Design Director

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Design Director in Australia. This leadership role sits at the intersection of product design excellence, strategic thinking, and team development within a high-impact, globally distributed environment. You will shape the creative direction of complex digital products while ensuring design quality consistently meets the highest standards. The role combines hands-on design leadership with mentorship, guiding teams through ambiguity and helping them translate complex problems into elegant, user-centred solutions. You will collaborate closely with clients, product teams, and business stakeholders to align design execution with strategic goals and market needs. Beyond project delivery, you will play a key role in building a strong design culture, elevating talent, and influencing how design drives business outcomes. This is a highly visible position where your decisions will directly impact product quality, client success, and team growth. Accountabilities

• Lead and contribute directly to design execution while guiding teams to deliver high-quality product, UX, and visual design work across multiple projects.
• Define and uphold design excellence standards, providing clear critique, direction, and mentorship to improve team output and consistency.
• Partner with clients as a trusted design advisor, presenting work, managing feedback loops, and shaping design direction aligned with business goals.
• Drive product strategy alignment by ensuring design decisions support product roadmaps, market positioning, and user needs.
• Collaborate with business development teams to scope engagements, identify growth opportunities, and support client relationship development.
• Build and nurture a strong design culture by hiring, mentoring, and developing designers while fostering inclusivity and high performance.
• Champion service design, change management, and systems thinking to ensure scalable, long-term design impact.

Requirements

• Proven experience leading and mentoring design teams in complex product environments with a strong focus on quality and execution.
• Deep expertise in UX and product design, including research, strategy, interaction design, and end-to-end product delivery.
• Strong visual design sensibility with awareness of modern design trends, tools, and emerging technologies.
• Experience working closely with cross-functional teams including product, engineering, and business stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to influence clients and stakeholders through clear design rationale.
• Strong understanding of product strategy, service design, and systems design principles.
• Experience using qualitative and quantitative research to inform and validate design decisions.
• Ability to operate in ambiguous environments, balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
• Active engagement in the design community is a plus, including thought leadership, writing, or speaking contributions.
• Passion for inclusive design practices and building collaborative, high-performing teams.

Benefits

• Remote-friendly work environment across compatible time zones (PST to BRT).
• Opportunity to lead high-impact global design projects shaping products, markets, and user experiences.
• Strong ownership over design vision, team development, and creative direction.
• Collaborative, mission-driven culture focused on excellence and continuous learning.
• Opportunity to work closely with global clients and senior stakeholders on strategic initiatives.
• Support for professional growth, leadership development, and community engagement.
• Inclusive workplace committed to diversity, equity, and belonging.

How Jobgether Works We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team. We appreciate your interest and wish you the best! Why Apply Through Jobgether? Data Privacy Notice: By submitting your application, you acknowledge that Jobgether will process your personal data to evaluate your candidacy and share relevant information with the hiring employer. This processing is based on legitimate interest and pre-contractual measures under applicable data protection laws (including GDPR). You may exercise your rights (access, rectification, erasure, objection) at any time. We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.