tide job opportunities are listed exclusively on our Careers Page and applications should be submitted through this channel. * Communication from Tide will only come from an official @tide.co email address. * Tide does not work with agencies or recruiters without prior formal engagement, and we do not authorize third parties to make job offers on our behalf. If you are contacted by anyone misrepresenting Tide or requesting payment, please treat it as fraudulent and report it to us immediately at talent@tide.co Your safety and trust are important to us, and we are committed to ensuring a fair and transparent recruitment process.   Tide leverages AI to enhance our hiring experience. You can read more about how we use AI in our recruitment process in our AI Policy. Your personal data will be processed by Tide for recruitment purposes and in accordance with Tide's Recruitment Privacy Notice.