Lead Product Designer — AI-Driven, Hybrid, 12-Month Contract

Sonder.Io; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Free Sonder app access

Parental leave benefits

AI tools access (Claude, Gemini)

Job summary

Sonder seeks a Lead Product Designer to set the direction for the member experience, owning design vision and the craft across mobile and desktop. You’ll partner with Product, Engineering, and Clinical teams to shape the roadmap and ensure high usability and quality.

The role emphasizes hybrid collaboration, AI-enabled workflows, and leading design system growth while advocating for members’ needs and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of senior or staff-level product design experience.
• Strong portfolio showing full-stack product design with mobile focus.
• Design system experience and ability to extend and build components.
• Genuine curiosity about AI tools and how they sharpen design.
• Excellent design communication with engineering and leadership.
• Comfort moving between near-term ship-ready work and longer-range vision.

Responsibilities

• Set the design direction for the member experience and define a clear vision.
• Own the problems that matter most from onboarding to continuous care.
• Move between horizons, balancing ship-ready work with longer-term vision.
• Shape the roadmap with PM and Engineering leads on what to build and when.
• Raise the craft bar with high-quality standards and mentorship.
• Shape and extend the design system across mobile and desktop.
• Bring AI into the workflow using tools like Figma, Claude, Gemini.

Skills

Senior Product Designer

Mobile design craft

Design systems

AI tools curiosity

Communication with eng

Tools

Figma

Claude

Gemini

Job description

Sonder seeks a Lead Product Designer to set the direction for the member experience, owning design vision and the craft across mobile and desktop. You’ll partner with Product, Engineering, and Clinical teams to shape the roadmap and ensure high usability and quality.

The role emphasizes hybrid collaboration, AI-enabled workflows, and leading design system growth while advocating for members’ needs and continuous improvement.