Experis Australia is assisting our client in sourcing a highly experienced Lead User Experience Designer for a major program of work commencing March 2026. This is an excellent opportunity for a seasoned UX professional (5-10 years experience) to lead design activities across a complex digital environment while shaping high‑quality, accessible and user‑centred solutions.
This position is offered as a 12‑month contract, with a 1‑year extension option, and requires the successful candidate to work 40% onsite in Canberra.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
As the Lead UX Designer, you will:
* Conduct user research to understand user needs, pain points, goals, and behaviours.
* Develop user personas, user journeys, and user flows in collaboration with stakeholders.
* Design intuitive user interfaces that meet accessibility and usability standards.
* Apply User‑Centred Design principles and provide design leadership across delivery teams.
* Lead definition of user experience requirements and contribute to usability and accessibility testing.
* Work closely with development teams to align business requirements, user needs, and technical constraints.
* Produce detailed UX design artefacts and prototypes for implementation.
* Support quality assurance by validating UX requirements and ensuring final solutions meet user expectations.
About You - Skills & Experience
To be successful, you will bring:
* 5-10 years' recent experience as a UX or Lead UX Designer in complex digital environments.
* Demonstrated experience delivering User‑Centred Design outcomes.
* Strong capability in user research, prototyping, accessibility standards, and UI design.
* Experience collaborating closely with multidisciplinary teams (business, design, development, testing).
* Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
* Ability to provide design direction, coaching and feedback to other team members.
* Australian Citizenship with an active Baseline Security Clearance (mandatory).
Eamon Ridgway
Consultant
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