Principal Experience Designer — Lead Human-Centered Design

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi; Auckland; On-site; NZD 134,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

5 weeks annual leave

Flexible working

Job summary

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi invites applications for a Principal Experience Designer to provide strategic design leadership across a large digital transformation programme. You will lead human-centred design from research and discovery to concept ideation and detailed product design.

Work with leaders and cross-functional teams to translate insights into deliverable experiences, coach others, and help evolve the Design System and Centre of Excellence for consistent high-quality customer

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading human-centred design for products/services.
• Expertise in product strategy and roadmaps.
• Strong communication to influence senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Lead human-centred design across initiatives from discovery to detailed product design.
• Influence senior leaders and stakeholders with design recommendations.
• Coach design team and help evolve the Design System and community.

Skills

Human-centred design

Product strategy

Stakeholder influence

Mentoring

Agile environments

Design operations

Tools

Askable

Miro

Figma

Adobe Creative Cloud

Job description

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi invites applications for a Principal Experience Designer to provide strategic design leadership across a large digital transformation programme. You will lead human-centred design from research and discovery to concept ideation and detailed product design.

Work with leaders and cross-functional teams to translate insights into deliverable experiences, coach others, and help evolve the Design System and Centre of Excellence for consistent high-quality customer