Company Description
At SEEK, we serve a noble purpose : to help people live more fulfilling and productive working lives and to help organisations succeed. By joining us, you’ll be part of a multinational technology business with a startup working culture that focuses on collaborative values and dynamic cultures. SEEK is a place where potential meets possibility – it’s where your career aspiration and our purpose can make great things happen.
About the role
The Design Lead will be responsible for leading design strategy and execution within SEEK's Connect domain, focusing on post-application hirer workflows that streamline candidate selection processes and drive hiring automation through AI-enabled solutions. This position reports to the Senior Head of Design for Connect and leads a design team whose members work within cross‑functional delivery teams across hirer automation, adjacencies space, and outsourced talent acquisition.
Responsibilities
- Lead design strategy for hiring automation products, ensuring AI‑enabled solutions integrate seamlessly with existing hirer workflows
- Oversee design decisions across AI hirer tools, Sidekicker contingent labour platform, SmartHire outsourced recruitment services and business information markets
- Collaborate with business stakeholders to translate AI capabilities into strategic design initiatives that drive measurable efficiency gains
- Coach and develop designers, fostering expertise in human‑AI interaction design patterns
- Partner with Product, Technology and Strategy Leadership to define OKRs and roadmap priorities across multiple verticals
- Champion design system adoption and establish AI interaction patterns for Connect products
- Work with UX Research to establish success metrics for Hirer Automation experiences and AI feature adoption
- Facilitate cross‑functional collaboration between design, product, engineering, AI teams and business strategy teams
- Drive consistent design standards across diverse product offerings while allowing for specialised interaction patterns
- Contribute to design leadership forums and advocate for design needs across the broader SEEK ecosystem
Qualifications
Design leadership experience managing and developing other designers in a cross‑functional environmentProven experience integrating AI / ML capabilities into business strategy and product roadmaps with a design lensExperience designing for B2B marketplace or talent acquisition platforms, particularly in post‑application workflowsTrack record of working with cross‑functional teams to deliver complex product solutions spanning multiple business verticalsUnderstanding of contingent labour, outsourced recruitment, or alternative staffing models and their unique design challengesDemonstrated ability to influence business outcomes through design strategy and stakeholder engagementExperience with design systems and establishing interaction patterns for emerging technologies like AIBackground in agile product development environments with experience coaching teams through ambiguous problem spacesStrong collaboration skills to work effectively with Product, Technology, and AI teamsStrategic thinking ability to translate complex AI capabilities into user‑centered design solutionsPerks and benefits
Support of flexible working, including a mix of office and work‑from‑home days depending on your roleAnnual Performance Bonus PlanThe opportunity to work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per financial yearFrequent events including sports days, year‑end party, hackathon, and triviaCasual dress every dayAdditional information
For this role, only those with eligible right to work will be considered.
We are passionate about fostering a culture of inclusion and wellbeing that embraces and values the diversity of our people. We are a purpose‑driven business that works with heart. We know teams with diverse ideas, experiences and perspectives are more creative and are critical to ensuring effective delivery and innovating to enable our future success. As such, we welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds and life experiences, especially as they relate to gender, sexual identity, culture, faith, disability and life stages. If you have the skills, curiosity and an adaptable mindset but don't meet every responsibility or qualification listed in this advertisement, please still get in touch with us. Should you require any specific support or adjustments throughout the recruitment process and beyond, please advise us and we will be happy to assist.
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