Staff Product Designer
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
This is a high-impact individual contributor role reporting directly to our Chief Design Officer. As our first Staff Designer, you’ll play a central part in shipping impactful designs that will contribute to improving retention and revenue.
You’ll also coach others through feedback and hands-on collaboration, help us improve the standard for great design, and ensure that data-driven decisions are taken at every single opportunity.
Your focus won’t be limited to your squad. While you’ll work closely with a PM and Tech Lead to drive key areas of the product, you’ll also help shape how we design across Yubo. Your contribution will set the bar, your influence will raise it !
Do you enjoy constantly experimenting and iterating quickly? Do you care as much about impact as you do about craft? Are you the kind of person who prefers to lead by example rather than be the untouchable design guru who hasn’t designed anything in a decade? You should feel right at home.
Your responsibilities
Co-lead a product squad alongside a PM and Tech Lead to steer discovery, delivery, and impact. Starting from hypotheses all the way to polished releases.
Turn KPIs into actionable design hypotheses and guide your squad toward data-informed decisions, paving the way for fast experiments over long research cycles.
Coach and mentor designers through weekly design critiques, giving consistent and fair feedback during but also outside of team rituals.
Shape the product’s design strategy by translating high-level goals into concrete design principles, and ensuring our design system scales cleanly across iOS, Android and web.
Identify and fix friction in our design and product development workflows
Tools we use
Figma
Amplitude
Notion
Who you are
You have significant experience designing features for high-volume consumer apps and at least 7 years of professional experience as a Product Designer.
Strong skills in interface design, usability principles, and design systems.
A product-oriented mindset: You understand the importance of data and business requirements and their impact on design without sacrificing user experience.
You’re comfortable working in fast-paced, collaborative environments and excel at communicating with cross-functional teams, ideally in a squad system.
A strong sense of ownership and autonomy, balanced with the ability to give and receive feedback constructively.
A passion for designing products that make a difference in the lives of millions of users.
Within a month, you will
Get to know your squad’s mission, goals, and current challenges
Meet key stakeholders across product, tech, and research
Audit our current user flows, pain points, and design system
Participate in a feature kick-off to get a feel for a full iteration cycle.
Within 3 months, you will
Ideate, prototype, and launch new premium flows that boost ARPU by increasing conversion and retention of paying users
Mentor at least one designer and provide regular feedback
Propose improvements to our design system or workflows
Within 6 months, you will
Be a go-to voice for design excellence across the org. You will be in a position to coach two seniors into autonomous squad leads and raise craft quality across teams.
Explore and contribute to a new market growth initiative (new DAU source + revenue stream)
Refresh/refine Yubo’s visual assets to maintain brand consistency and reinforce a modern, engaging look and feel
Explore and define how AI can power new social discovery experiences and monetization opportunities
The recruitment process
Phone screen with a TAM
First interview with Richard (VP of Product)
Technical test and debrief with the Product Design Team
Culture Fit interviews
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