Senior Product Designer

REA Group Melbourne, AUS; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid and flexible work

Flexible leave options

Parental leave for primary and second­

Because We Care volunteering and match

Hackdays

Job summary

REA Group in Melbourne is seeking a Senior Product Designer to lead end-to-end design for the Sell & Rent team, partnering with the Grow Leads squad. You will shape experiences that help agents, sellers and property owners convert high-intent leads into action, working closely with Product and Engineering.

You will mentor others, contribute to squad strategy, and use data and research to validate design decisions, delivering high-quality, consistent experiences across REA’s digital products.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience designing digital products.
• Experience designing for native apps and web.
• Ability to lead end-to-end design across complex initiatives.
• Strong product thinking with business context.
• Experience in SaaS or related industries is advantageous.
• Curiosity about AI-enhanced design workflows.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end design with autonomy and craft leadership.
• Inform squad strategy and contribute to roadmaps.
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering to translate needs into products.
• Use data and research to validate decisions and measure impact.
• Maintain high-quality, consistent experiences through design systems.

Skills

End-to-end design

Design systems

UX research

Prototyping

Collaboration

Tools

Tools not specified

Job description

2d ago , from News Corp Australia - Contract Positions

Join a collaborative team focused on improving REA’s seller-lead experiences, helping agents and agencies capture, manage and convert high-intent leads

Fixed term position until July 2027 based in Melbourne

We're REA

With bold and ambitious goals, REA Group (https://www.rea-group.com/about-us/about-rea-group/) is changing the way the world experiences property. No matter where you're at on your property journey, we're here to help with every step - whether that's finding or financing your next home.

Our people are the key to our success. At the heart of everything we do, is a thriving culture centred around high performance and care. We are purpose driven and collaborative, which drives innovation and our ability to make a real impact. As such, we’re proud to have been named one of Australia’s Best Workplaces (https://www.rea-group.com/about-us/#our-awards) four times since 2021 — including third place in 2025 — plus Best Workplace for Women in 2023 and Best Workplace in Technology in 2024 and 2025. These listings are testament to every person who helps make REA a great place to work.

Where the team fits in

You’ll join REA’s Sell & Rent design team, partnering with the Grow Leads squad. Together with your squad, you’ll build experiences that help agents, sellers and property owners get more value from their property journey — from generating and managing appraisal requests to helping owners make informed decisions and take their next step. Working closely with Product and Engineering, the team turns customer needs into simple, useful and commercially meaningful experiences across REA’s digital products. It’s a collaborative, outcome-focused environment where designers are involved from discovery through delivery and have the opportunity to shape products used by millions of people.

What the role is all about

As the Senior Product Designer, you will lead design work end-to-end with a high degree of autonomy, contribute to squad strategy, and actively raise the bar for those around you through mentoring and craft leadership. You are a trusted partner to Product and Engineering and bring both depth and breadth to everything you ship.

Understand the business context, user needs, and competitive landscape for your area, using that knowledge to inform design decisions and contribute to squad strategy.

Proactively identify design opportunities within your squad by surfacing problems worth solving, not just executing on the brief you're given.

Use data, research, and experimentation to validate design decisions and measure the impact of your work on user and business outcomes.

Deliver high-quality, consistent experiences using systems thinking, leveraging and raising the bar on the design system and visual identity.

Present work and participate in design critiques, providing thoughtful feedback that ensures consistency and quality across the team.

Track and analyse the performance of products and features, using data and user insight to iterate and improve outcomes over time.

Who we’re looking for

• 5+ years’ experience designing digital products using industry-standard tools and best-practice design processes.
• Strong experience designing for both native apps and web.
• A proven ability to lead end-to-end design across complex initiatives — from discovery and research through to prototyping, delivery and iteration.
• Strong product thinking, with the ability to understand business context, user needs and competitive landscapes, and contribute to squad strategy and roadmaps.
• Confidence using research, data and experimentation to validate design decisions and measure impact.
• Experience designing for complex customer and consumer workflows, ideally in a two-sided marketplace or B2B2C environment.
• Strong systems thinking and a commitment to delivering high-quality, consistent experiences through design systems.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to clearly explain design rationale and build shared ownership with stakeholders.
• A collaborative mindset, with the confidence to mentor others, contribute to critiques and help raise the standard of design practice.
• A solutions-focused approach and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, agile environment.
• Experience in SaaS, property or another adjacent industry would be advantageous.
• Curiosity about improving design workflows, and how AI can meaningfully contribute your process

The REA experience

The physical, mental, emotional and financial health of our people is something we’ll never stop caring about. This is a place to learn and grow.

Some of our Perks & Benefits (https://www.rea-group.com/about-us/news-and-insights/blog/how-we-help-our-people/) include:

• A hybrid and flexible approach to working
• Flexible leave options including, birthday leave and purchase additional leave
• Flexible parental leave offering for primary and secondary carers
• Our Because We Care program offers employees volunteering leave, community grants, matched payroll giving and our Community Café donates 100% of revenue to charity
• Hackdays so you can bring your big ideas to life

Our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

We are committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity, equity and inclusion. We believe teams with diverse ideas and experiences are more creative, more effective and fuel disruptive thinking. If you've got the skills, dedication and enthusiasm to learn but don't necessarily meet every single point on the job description, please still get in touch.

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