Company Introduction

For those who dare.

Pynea is building a game-changing social network. We are here for the movers, the shakers, the decision-makers. The innovators, the creators, the collaborators. The super connectors, accelerators and facilitators.

We're in stealth at the moment but more details will be shared with applicants throughout the process under NDA.

Our company culture is collaborative, ambitious, and driven. We believe that the best products are built by teams that work together, challenge each other, and are committed to achieving a common goal. We encourage open communication, transparency, and feedback. We value diversity, inclusivity, and creativity, and believe that every team member has something valuable to contribute.

The Role:

As Pynea’s Principal Product Designer and Design Lead, you will be at the forefront of shaping a world-class app experience that delights our users. In this pivotal role, you will be the guiding force behind our entire design strategy, from user experience research (UXR) to final in-app implementation. With substantial room for growth, you will lead, inspire, and mentor the design team, driving innovation and excellence across all stages of the design process. Your expertise will ensure seamless integration of design and functionality, overlapping with product management to work closely with engineering in order to deliver a cohesive and user-centric product.

What You’ll Be Doing

Design Strategy and Execution:

• Establish and maintain exceptional levels of design craft and execution across the Pynea user experience, from zero to one.
• Identify and pitch opportunities to deliver impact on Pynea’s product strategy.
• Partner with senior stakeholders advocating for user-centred design and customer obsession.

Product Impact:

• Enable best-in-class design work through setting, supporting, and overseeing the highest quality of craft, thinking, and execution across all touchpoints.
• Establish and maintain design processes and best practices that enable efficient and scalable design solutions.
• Work with product and engineering leaders to translate and align company-wide vision and strategy to product pillars’ strategy, OKRs, and impact.
• Help prioritize and ship high-impact work, ranging from improving user experience of existing features to strategizing future iterations.
• We believe in “elevating design” to have greater “product responsibility” in relation to engineering and implementation. If you’ve been envious of the power granted to PMs, this role is especially suited for you.

People Leadership:

• Support team and individual growth through coaching, setting performance standards, and career development.
• Contribute to people initiatives including hiring, learning and development, org design, and progression frameworks.
• Foster a collaborative and innovative culture for designers to do their best work and champion their success.
• Assist in establishing and maintaining a happy, inclusive, and productive working culture.

About You

• Proven track record of designing best-in-class, impactful consumer app experiences as a senior IC or Design leader.
• High levels of craftsmanship in UXR, visual, UI, interaction design, prototyping, and a strong appreciation for integrating brand into user experience.
• Comfortable driving impact at the organization level with context across multiple product areas.
• Proactive mindset in identifying impactful user and business problems, self-sufficiently gathering insights and data, and quickly bringing your vision to life.
• Exceptional relationship-building and communication skills to partner with and influence the success of teams.
• Experience in elevating the bar on design quality and multiplying the design team’s impact throughout a company.

Qualifications:

• Demonstrable track record of overseeing and launching high-quality, high-impact mobile products.
• Strong understanding of brand integration and modern, innovative user experiences.
• Proficiency in Figma is mandatory.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to think critically and creatively.
• Highly opinionated with a willingness to advocate for the user and challenge the status quo.
• Exceptional communication and collaboration skills.

Location and Work Environment:

The position is remote-friendly, with options to work from our office based in the heart of Soho, London. We offer a flexible work environment that is collaborative, fun, and outcome-driven.

Equal Opportunities Statement:

Pynea is an equal opportunities employer, committed to equality and diversity amongst our team and prospective applicants. The users we serve are diverse and we need to be diverse and inclusive to truly build a network that reflects this.