We’re looking for a Senior Product Manager to join our team to take the helm of the Content Discovery team. This is a 12-month maternity cover role.

About Yoto

Yoto is a screen-free interactive audio platform for kids. We make carefully connected audio players that kids control, with no microphones, cameras or ads. We have a catalogue of audio that inspires creative play and learning with 1,000+ titles in our card store from top creators, publishers and labels - think Disney, Marvel, Roald Dahl and Universal Music. We also create Yoto Originals like BrainBots.

• Voted the 14th fastest-growing private software technology company in Britain in The Sunday Times 100 Tech 2025; and named the 94th fastest-growing company in Europe in the prestigious FT1000.
• Ranked 9th in Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies in 2024; and featured in the Sifted 100 fastest-growing startups across the UK&I by revenue growth.
• Featured in Bloomberg’s 25 UK startups to watch in 2023; and ranked second fastest growing tech company in the UK in the Deloitte Fast50.
• Named one of TIME Magazine’s Top 100 Inventions of 2020.
• We’re 200 employees spread across the UK, US, France, Australia, Canada, Singapore, the Netherlands, Romania and China.. and growing!

We’re on a mission to be the soundtrack of childhood, and help families on their own unique adventures. By creating products that inspire independent play, we help families discover and grow with an inspiring world of audio - and we would like you to help us achieve it!

Yoto’s Product Team

The Content Discovery team is one of our “Mission teams” at Yoto that work as part of the family experience cluster. These are cross-functional teams designed to operate as autonomously as possible. Content Discovery is all about helping families find and engage with the perfect content for their children - whether it’s a new favourite story, a beloved album, or something educational.

This 12-month maternity cover role comes at an exciting time to have high impact shaping how our families will discover and engage with content.

We’ve got plenty of exciting challenges and opportunities ahead. A big focus is refining the full content browsing journey - from discovery and recommendations to repeat plays of their favourite audio.

As we grow we need systems in place to support expansion of our content offering that includes optimising our navigation, search, filters, categories, recommendations and personalisation to make it easier for families around the world to find what they love.

What you’ll be doing:

• Shape and deliver the Content Discovery strategy, ensuring families can effortlessly find new audio adventures and return to the stories, music and podcasts their kids love most.
  
• Own and evolve the key discovery journeys across Web and App — including our Discover and Library tabs, search, categories and recommendations — to make exploration feel simple, joyful and intuitive.
  
• Work to increase active listening minutes per family, balancing the excitement of discovering something new with the comfort of repeat plays.
  
• Build and nurture a new team, fostering a collaborative, fast-paced and outcomes-driven culture.
• Partner closely with Content and Commercial teams to enhance curated merchandising capabilities (for example, supporting the release of our amazing new content titles) and enable more personalised, data-informed recommendations.
• Play an active role in the UX refresh of the Yoto App, ensuring navigation, features and design all support a seamless discovery and engagement experience.
  
• Deliver discovery and engagement improvements that make content easy to find — whether paid, free or subscription-based — and ensure families can quickly access what they’ve recently listened to.
  
• In partnership with our Data team, establish robust reporting on content discovery and engagement to help us measure impact and make smarter decisions.
  
• Launch our recommendations strategy, spanning manual curation, automated personalisation and adaptive experiences.
• Explore emerging opportunities, from using AI to supercharge discovery (think agentic search and intelligent recommendations) to experimenting with new ways to monetise content.
  
  

What you’ll bring:

• A strong track record in product management, ideally with experience across both web and app platforms.
  
• A sharp understanding of what makes a great digital discovery experience - from intuitive filters to personalised recommendations.
  
• Comfortable working with backend and data teams - you understand how foundational product metadata impacts the end-user experience
  
• Ideally, hands-on experience building and evaluating recommendation algorithms, comfortable working with data scientists to craft the best experience
  
• Confident leading discovery work - from identifying user needs to validating solutions and shaping MVPs.
  
• Experienced working cross-functionally with commercial, content, and retention marketing teams to drive outcomes.
  
• Excited by the potential of AI and emerging technologies to enhance product experiences.
  
• A thoughtful communicator who brings teams - and stakeholders - along the journey.
  
• Passionate about building great products for families, with a keen sense for balancing business goals with user needs.
  
• Thrive in a fast-paced, scaling environment - happy to roll up your sleeves, get stuck in, and help bring a new team to maturity.
  
  

Salary: £80,000 - £90,000 based on experience. We never want to miss out on great candidates, so don’t let our banding put you off reaching out - there’s sometimes flexibility for the right fit!

What you can expect from Yoto:

• Flexibility: Hybrid working - expectation of 1 day a week on average in our London office, but you are welcome to come in more than this. How you meet the minimum expectation is up to you, to ensure you're happy and productive in your role whilst also getting that vital face time with your colleagues. Take advantage of our ‘work from anywhere’ policy to work from a different location for up to 6 weeks every year. Summer Hours policy to use between the months of June and August.
• Financial: Receive Income Protection, covering long term sickness for up to 2 years and company sick pay that increases with length of service. Life Assurance cover from day one of your service. Workplace Pension offering up to to 3% employer contributions, following probation. Generous employee referral bonus scheme.
• Health & Wellness: Private Medical Insurance via Aviva, or a Wellbeing Allowance to be used for memberships, subscriptions, treatment or therapy. Access to 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) through WeCare and unlimited access to Dental advice and guidance via Toothfairy. Bike to work scheme to promote healthier lifestyles.
• Time Off: 25 days of holiday per year, plus bank holidays. On top of this, you also receive your birthday off, plus 1 extra day of holiday for every year worked after you hit your 2 year anniversary, up to 5 extra days. After 4 years of service, you are also eligible for our sabbatical policy offering up to 3 months' of unpaid sabbatical.
• Helping Families: Variety of family-friendly leave, including enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, fertility, pregnancy loss and carers leave. Unlock savings with our workplace nursery scheme, designed to support parents of preschool-aged children.
• People & Planet: Up to 2 volunteer days a year. A Book Allowance of up to £50 a year to contribute to your professional development.
• Fun Perks: You receive your very own Yoto player and starter pack of cards! Regular company socials and celebrations, including our annual YotoFest!

Equity and Diversity

At Yoto, we love creating a world where childhood is rich with discovery and joy. We’re also passionate about building a workplace where everyone can thrive - both professionally and personally. We value flexibility and give our team the freedom to balance life and work in ways that suit them.

We're committed to fostering a safe, diverse, and inclusive environment where all individuals, regardless of their background, feel valued and supported. Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion group holds bi-monthly forums to elevate diverse voices and perspectives, ensuring everyone at Yoto feels heard, respected, and appreciated.

We don’t just embrace differences - we celebrate them. We share audio content from a vibrant and diverse community of creators (check out our DEI selection), and we are building a team that reflects that same diversity. We invite candidates from all walks of life to explore opportunities with us and join a company that champions flexibility, equity, and inclusion. Take a look at our website for more information on our approach to People and Planet.

Please only apply or engage with Yoto jobs posted on our careers page (careers.yotoplay.com or careers.yotoplay.com/en). All correspondence from our Talent team will only come through Teamtailor, our application tracking system.

Department

Product - Software

Locations

Yoto HQ - UK

Remote status

Hybrid

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