Lead Product Designer - Mobile (12-month Fixed Term Contract)

Xero; Auckland; On-site; NZD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a Lead Product Designer to drive the future of mobile accounting solutions. In this hands-on leadership role, you will shape design strategies, mentor fellow designers, and collaborate closely with product and engineering teams. Your expertise in native mobile design will be essential in creating user-friendly experiences that empower small business owners. Join a dynamic team that values creativity and quality, and make a meaningful impact on the lives of users while enjoying generous benefits and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Generous paid leave

Free medical insurance

Flexible working

Employee Share Plan

Wellbeing and sports programmes

Career development opportunities

Employee Assistance Program

Qualifications

• Experience designing native mobile experiences for iOS and Android.
• Proven ability to innovate and deliver complex design experiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead design for key initiatives and mentor designers across the mobile portfolio.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to set design vision for mobile experiences.

Skills

Native Mobile Design

Design Thinking

User Experience Design

Prototyping

Communication Skills

Job description

Our Purpose

At Xero, we’re 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, we’re not only making life better for small business, we’ll be building a stronger economy that can change the world.

About the team & role:

We're looking for a Lead Product Designer to join the team behind the Xero Accounting App (XAA) – our flagship mobile experience that helps small business owners stay on top of their finances, wherever they are. You’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of mobile accounting at Xero, partnering with cross-functional leaders across design, product, and engineering to drive high-quality outcomes.

This is a hands-on leadership role. You’ll lead design for key initiatives, mentor designers across the mobile portfolio, and help us continually raise the bar for quality, usability, and craft. If you’re passionate about native mobile product design and want to make a real difference in the lives of small businesses, we’d love to hear from you.

Please note this opportunity is a 12 month fixed-term contract opportunity due to parental leave.

What you'll do

• Partner closely with Design, Product, and Development leaders to set the design vision and direction for Xero’s native mobile experiences
• 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 Mobile design system, iOS, iPadOS, Android and other relevant constraints and considerations
• Develop detailed interactions and interfaces which are smart and contextually relevant
• Create effective handover materials which clearly communicate how the design should look and behave throughout interaction flows and journeys (e.g. User flow diagrams, design specifications, experience/interaction specifications etc)

What you'll bring with you

• Track record of designing native mobile experiences across iOS and Android.
• Track record of innovating and delivering complex design experiences at scale
• Ability to solve customers' problems through design thinking and execution
• A portfolio that demonstrates high-quality design outcomes, contributing to user experience and business value
• A mastery of the entire design process from uncovering customer needs and pain points, to executing elegant interfaces
• Excellent communication skills

Why Xero?

Offering very generous paid leave to use however you’d like (plus statutory holidays!), dedicated paid leave to care for your physical and mental wellbeing as well as an Employee Assistance Program to access mental health care for you and your family, free medical insurance, wellbeing and sports programmes, employee resource groups, 26 weeks of paid parental leave for primary caregivers, an Employee Share Plan, beautiful offices, flexible working, career development, and many other benefits that reflect our human value, you’ll do the best work of your life at Xero.