Lead Product Designer

At Xplor, we believe that helping people make the most of each day is the most rewarding way to spend ours. We give small and medium-sized businesses cloud-based, intuitive technology solutions that enable them to manage all the hassles of running and growing a business, so business owners can get back to doing what they love. With Xplor Pay, we help businesses get paid quickly and securely – without hidden fees. We built the tech ourselves, and our platform delivers secure, transparent, fast, and accurate payments. We are unified by our purpose of helping people to succeed. So, when you become part of our team, you also become part of the personal connection that strengthens the relationship people have with Xplor products. Job Description About the opportunity Reporting into the Director of Product Design, you'll join the design team focused on Xplor Gym, our all-in-one platform that helps gyms and fitness businesses manage everything from memberships and scheduling to payments and customer engagement. In this role, you will set direction, drive design quality, and elevate the impact of design across Xplor Gym. You will collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, and business stakeholders to shape strategy, craft end-to-end experiences, and ensure our solutions meet both user and business needs. You will be part of a talented team of eight designers working across different software products within Xplor. This gives you the opportunity to collaborate, mentor, and influence design culture. As a lead, you will not only own high-impact work within Xplor Gym, but also guide others in raising the design bar and shaping how design contributes to the company’s vision. Some of the other responsibilities include : Shape product strategy by identifying, defining, and reframing complex product problems, ensuring teams are solving the right things. Partner with Product, Engineering, and stakeholders to align design direction with business impact and customer value. Produce high-quality designs that leverage Apollo and contribute to its evolution through new components and standards. Lead discovery and research initiatives by planning, conducting, and synthesizing insights to ground product decisions in evidence. Craft compelling design narratives that build alignment with executives, clients, and cross-functional teams. Confidently present and defend design decisions, balancing user insights with business needs. Drive outcomes by anticipating risks, unblocking teams, and ensuring projects achieve measurable success beyond launch. Manage designers’ performance and growth through goal setting, feedback, and development planning, fostering a strong and accountable design culture. Facilitate critiques, workshops, and rituals that promote collaboration and raise the quality of work across the team. Influence hiring decisions and help shape the long-term vision of the Membr design team at Xplor. We kindly request that all applicants include a link to their website or submit a portfolio showcasing their design work or completed projects. Please ensure that any required access credentials, such as passwords or login details, are also provided. Preference for candidates based out of Melbourne where our Xplor office is located but will consider applicants remote in Ausralia & who have full working rights. Qualifications What would make me a good candidate? We are looking for curious and empathetic people. We also love to hear from people who are motivated by meaningful work, resonate with our four core values, have a positive outlook, are comfortable with ambiguity and thrive working in an ever-evolving and complex environment. We are inspired by meeting big picture thinkers and doers, people who can be both tactical and strategic, aim high and put people first in everything they do. Required qualifications for this role : A strong portfolio showcasing UX and visual design expertise across web and mobile platforms 7+ years of product design experience, ideally in SaaS or fast-growing tech environments Past management experience leading and developing designers through mentoring, career growth, and performance management Proven ability to lead large-scale, complex projects end-to-end from discovery and research through launch and iteration Deep expertise in user-centered design with strong research skills and the ability to use data and feedback to shape strategy Advanced proficiency in design systems including evolving, scaling, and ensuring consistency and quality across components and standards Excellent communication and storytelling skills with the ability to present, frame, and defend design decisions to stakeholders, executives, and cross-functional teams Demonstrated ability to thrive in ambiguity by setting direction, managing risk, and driving measurable outcomes without close direction Experience influencing hiring, shaping team structures, and building long-term design culture and vision At Xplor, we believe that the best innovation and ideas happen at the intersections of our differences - people of diverse cultures, generations, disciplines, and lived experiences. So even if you think you do not tick all the boxes, we still encourage you to apply. Additional Information What does it mean to work for Xplor? Our four core values - Make life simple, Build for people, Move with purpose and Create lasting communities - are key to who we are and guide us from how we hire to how we recognise our team members. Some of the perks of working with us: Unparalleled opportunities to learn and accelerated career development A collaborative, team environment with people who truly love what they do 12 weeks Gender Neutral Paid Parental Leave for both primary and secondary carer Unlimited access to Linked in learning, 10% of your time devoted to growing you and your career, and further support to help you grow Access to mental health support How to apply? To start your application with us, please submit your CV and a cover letter and we’ll be in touch as soon as we can. Please include the word "moonshot" at the top of your cover letter so that we know you really took the time to read our job ad. Your contact is Eric Fallon - TA Partner. We understand that diverse candidates have diverse needs. We welcome you to inform us of any additional needs related to completing your job application or participating in the interview process, via More about us We are the first global platform combining SaaS with embedded payments and tools to help businesses grow and succeed. We offer software solutions in fast-growing "everyday life" verticals: Education, Fitness & Wellbeing, Field Services and Personal Services – and a global, cloud-based payment processing platform. With operations in North America, Australasia, Asia, Europe, and the UK, we serve over 106,000 customers that processed over $38 billion in payments across 20 markets in 2024. Good to know To be considered for employment, you must be legally authorised to work in the location (country) you're applying for. Xplor does not sponsor visas, either at the time of hire or at any later time. We kindly ask you to apply through our careers portal or external job boards only. Please don't send your application via email. Please note that we do not exclusively rely on artificial intelligence (AI) when making hiring, promotion or any other employment decisions. We don’t have any AI tools in place that are capable of making these kinds of hiring decisions for us. Xplor is dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community. We make it a priority to respond to each person who applies. 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