Lyka Pet Food

Who are we?

Lyka is an Australian founded pet wellness company that’s shaking up an outdated industry and paving the way for happier, healthier pets. Despite medical advancements, animal lifespans are on the decline. Today, the average pet only reaches 37% of their full potential lifespan and statistics have shown us that many suffer from dental disease, cancer, and obesity. Simply put, the status quo is not enough.

As humans, we’ve experienced firsthand the positive impact fresh wholefoods can have on our health and wellbeing, and we believe our furry friends deserve the same. We're on a mission to do just that, starting with nutritionally balanced, wholefood meals delivered direct to doors around Australia. As the world’s most sustainable pet wellness company, we’re putting pets and our planet first — one bowl at a time.

Today, we are proud to share we’ve served almost 30 million meals to puppers and their parents across Australia, and this is just the beginning. Our vision is to create multiple nutritional products, adding disease prevention meals and supplements, and expand into new markets.

Currently, we have a team of 200+ pet-obsessed and we're continuing to grow (yes, looking at you!). These carefully selected people are dedicated to building the next generation of technology and products to help empower pet parents to take control over their pet’s wellbeing.

To date, we have raised over $60M in funding from venture capital investors and pet industry insiders, who believe in our mission and ability to drive change in a stagnant industry, providing nutrition that nourishes puppers from the inside out.

Are you ready to shake things up and give pets the life they deserve? Come join our pack!

Our Mission

The time we share with our pets is being cut short. Despite medical advancements, they’re getting sicker earlier. They’re dying prematurely. The industry has it backwards — prioritising treating symptoms instead of addressing the root cause. That’s where we come in.

At Lyka, we take a preventative, holistic and personalised approach to pet care. We look at the full picture, factoring in the diet, lifestyle and environment of each individual animal.

We don’t stop at symptoms, instead we dig for the root cause. We create nutrition plans unique to each pet, because it’s not just about living longer, but living well too.

Our mission is to increase the average lifespan of dogs and cats by 2050.

Join Our Team as a Design Leader!

Are you passionate about creating impactful user experiences and ready to take the lead in a dynamic design environment? We’re looking for a visionary Design Lead to inspire and guide our talented team of designers. If you're someone who thrives on creativity and collaboration, this is the role for you!

What You'll Do:

• Lead a team of creative designers, offering mentorship and insightful feedback to foster their growth and success.
• Dive deep into user needs, conduct comprehensive user research, and turn feedback into innovative design solutions.
• Develop and uphold design systems that ensure visual consistency and quality across all our products.
• Play a key role in shaping our product strategy and roadmap, aligning design initiatives with our business goals.
• Work closely with product managers, engineers, and marketers to ensure a unified product vision and seamless execution.
• Build and test prototypes to bring design concepts to life and collect valuable user insights.
• Stay updated with industry trends and best practices, driving innovation and continuous improvement in our design processes.
• Present design concepts and progress updates to stakeholders, incorporating their feedback to refine our designs.
• Ensure that our final designs meet usability, consistency, accessibility, and brand standards, ready for a flawless release.
• Oversee design projects from conception to completion, ensuring they meet both timeline and quality benchmarks.

Requirements

• You bring 5-10+ years of experience in product design, UI/UX design, or a related field, showcasing your deep understanding and creativity.
• You have a track record of leading and empowering design teams with great mentorship skills.
• You excel in conducting user research and usability testing, and you know how to turn insights into impactful design decisions.
• You have experience developing and maintaining design systems that ensure consistency and elevate the user experience across products.
• You’re skilled in using design and prototyping tools like Figma, Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite, and InVision, and you’re always eager to explore new ones.
• You thrive in cross-functional teams, effectively communicating design concepts and ideas to stakeholders at all levels.
• You have experience managing design projects from start to finish, setting clear goals and timelines to ensure successful completion.
• You stay up-to-date with industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies in design and UX, always bringing fresh ideas to the table.
• Your portfolio showcases a diverse range of design projects, highlighting your user-centered design process and innovative solutions.

Benefits

• Work in a fast-growing start-up, experiencing what goes behind the scenes to sustain hyper-growth for a start-up with a physical product!
• Growth and Development – Lyka is growing extremely quickly, which means you will have the opportunity to experience different challenges every day and progressively acquire more responsibilities as our facility and team expand. We provide an annual L&D budget for you to continue your personal development.
• Work for a sustainability-focused company – we care about the health of our dogs and our planet. We’re proud to be Australia’s only carbon-negative and plastic-negative pet wellness company and we’re always looking at ways for us to improve sustainability practices.
• Be part of a diverse top-talent team, coming from widely different backgrounds and geographies.
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave for primary carers and 6 weeks for secondary carers, alongside 2 weeks of miscarriage leave in the first twenty weeks. We also offer 18 paid weeks to both primary and secondary carers if you have been at Lyka for over two years.
• Wellbeing assistance and tools to take care of your mental and physical wellbeing so you can do your best work.
• Flexible working: work from where you get your best work done. We have pet-friendly offices and industrial kitchens in Sydney and Melbourne and offer a working-from-home allowance for your home set-up.
• Pupper parent support to care for your furry friends – flexible arrangements for new pets, pet-friendly offices, discounts, and financial allowance for dog training and care to help them live their best life!

We are committed to building inclusive and diverse teams

Lyka is an equal-opportunity employer devoted to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. We celebrate diversity, are devoted to creating an inclusive environment for all staff and encourage people of all backgrounds to apply. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application.