Lead Product Designer

We’re MYOB, a business management platform designed to unleash the potential of businesses across Australia and New Zealand As the #originalstartup, our roots are in finance and accounting software, but today we are so much more. We help our Aussie and Kiwi customers unleash their full potential, giving them the tools to Start, Survive and Succeed: all in the one place.

We’re always on the hunt for those who bring a different perspective, diversity of thought and the drive to make our culture even better. Take your career to a new dimension at MYOB.

**About the Team**
- Our award-winning Employee Experience team is made up of experts who are focused on reimagining new ways of working and enabling all MYOBelievers to help more businesses in Australia and New Zealand reach their potential. From talent acquisition, people advisory, organisational development to employee services, digital experience, and workplace experience, we ensure your ride with MYOB is an exceptional one.

**What’s great about being a designer here**
- The design team is made up of around 40 passionate designers across three cities.
- We love learning and sharing - we have weekly critiques and regular jam sessions.
- We’re supported by specialist visual designers, design researchers, and service designers.
- We don’t throw our designs over the wall. We know that everyone here helps make the user experience, but you are empowered to make the call.
- We have a well-supported design system.
- Our designers have the right level of autonomy and ownership in what they design, and how they work with their teams to deliver it
- We love our customers, obsessed with making things that matter for the people who use our products

**About the role**
- Our team is looking for a lead product designer in the financial services Domain. with a focus on helping deliver best-in-class invoicing, payments, and lending workflows within MYOB's software suite. Join forces with fellow designers, engineers and product managers to develop user-friendly, and engaging solutions. This role is ideal for those who excel in leadership while actively engaging in design execution.

**Please note: This role is an 18-month fixed term contract.
**What we look for in designers**

**Our designers cover a lot of ground. They**:

- Want to understand our customers and are happy to use different research techniques to do it.
- Get their team involved to make sense of the findings.
- Seek critique and feedback to help improve themselves and their designs.
- Collaborate and communicate well with other team members in product management and engineering.
- Test ideas, concepts, and designs early and often.
- Consider our customer's full journey from start to finish.

**The skills you'll need**
- With over 7 years in product design/UX and at least 2 years in a leadership capacity, you’ve mastered the art of guiding projects and teams to success.
- While experience in financial services is advantageous, it’s your design expertise that truly matters.
- You possess the ability to not only understand but also influence our business strategy through design.
- You shine when it comes to nurturing talent, providing mentorship to junior designers, and cultivating an environment ripe for collaborative innovation.
- At your core, you’re driven by innovation and a relentless focus on the user with proven experience thriving in agile, cross-functional team environments.

**Our Culture & Benefits**
- Our values have stood the test of time. If you want to work and collaborate where opinions are valued, and your ideas can make a difference, come to a place where Your Work Matters.

Do your best work in a flexible work environment, right down to financial assistance to set up your home office it’s called Flexperience, and it’s designed by you and your team
- Our partnership with Smiling Mind helps support the wellbeing of our team members and customers
- Drive your own learning via conferences, in-house training, LinkedIn Learning, study assistance and a strong focus on leaders creating a learning environment
- A multitude of leave options including up to an additional four weeks of purchased leave, generous parental leave, domestic violence leave, transgender leave, volunteer leave, study leave, plus more
- Communities built around ‘Wellness’, ‘Belonging’ and the ‘Planet’ where you can make a meaningful contribution
- Access to best-in-class discounts and vouchers from leading retailers, and a lot more.

We are proud to be a Circle Back Initiative Employer and we commit to responding to every applicant.