Senior/Lead UI/UX Designer

Location: Auckland
Discipline: Design & Product
Job type: Permanent
Salary: $Annual Salary
Contact name: Hayden Baker

Contact email: jobs@digitalbakery.co.nz
Job ref: 1362326
Published: 2 days ago
Startdate: ASAP
This growing Fintech organisation is on the lookout for a Senior UI/UX Designer to shape the future of their digital product experience. You'll partner with the manager of Product, and developers to deliver, user centred solutions that align with the company's objectives. This is a strategic, hands on design role that offers the opportunity to influence product direction. 

Key Responsibilities:
  • Ability to gather and analyse detailed requirements using data and customer insights
  • Collaborate with design, product, and engineering teams to create meaningful, intuitive product experiences
  • Lead design efforts across all stages of the product lifecycle (Discovery and ideation to delivery and optimisation)
  • Produce wireframes, prototypes and elegant working solutions that align with strategic goals
  • Apply a product mindset, leveraging insights to make informed design choices
  • Continue to evolve a robust design system
  • Engage with end users to deeply understand their behaviours, needs, and pain points
  • Effectively communicate your design choices to the team and key stakeholders
  • Support a culture of inclusion, and help grow design capability across the wider team
Required Skills and Key Ingredients:
  • Proven experience designing customer centric digital products 
  • Strategic, with an outcome driven design approach that influences product direction
  • Strong experience across both UI and UX (Web, Apps, Dashboards)
  • Strong experience with Figma, from early stage wireframes through to high fidelity prototypes and design systems
  • Take ownership and accountability for your work
  • Excellent communication and collaboration  (Able to articulate design thinking to developers and cross functional teams)
  • Have a user centric mindset with continuous improvement of both product and user experience
  • MUST have a solid design portfolio to demonstrate previous senior/lead experience
  • Willingness to share knowledge and mentor others
  • Previous experience in the financial or fintech space (or at least a STRONG personal interest in finance) 
Personality and Culture Fit:
  • You're strategic, curious, and product minded
  • A natural collaborator who thrives on solving real user problems
  • Passionate about building inclusive, accessible digital experiences
  • A keen eye for polished, and purposeful UI
  • Excellent stakeholder engagement skills and ability to challenge the status quo
  • A collaborative team player who enjoys the occasional team event or social activity
Benefits:
  • Permanent role based in Auckland central
  • Competitive remuneration and employee benefits
  • Flexible working options available (some WFH)
  • A growing fintech organisation 
  • A supportive, diverse and inclusive team culture
  • Regular social events and a strong focus on wellbeing and work life balance
  • Opportunity to grow personally