Senior Product Designer

Senior Product Designer

• Be the hands-on builder of the engine that powers the Everyday Rewards UI and member experience

• Opportunity to showcase your UI skillset and commercial acumen

• Full time, permanent position, inclusive of WFH arrangements: 3 days a week from the office (Surry Hills)

We are Woolworths Group

We are Woolworths Group. 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts, and unique perspectives across Australia and New Zealand. Connected by a shared Purpose - to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow. That Purpose fuels our ambition to explore new ideas, make brave commitments, and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week.

If youre excited to turn todays blue-sky thinking into a better tomorrow for future generations, youll find yourself supported and enriched in a dynamic, inclusive, and empowering workplace. With a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work, and opportunities across the group to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.

What you’ll do

As our Senior Design Systems Specialist, you are the lead architect and hands-on builder of the engine that powers the Everyday Rewards UI and member experience. You don’t just oversee a system; you get into the weeds of tokens, component logic, CMS integration and Figma architecture. You will own the evolution of our local design language, ensuring it is technically robust, WCAG-compliant, and seamlessly synced with the Woolworths Group Core Design System.

You see the big picture of the Woolworths Group ecosystem but truly sweat the details of a pixel-perfect data table or a complex hover state.

Core responsibilities:

• Actively build, evolve, and document UI components and design tokens as the primary "maker," ensuring libraries are scalable and high-performing. Maintain "best-in-class" Figma libraries and integrate Core design tokens.

• Be the hands-on expert for WCAG 2.2 standards. Document accessibility specs, such as keyboard navigation maps and screen-reader behavior, within component handoff files.

• Define and execute the "Definition of Done" for components. Establish contribution guidelines to allow designers to propose patterns without breaking system integrity and define component use case guidelines.

• Act as the technical bridge and ambassador to Woolworths Group design guilds. Advocate for EDR-specific requirements, like high-density data patterns, and integrate Group updates into the local workflow.

• Partner closely with developers to resolve implementation friction, guaranteeing code mirrors Figma designs. Lead high-priority project delivery by applying the design system.

• Own the UI direction and lead the design systems visual transition into a modern, scalable framework, staying current with OS updates. Define UI for AI tools.

• Set the "bar" for visual craft by providing feedback to all designers. Ensure the UI direction across the entire design pod is cohesive and aligned to core design principles.

What you’ll bring

• The "System" Mindset: A strong portfolio showcasing the actual construction of multi-platform design systems, including component audits, token structures, and documentation.

• Technical Literacy: Expert-level knowledge of Figma. You should be comfortable discussing front-end constraints (React, CSS/Sass, JSON) and how they relate to design tokens.

• Governance Expertise: Experience managing a component lifecycle, from initial proposal and stress-testing to deprecation and versioning.

• Complexity Management: Ability to organize ambiguous problem spaces into structured, digestible design patterns. You thrive on making the complex feel simple.

• Team Player: A track record of partnering with Engineers and Product Managers to drive system adoption and bridge the gap between design and production.

• Strategic Execution: You can pivot from building a single icon to discussing the long-term roadmap for the entire system.

What you’ll experience

We embrace diversity of thought and love to take on challenges with a pragmatic and innovative approach. Our culture thrives on mutual respect, care, curiosity, openness, and a proactive attitude. We continually seek ways to pair, collaborate, support, and learn from each other as a team!

• Team discounts across our range of Woolworths Group brands you know and love and a robust rewards program that celebrates and incentivises purpose-driven work

• A global business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline – with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network

• A progressive and flexible ‘work from anywhere policy that gives you the opportunity to harmonise work, life and your wellbeing

• Parental Leave provisions and various leave types, including but not limited to Study Leave and Sports Representation Leave

Everyone belongs at Woolworths Group

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team’s diversity brings to our business, customers, and communities and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems. As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best selves, and reach their full potential. We encourage all candidates to apply; please let us know in your application if we can support you with any adjustments in the hiring process.

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