Senior Ux Design Lead

• Work with cross-functional teams and make an impact on students' learning experience
• Competitive package, subsidised health and wellbeing services, fitness and cultural clubs, Myki discounts, and a flexible work environment!

About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity to join our Digital Design team as a Senior UX Design Lead, playing a pivotal role in shaping the future of product and service experiences for students and staff at the university. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to create intuitive, user-friendly digital experiences, engaging in a wide range of products and digital components across the design process from research and ideation to prototyping and testing.
Moreover, this role offers the chance to lead and manage complex UX projects. You'll leverage your UX expertise and leadership skills to ensure that design objectives are met on time and within scope, making a significant impact on students' digital studying and learning experience!
Your responsibilities will include:

• Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders
• Conduct and oversee user research activities, including interviews and surveys
• Create and review prototypes using industry-standard design tools to visualize and communicate design concepts effectively
• Plan and execute user testing sessions to validate design decisions, iterate on designs, and ensure user satisfaction

Who We Are Looking For
We're looking for a professional with strong communication and presentation skills, capable of articulating and explaining design decisions in an easily understandable way to stakeholders. You should be adaptable to changing priorities and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously. The ability to build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships is also essential to this role.
You will also have:

• Strong proficiently in industry-standard design tools such as Sketch, Figma, Adobe XD, or similar
• Direct experience creating and maintaining UX/UI product design systems in Figma or XD
• Proven track record of successfully leading and delivering full lifecycle UX projects in complex environments
• Expert understanding of Humna-Centred Design and Design Thinking methodologies and tools
• Excellent knowledge and practical experience with user research methodologies and usability testing
• Ability to lead multi/trans-disciplinary teams in Agile environments, bonus if that includes experience with Lean and other process improvement methodologies

For further information regarding responsibilities and requirements, please refer to the attached PD.
This position requires the incumbent to hold a current and valid Working with Children Check to ensure the University provides a safe environment for everyone.
Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. This role requires current valid work rights for Australia.
Your New Team - Operational Performance Group
The Operational Performance Group (OPG) delivers functions that facilitate the design, evaluation, and improvement of services across the University, and business partnering services to Chancellery.
What We Offer You!
In addition, we offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a range of benefits, including generous leave provisions, salary packaging, health and well-being services and discounts on graduate courses. For more information, check out page!
About the University of Melbourne
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We are dedicated to ensuring barrier free and inclusive practices to recruit the most talented candidates. If you require reasonable adjustments, please contact Kim Groizard at , with an email containing your name and contact details for a confidential discussion. Please ensure your email is titled "Reasonable Adjustments Request".
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants
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Join Us!
If you feel this role is right for you, please apply with the following documents:

• Resume
• Cover Letter outlining your interest and experience

Please note that you are not required to respond to the selection criteria in the Position Description.
If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please feel free to contact Ivanka Yan via email at , ensuring that you include the Position Number and the Job Title as the subject. Please do not share your application to this email address.
Advertised: 10 Jan 2024 12:05 AM AUS Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 28 Jan 2024 11:55 PM AUS Eastern Daylight Time