Head of Experience Design

Lead experience design to transform the digital experience for players, fans and employees
- Hybrid work with 2 days from home to ensure work-life balance
- Great perks including event tickets, onsite car parking and gym

At Tennis Australia (TA) we are passionate about what we do, and we have ambitious plans to continue to grow our game from grassroots to Grand Slam With a hyper focus on digital innovation, we aim to provide a world leading immersive and integrated digital experience for players, fans, and our own people through the effective design and delivery of digital products. To help us achieve this we are looking for a Head of Experience Design to join our Digital team as we embark upon our Digital Transformation.

About the role
- Reporting into the Director of Digital, t_he Head of Experience Design will demonstrate value and grow impact by leading the Experience Design practice to design end-to-end (physical and digital) experiences that are impactful for all customer audiences at Tennis Australia, within the Digital COE of the Digital Transformation Program. With a focus on unified and personalised digital experiences and world class event and player experiences.
- In this role you will:_
- Lead the Experience Design Practice within the Digital Centre of Excellence which includes building internal capability and managing multiple partner agencies
- Cohesively align multiple design disciplines such as HCD, XD, Service Design, UX and UI to ensure the delivery of compelling and usable end to end experiences (digital and physical)
- Be a visible leader in the creation of an inspirational culture, one that is built around the celebration of creativity, user-centricity, and diversity,
- You’ll powerfully and simply communicate principles and methods in experience and visual design disciplines and have a strong command of related disciplines, including available research methodologies.
- Implement, and govern Experience Design practices for the Enterprise,

About you

You will be a collaborative with strong experience design, leadership and delivery experience that will enable you to successfully engage across the business.

What you will bring to the role:

- Significant experience in Experience design leadership including experience with direct reports under your guidance and leadership, including hiring and developing senior managers and individual contributors.
- Proven experience and demonstrable impact as a head of Design (or similar) in a relevant environment.
- Leadership experience within digital transformation projects and design systems
- Advance understanding of XD, service design, HCD, UX, UI and graphic design
- User research and user testing methodology - advanced
- Advanced written and visual storytelling
- A strong work ethic, sense of business urgency, and ability to work effectively to deadlines
- You must hold (or be willing to obtain) a current Police Check and Working with Children Check.

What’s in it for you?
- Career development with a range of formal education and on the job training opportunities
- Tickets to the Australian Open & Superbox tickets to concerts and events at Rod Laver & Melbourne Arenas
- Monthly health & wellbeing activities through our Thrive program
- Onsite gym & tennis facilities
- Flexible working practices & free car parking
- Salary packaging & a range of discounts from our sponsorship partners

To Apply

A copy of the full position description can be found

here.

Tennis is a sport that is open for all and we want our team to reflect the communities we work and play in. Diversity in our Tennis community and our workplace is a strength and a pillar of our sport. We take great pride in providing a working environment that allows people to be their authentic self, and offers the flexibility that our people need to thrive both at work and at home.

Fostering a workplace that is diverse and equitable is a high priority for Tennis Australia. We strongly encourage women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people who identify as LGBTQI, people with a disability and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.


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