Xero is hiring a
Lead Product Designer

Summary

The job is a 9-month temporary Lead Product Designer position at Planday, a digital solution for scheduling and workforce management. The role involves shaping the user experience of products, driving innovation, and contributing to the success and growth of the company.

Requirements

• Proven experience in developing UX strategies within diverse business and product contexts, with a focus on strategic analysis and customer journey mapping
• Strong expertise in conducting UX research and deriving actionable insights to inform product prioritization and design decisions
• Expertise in lean UX methodologies, wireframing, prototyping, and UI design, with a keen eye for detail and usability
• Ability to improve design systems and establish efficient design processes that improve efficiency and scalability across product teams
• Excellent communication and senior stakeholder management skills, with the ability to facilitate collaboration and drive alignment across teams
• Demonstrated leadership qualities, including mentorship, role modeling, and fostering a culture of growth and citizenship within teams

Responsibilities

• Develop UX strategies for your product area and across user journeys
• Lead generative and evaluative research to gather user insights and inform product prioritisation
• Lead through lean UX methodologies to create wireframes, prototypes, and UI designs that meet user needs and business objectives
• Lead the uplift our design systems and establish processes that streamline design workflows and enhance operational efficiency
• Communicate design concepts effectively through visual communication and senior stakeholder management
• Facilitate collaboration among cross-functional teams to align on design goals and priorities

Benefits

• Pension, health insurance, inclusive support for new parents, generous vacation
• Participation in an Employee Share Plan
• Growth and progression opportunities
• Flexible remote work
• Strong social culture with lots of team and company activities
• Meaningful work – everyone at Planday contributes to improving the lives of shift workers around the globe
• Healthy work-life balance and autonomous approach to work. We trust in you and your abilities