Lead Product Designer - Brisbane or Perth, Australia Rio Tinto is building a world-class software engineering capability. At Rio Tinto, we are finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs. For nearly 150 years we've been looking for new and better ways of doing things. Today you will find our teams around the world doing just that: seeking opportunities to reduce our carbon footprint, partnering to develop new technologies to decarbonise steel and aluminium production and create new products from waste. As part of the commitment to our purpose, Rio Tinto continues to build a world-class software product development team. Sitting within our company wide Information Systems & Technology function, our Products & Software Development (P&SD) team is focused on delivering high value and strategic products for the digital transformation of Rio Tinto. We are excited by the challenging problems we have to solve, supported by a culture that is value driven, diverse and inclusive, innovative, and fun. We think you might be surprised about what we are creating here at Rio Tinto. About The Design Team You'll Be Joining We are committed to making a meaningful difference to the 49,000 people across Rio Tinto as they do their day-to-day jobs through our software. To do that well, and to deliver on our promises as a business, we know that user-centred design matters. Across the landscape of software products needed to support a business of our size, we need to grow our Product Design team to several times its current size. Make no mistake, this is a unique opportunity to grow personally along with helping to scale a team that is driving new product development. As our Lead Product Designer, fundamentals why we are hiring you include: You have demonstrable ability to define projects and measures of success, test your assumptions and outcomes and continuously incorporate feedback. Patience and curiosity to discover and defend the right solution and iterate rapidly. Propensity to simplify complex problems. Expertise to build consensus but also respond to and give constructive, candid feedback. Appreciation for design thinking and a love for creating usable, innovative products. Comfort in leading and summarising insights from qualitative and quantitative research. Responsibilities Our Lead Product Designer will collaborate with product management and engineering team members to deliver high quality and creative products. You will assist in the creation and maintenance of design systems to ensure consistency across Company design teams and digital properties. Help build and document a design system from existing style guide requirements. Create design assets according to our brand guidelines, putting the user first. Participate in the development of software user manuals and other documentation. Assist in the training of less experienced staff (graduates, juniors, vacation students). Work on projects of varying length and complexity. Take ownership of projects to safeguard design components. Advise on information architecture design based on research and industry best practice. Establish and promote design best practice guidelines and standards. Confidently present the team's work to internal stakeholders, justifying the design solutions and collecting feedback. About you Essential Ability to look at business needs and technical capabilities to devise design solutions Knowledge of user-centred design methodology, including best practice principles and tools used. Experience working with and contributing to design systems, style guides, and pattern libraries. Demonstrated record of delivering high-quality, end-to-end designs for significant web-based applications or platforms. Strong Figma proficiency and experience with interface design. Experience in an Agile environment, Design Sprints, Design Thinking Model Familiarity with design systems, atomic design concepts, and component lifecycles Experience designing for accessibility and international audiences. Bachelor's degree level or holds a relevant professional qualification, I.e. Bachelor of IT, Computer Science, Software Engineering etc. Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in a senior or lead role. Knowledge of Brand & Identity Design Experience designing cross-platform (Responsive design, Native Mobile Apps). What we offer Be recognised for your contribution and go home knowing you've helped the world progress. A work environment where safety and mental health is always the number one priority. Flexible work from home arrangements, we value work-life balance. Competitive base salary plus annual incentive program. Comprehensive medical benefits including fully subsidised private hospital insurance for employees and immediate family. Attractive employee share scheme. Career development and education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions. Leave for all of life's reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave). Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more). Every Voice Matters At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTI community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds. We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome - they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or anything else that makes us different.