Job Description
Company Description
Here at Gousto, we are on a mission to become the UK’s 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: London, Hybrid (1 / 2 days per week in office)
Contract: Fixed term (12 months)
Start Date: June 2026
We are looking for a Product Designer to join our Digital Product team and take ownership of end-to-end design within one of our cross-functional squads. Working from discovery through to delivery, you’ll shape intuitive, high-quality experiences that make cooking at home simpler, smarter, and more sustainable. Your work will directly contribute to Gousto’s mission to make dinnertime better for the UK & Ireland as well as the planet.
You’ll collaborate closely within a Product Trio alongside a Product Manager, Software Engineer, and Product Analyst, combining customer insight, data, and technical expertise to deliver impactful solutions for our customers. This is a 12-month fixed-term contract, offering a great opportunity to own meaningful product areas, ship work that reaches millions, and make a real impact from day one.
Core Responsibilities
- Drive Product Discovery: Lead research activities to uncover customer problems, validate hypotheses, and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Own End-to-End Design: Create user flows, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs that deliver intuitive and engaging user experiences.
- Collaborate to Ship: Work closely with engineers to deliver seamless, high-quality solutions quickly and effectively.
- Measure & Iterate: Use quantitative and qualitative data to evaluate design success, continuously iterating to improve outcomes.
- Champion Insight-Driven Design: Advocate for data and research-led decision-making within your squad.
- Conduct User Research: Plan, run, and synthesise both moderated and unmoderated research to inform design decisions.
- Identify Opportunities: Proactively uncover ways to improve usability and enhance the overall customer experience across Gousto’s digital products.
Who you are
- Experienced in Discovery: You’re confident leading product discovery and research activities to uncover insights and shape meaningful solutions.
- Strong Design Craft: You have a high level of visual design ability, creating polished, thoughtful, and user-centric experiences.
- Data-Informed Thinker: You understand how to use data to inform design decisions, balancing insight with intuition.
- End-to-End Designer: You can design intuitive, engaging user flows and prototypes across the full product lifecycle.
- Collaborative: You have a proven track record of working effectively within cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality outcomes.
- Comfortable with Ambiguity: You thrive in complex, fast-paced environments and can navigate uncertainty with confidence.
- Clear Communicator: You’re able to articulate ideas clearly through written, verbal, and visual communication.
- Proactive & Impact-Driven: You actively look for opportunities to improve processes, systems, and user experiences.
Additional Information
Benefits
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Gousto is for everyone
Whether it’s creating diversity in our recipes or building new teams, we care about our people and the opportunities they have at Gousto. Across our business we lead with inclusivity and strive for equality in all we do; working hard to ensure Gousto is an environment where you can be totally yourself.
Everyone is welcome and we’re looking for applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences.
Excited but wondering if you tick every box? We recommend applying anyway so that we can review your profile . And, if you’re in a job share, why not just apply as a pair.
For our roles outside of Operations, most of our people spend 1 or 2 days in our offices every week, combining the benefits of flexibility and time together with colleagues. We want to enable you to do your best work, and if you require additional flexibility, please talk to us about it.
If you have a disability that you’re worried will affect you during the interview process, please let us know and we will do our best to help you feel comfortable.
We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please let us know.
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