Hybrid UX/UI Lead Designer Government Services

DFP Recruitment; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

12-month contract

Extension potential

Job summary

DFP Recruitment is seeking an EL1 UX/UI Lead Designer for a Federal Government project in Australia. You will lead discovery, design, validation and implementation of user-centred digital services, guiding teams and governance around accessibility and design systems.

Key duties include mentoring designers, shaping strategy, and delivering end-to-end design outcomes across large-scale programs in a collaborative government setting.

Qualifications

• Experience leading complex UX/UI design activities across discovery, design, validation and implementation to deliver high-quality digital products and services.
• Proven ability to resolve complex user, business and technical challenges while balancing competing priorities and delivering evidence-based design outcomes.
• Strong experience providing authoritative advice on UX, UI, accessibility and human-centred design practices.
• Demonstrated ability to influence strategic decision making across multidisciplinary teams and programs.
• Excellent leadership, stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills in complex environments.
• Experience facilitating collaboration and influencing senior stakeholders to achieve positive outcomes.
• Demonstrated experience driving design quality, consistency and capability uplift through mentoring, governance, standards development and knowledge sharing.

Responsibilities

• Lead and contribute to complex UX/UI design activities across discovery, design, validation and implementation.
• Lead the resolution of complex user, business and technical challenges, balancing competing priorities and objectives.
• Develop and review implementation-ready designs, prototypes, interaction specifications and supporting design artefacts.
• Provide expert advice on UX, UI, accessibility and human-centred design best practices.
• Influence strategic decision making across multidisciplinary teams and programs.
• Drive the evolution, adoption and governance of design systems, standards and reusable design assets.
• Mentor and coach designers while contributing to capability development across design teams.
• Promote knowledge sharing, organisational learning and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Identify and apply contemporary design methodologies, tools and technologies to improve service outcomes.
• Support the development of scalable design practices that enhance organisational maturity and consistency.

Skills

UX leadership

User-centred design

Design systems

Stakeholder engagement

Mentoring

Governance

WCAG accessibility experience

Tools

Figma

Prototype tools

Job description

DFP Recruitment is seeking an EL1 UX/UI Lead Designer for a Federal Government project in Australia. You will lead discovery, design, validation and implementation of user-centred digital services, guiding teams and governance around accessibility and design systems.

Key duties include mentoring designers, shaping strategy, and delivering end-to-end design outcomes across large-scale programs in a collaborative government setting.