Lead Product Designer Auckland, NZ / Wellington, NZ Product Design / Permanent / Hybrid Apply for this job Our Purpose At Xero, were here to help you supercharge your business. We do this by automating routine tasks, surfacing actionable insights and connecting businesses with the right data, advisors and apps. When that happens, were not only making life better for small business, well be building a stronger economy that can change the world.

About the team Youll be joining the Design Team which crafts Xeros Accountant & Bookkeeper experiences: a passionate group of Designers who collaborate closely with each other & their cross-functional counterparts. Youll be co-leading a team solving very complex problems in close collaboration with the customer, looping through feedback sessions with them and stakeholders to achieve the business and user needs which align with our strongly backed strategy. About the role Lead Product Designers help define, design and deliver seamless product experiences within a product area at Xero.

Working on your own design tasks, as well as assisting others through design collaboration, feedback and mentorship. Youll contribute to the design vision and direction, working with the Design team and key relationships with Product leaders within your product area. Youll help define how we improve as a Design team by working closely with other Leads and Principals, as well as our Design Leadership Team.

Youre not required to manage anyone as a Lead, but you will mentor others and lead by example, offering design critique, sharing your thoughts and domain knowledge, and helping others develop their skills and expertise. This could be anything from helping deliver the teams professional development programme to hosting knowledge sharing sessions or even creating better processes that can be implemented across the wider team. Leads also work closely with their Design Directors, building strong relationships with engineering leads and product managers to help influence prioritisation of work and roadmap items.

What you'll do Partner closely with Design, Product, and Development leaders to set the design vision and direction Partner closely with Design Research and Product colleagues to identify research opportunities, plan and undertake research and testing Promote the value of design and collaborative practice across spheres of influence and participation Present and communicate design work to a range of different audiences Challenge current solutions, by exploring ideal future concepts and identifying new interaction solutions and patterns that meet customer needs in a better way Create prototypes which tangibly demonstrate a proposed concept or solution Influence, challenge and support designers within your product area to deliver high quality product experiences Develop phased design solutions that bridge the gap between a future state and current patterns, XUI design system and other relevant constraints and considerations.