Product Designer

Neara is a high-growth technology company, backed by leading venture capital and private equity investors, including EQT and Partners Group. Neara has developed a software platform that builds engineering-grade 3D digital models of critical infrastructure, delivered under a software-as-a-service model. The company has primarily focused on modelling electricity grids and is expanding rapidly into other infrastructure verticals such as telecommunications and rail. Neara's platform is used by infrastructure owners and operators around the world to solve industry challenges, delivering solutions across the asset life cycle from design and construction to asset management and resilience against climate change and extreme weather.

Recognised as one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential Companies of 2024, Neara aims to help customers get the most value from our platform as we scale beyond a dominant market share in Australia and New Zealand.

As a Product Designer at Neara, you will shape product strategy, champion user needs, and grow your career in a dynamic startup environment where your impact is felt immediately.

• Lead product discovery and design processes to drive solution delivery and product development.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product Managers, Engineers, and UI/UX teams to shape product vision and strategic direction.
• Manage end-to-end design processes, from user research and ideation to prototyping and implementation.
• Deliver customer journeys, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs that solve complex user problems.
• Contribute to and improve the master design system by establishing new patterns and improving consistency.
• Conduct user research, stakeholder interviews, and usability testing to gather insights for informed design decisions.
• Communicate design specifications, interaction flows, and recommendations clearly across all stakeholder levels.
• Enhance usability across product verticals that have been previously under-serviced.
• Take ownership of specific product areas and user journeys, identifying improvement opportunities.
• Mentor team members and elevate overall design maturity across the organisation.

• 4+ years experience in UX or Product Design roles.
• Experience in user research and product discovery activities including user interviews, survey design, usability testing, product metric analysis, and comparative reviews.
• Experience in solution design activities including wireframing, prototyping, and high-fidelity design.
• Experience working in startup or consulting environments with fast-paced, iterative workflows.
• Experience collaborating in cross-functional teams with engineers and product managers.
• Ability to think tactically and strategically about design problems and business needs.
• Strong problem decomposition skills and ability to identify unknowns in complex projects.
• Collaborative mindset with openness to feedback and ability to defend design decisions using user data.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills for stakeholder engagement at all levels.

• Competitive salary
• Meaningful ESOP
• Rapid professional growth in a scaling startup environment and direct influence on product strategy and user experience
• The real benefit is working on a genuinely complex, innovative and industry-leading product, making a genuine difference in the world around us.
• Flexible working arrangements with a fully stocked office in Redfern.

Neara values diversity, belonging and equal employment opportunities. We encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply.

Please note, you will require current and unrestricted working rights to be considered for the role. Unfortunately, we are not in a position to offer visa sponsorship at this time.

No agencies or third party service providers please.