Notora is a curated hiring platform exclusively for product designers, admitting only the top 10% of applicants and matching them to Senior-to-VP roles at London's product-led companies. Every role is verified, funded, and includes a named hiring manager and real salary range. The platform charges a 12.5% success fee on first-year base salary, with no upfront costs and a 90-day refund guarantee.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Product designers face an overwhelming job market filled with irrelevant listings, unverified roles, and speculative postings, making it difficult to identify opportunities that genuinely match their experience and career level. Companies, in turn, struggle to find qualified senior design talent without sifting through large volumes of unvetted applicants.
Solution
Notora operates a curated hiring platform exclusively for product designers, admitting only the top 10% of applicants after a thorough review of their profiles, portfolios, and preferences. The platform matches admitted designers to Senior-to-VP roles at London's product-led companies, ensuring every listing is verified, funded, and actively hiring with a named hiring manager and disclosed salary range. Candidates can be discovered by companies based on their portfolio and experience, even without applying to specific roles, while companies can browse live profiles or receive matched shortlists of pre-assessed designers. This intentional matching process eliminates irrelevant listings and guesswork for both sides, creating a focused and efficient hiring experience.
Target Audience
Primary users are product designers based in London or working toward London-anchored roles with 5+ years of experience, as well as product-led companies in London seeking senior design talent.
Features
- Curated candidate pool: only the top 10% of product designer applicants are admitted after manual review
- Verified roles only: every job listing is funded, has a named hiring manager, and discloses a real salary range
- Profile-based matching: candidates are matched to roles based on experience, portfolio, and stated preferences
- Passive candidate discovery: companies can find designers through live profile browsing even if they haven't applied
- Senior-level focus: roles range from Senior to VP, targeting designers with 5+ years of experience
- No speculative listings: unverified or unconfirmed positions are not posted on the platform