Staff Product Designer

Company Description

Here at Gousto, we are on a mission to become the most loved way to eat dinner, and for every meal to leave the planet better off. Gousto is changing how people shop, cook and eat food at home. It's an incredibly exciting time to join our team - and we're a friendly bunch!

We're proud to be one of the fastest-growing companies in the UK. Powered by data and a love of food, we're a recipe box company that's disrupting the sector, and we're passionate about our diverse team and our customers.

All of our people are responsible for the success of Gousto, and we're passionate about creating an inclusive environment for all to thrive. Our guiding values - Dream, Deliver and Care - show our commitment to innovation, our ambition to hit goals at speed, and our deep respect for the people we work with.

Job Description

Location: Hybrid, one day per week in our London office

As the Staff Product Designer in the Menu tribe at Gousto, you'll lead the product design for how customers explore and choose from an ever-growing number of recipes. Your focus will be on solving complex decision-making challenges to help customers find meals they love-quickly and confidently.

You'll uncover and deeply understand customer problems across the Menu experience, then design and validate solutions that enable the team to scale-tackling everything from usability gaps to the behavioural challenges of abundant choice.

Working closely with Product, Engineering, Data, and Brand, you'll lead end-to-end design from discovery through to delivery-balancing usability, personalisation, and performance. As a senior design leader, you'll mentor others, raise the bar in product thinking, research, and visual craft, and foster a collaborative, customer-first culture across teams.

Core Responsibilities:

• Co-shape the vision and strategy for your squad's product while considering the broader customer experience and business goals
• Drive product discovery through research activities to uncover problems, identify opportunities, and validate hypotheses
• Lead the creation of end-to-end design flows, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs
• Collaborate with engineers to deliver seamless and impactful solutions quickly and effectively
• Support and mentor junior designers to maximise their impact and professional growth

Who You Are:

• A product design leader with a proven track record of delivering impact by leading both strategic and tactical initiatives
• Experienced in growth-led environments-prototyping at pace to build confidence in hypotheses and solutions ahead of A/B testing
• Strong in your craft, with a sharp eye for detail and a high bar for usability, interaction, and visual design
• Fluent in user research, able to lead both generative and evaluative studies
• Proactive and growth-oriented, always challenging yourself and your team to improve
• Comfortable navigating complex, ambiguous problems, turning them into clear, actionable solutions
• A strong communicator across written, verbal, and visual formats, ensuring alignment and clarity
• A supportive and kind team player, fostering a culture of collaboration and emotional safety

Additional Information

Interview Process

1. Call with Talent Acquisition Partner
2. Interview with the Hiring Manager
3. Case Study Presentation with Hiring Manager, Product Leader, Senior Software Engineer
4. White board exercise interview with Product Leader & Product Designer

Benefits

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Equal Opportunities

Here at Gousto, we are on a mission to become the UK's most loved way to eat dinner!

Whether it is creating diversity in our recipes or building new teams, we care about our people and the opportunities they have at Gousto.

We are committed to equality of opportunity across our organisation. At all levels we promote equality, ensuring our people are consistently treated in a fair and equal manner.

If you need reasonable adjustments at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know.

In your application, please feel free to note which pronouns you use (For example - she/her/hers, he/him/his, they/them/theirs, etc).

If you like what you've read about Gousto and want to find out more please click I'm interested below to apply!