Australia
1 week ago
UI/UX Director
Jobgether
Australia
1 week ago
UI/UX Director
Executive-level UI/UX Director role based in Australia, leading multidisciplinary design teams across sophisticated web and e-commerce experiences. Requires 10+ years of digital design experience, expert UI design and front-end skills, and strong operational, strategic, and client-facing capabilities.
AI-enabledOn-siteFull-timeExecutiveFigmaFigma Variables
UI/UX Director
Executive-level UI/UX Director role based in Australia, leading multidisciplinary design teams across sophisticated web and e-commerce experiences. Requires 10+ years of digital design experience, expert UI design and front-end skills, and strong operational, strategic, and client-facing capabilities.
AI-enabledOn-siteFull-timeExecutiveFigma
Salary
Not specified
Core Qualifications
Technical (Must-have)
FigmaFigma VariablesAuto LayoutDesign SystemsDesign TokensComponent LibrariesHTMLCSSJavaScriptReact.jsShopifyAdobe CommerceAdobe Creative SuiteWCAG AccessibilityAI Tools
Soft Skills
StorytellingPresentationCommunicationNegotiationLeadershipMentoringStrategic JudgmentAttention to DetailCollaborationRelationship Building
Key Responsibilities
- Set creative and technical direction for UI/UX initiatives, balancing visual design with usability, performance, responsive behavior, accessibility, and technical feasibility.
- Lead a mobile-first design approach across websites, applications, and omnichannel experiences.
- Oversee scalable design systems, component libraries, Figma Variables, design tokens, and front-end handoffs.
- Provide design leadership for complex e-commerce initiatives involving Shopify and Adobe Commerce, React.js, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
- Establish and maintain high standards for visual consistency, micro-interactions, motion, craftsmanship, and WCAG accessibility compliance.
- Use data and customer insights to inform design strategy and strengthen business impact.
- Evaluate and integrate emerging AI tools and technologies to accelerate prototyping and improve team efficiency.
- Manage, mentor, and develop UX and UI designers.
- Own resource allocation, project estimation, capacity planning, workload balancing, forecasting, and delivery coordination.
- Partner with project management to monitor creative budgets and improve processes.
- Lead strategic client discussions, executive presentations, proposals, and new business pitches.
- Translate client business objectives into digital strategies and guide senior stakeholders through feedback and design decisions.
- Advocate for human-centered design, user research, accessibility, and strategic UX/UI.
UI/UX DirectorDesign LeadershipE-commerceInternet Marketplace PlatformsInformation TechnologyFull-timeOn-siteAustraliaFigmaReact.js