Permanent
London
Remote: Not specified
Salary: Not specified
> 5 years
Skills we're looking for
UX design
Mentoring
Coaching and mentoring
Collaboration and teamwork
You'll be part of
6211 employees
Finance
Our take
For a long time, high-quality financial services have been reserved for large-scale businesses. Xero solves this problem by giving small businesses, accountants, and bookkeepers access to best-in-class finance and accounting solutions. Xero is one of the largest companies of its kind, with its promise to save time and effort for small business owners - who often don’t have in-house accounting teams - capturing interest and allowing the company to scale. It has a strong rival in Intuit QuickBooks, which offers similar services, but competes by being most effective for growing startups, and having an incredibly simple user experience. A series of acquisitions and partnerships, including the purchase of Instafile in 2018, have consolidated Xero’s market share. The company continues to add new integrations, such as with Vehocheck Workshop Manager, and the 2023 launched Beautiful Business Fund that will help small businesses accelerate growth.
You'll be working on
- As a Product Design Director, you will guide the design vision and strategic direction across key product initiatives within your portfolio. You will champion high standards of design practice, balancing user needs with overall business goals to ensure the delivery of intuitive, high-value product experiences
- Beyond strategy, you will provide compassionate leadership to a team of product designers. By coaching, mentoring, and fostering an environment of continuous growth, you will enable design leads and practitioners to hone their skills, elevate their craft, and deliver exceptional value to our customers
- You will join a collaborative global design leadership network that works hand-in-hand with Product, Engineering, and Research teams. Together, the team shares a passion for solving complex customer problems, elevating design quality, and driving operational excellence across the entire design practice
- Initially, the role will focus on
- Setting the design vision and strategy in partnership with product and engineering leads
- Leading and mentoring a multi-level team of product designers to support their career development and daily craft
- Refining design standards, processes, and systems to ensure delivery across your portfolio
- Establishing collaborative partnerships across Product, Technology, Research, and Accessibility to create unified customer journeys
We're looking for
- Demonstrated success in cultivating inclusive team cultures where individuals are empowered to do their best work
- Experience leading, mentoring, and growing multidisciplinary teams of product designers
- Passion for championing accessibility, research, and design systems into everyday team practices
- Apply even if your experience isn’t a perfect match! At Xero, we hire based on your skills, passion, and the unique perspective you can bring to enhance our culture and team
- A strong track record of shaping design strategies for complex digital products or digital ecosystems
- Proven ability to build collaborative partnerships with senior stakeholders across Product and Engineering
- Expertise navigating the end-to-end design lifecycle, from discovering user insights through to final interface execution