Product Design Director

1 week ago


Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Airwallex Full time
About Airwallex

Airwallex is a unified payments and financial platform for global businesses, empowering over 100,000 companies worldwide with integrated solutions for business accounts, payments, spend management, and treasury.

Founded in Melbourne, Airwallex has a team of 1,500 innovators across 20 global offices, backed by investors like Sequoia, Lone Pine, and Salesforce Ventures. With a valuation of $5.6 billion, Airwallex is leading the charge in building the global payments and financial platform of the future.

Responsibilities

As a Product Design Director, you will:

  • Develop a deep understanding of domain knowledge across platform products and link the dots to see the big picture.
  • Own strategic design projects that shape key customer experiences, working hands-on with cross-functional teams.
  • Translate user needs into simple yet engaging user experiences across platforms, navigating through ambiguity and exploring conceptual, JTBD, and competitive landscapes.
  • Lead a team of product designers, providing mentorship and coaching to help them grow their skills and achieve career paths.
  • Oversee end-to-end user experience designs, steering your team's designs through product requirements and promoting a feedback-driven design culture focused on user outcomes.
  • Establish and evolve our design system and guidelines to ensure consistency and high quality across all products.
Qualifications

We're looking for a seasoned UX/Product designer with:

  • 8+ years of experience, including 4+ years in a leadership role managing designers.
  • Experience working in a fast-paced tech start-up environment.
  • Strong product logic and first-principle thinking.
  • Ability to explore and thrive in ambiguous project contexts.
  • Solid track record of project management and delivery.
  • Outcome-oriented and able to articulate design rationale to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Passion for mentorship and helping designers achieve their full potential.
What We Offer

Airwallex is an equal opportunity employer, valuing diversity and considering candidates based on merit, qualifications, competence, and talent. We offer a dynamic work environment, opportunities for growth, and a chance to shape the future of global payments and financial services.



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