Product Designer

at  REA Group

• Experience the end-to-end product development process and solve real problems that have a positive impact on the entire property experience
• 8-10 month Fixed-Term contract – open to location
• Open to Full time or Part time four days a week
  We’re REA
  REA Group
  is not your average digital business. From humble beginnings in a garage in Melbourne’s east in 1995, we have grown into a leading global digital business, specialising in property.
  With bold and ambitious goals, we are changing the way the world experiences property. No matter where you’re at on your property journey, we’re here to help with every step - whether that’s finding or financing your next home.
  Our people are the key to our success. At the heart of everything we do, is a thriving culture centred around high performance and care. We are purpose driven and collaborative, which drives innovation and our ability to make a real impact. As such, we’re proud to be named in Australia’s “Top 5” Best Workplaces two years in a row, as well as being recognised as a Best Workplace for Women.
  Where the team fits in
  The Product Designer, Realcommercial is a member of the Design team which partners with Product and Engineering teams across the business to create amazing products and experiences for our consumers and customers. Our world-class team designs experiences that connect people and property, through immersive, intuitive and personalised experiences, providing Australians with knowledge and confidence to make great property decisions. Their passion for innovation drives them to create products our consumers and customers love.
  As the product designer for realcommercial, you will be focusing on designing meaningful experiences for our commercial consumers. Specifically, this role will be responsible for creating experiences that help to increase our active consumer membership base. Additionally, you will be contributing to maintaining our audience leadership against our nearest competitor.

What the role is all about

• Explore new ideas and creative solutions that surprise and delight our users and create a positive brand perception, maintaining our market-leading position
• Understand business opportunities, user needs, competitive landscape, and technical constraints to deliver products to market that drive user satisfaction and business growth
• Follow appropriate processes and practices to solve problems in a consistent and efficient way. This includes utilising our Playbook and working within Federated Design frameworks
• Work effectively with team members and stakeholders to solve problems and meet common goals. Share insight to foster a shared understanding and alignment with a ‘REA-first’ mindset
• Communicate user needs, design rationales, requirements and other information in a clear, concise way to meet the needs of the audience
• Work with others to plan, prioritise and undertake ‘just enough design’ using a lean mindset to achieve goals and deliver on objectives
• Give and receive feedback with positive intent to build productive relationships and ensure diverse viewpoints are incorporated in design solutions
• Deliver commercially feasible user-centric design solutions that meet team goals and business objectives
• Support in conducting unbiased research utilising qualitative and quantitative methods to understand user needs and pain points. Help analyse data to understand patterns and opportunities
• Deliver world-class products and features for our users, leveraging appropriate methods such as sketching, prototyping, user interface design, motion and interaction design with a strong level of competency
• Ensure usability of products and features by validating usability, ensuring accessibility and desirability.
• Help track and analyse performance of products and features; monitor use over time using analytics, surveying; iterate and experiment on the experience to achieve business and user goals
• Deliver high quality experiences for our users using systems thinking that adheres with our visual identity and design system guidelines
• Present work and participate in providing feedback in regular design critiques to ensure consistency and quality outcomes

Who we’re looking for

• Someone with a few runs on the board, experience designing products using industry standard design tools and best practice processes
• Looks at tricky situations through a solutions-focused lens
• Work productively in a fast paced and agile environment to create impact
• Strong communication skills to drive impact
• A growth mindset, a positive attitude and ability to take on and give clear and constructive feedback

The REA experience
The physical, mental, emotional and financial health of our people is something we’ll never stop caring about. This is a place to learn and grow. We’re committed to your development – both professionally and personally. Your experience with us is something we take seriously.

We offer:

• A hybrid and flexible approach to working
• Flexible parental leave offering for primary and secondary carers
• Programs to support mental, emotional, financial and physical health & wellbeing
• Our Because We Care program offers employees volunteering leave, community grants, matched payroll giving and our Community Café donates 100% of revenue to charity.
• Hack Days so you can bring your big ideas to life
• Performance recognition programs because hard work should never go unnoticed

Our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
We are committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity, equity and inclusion. We believe teams with diverse ideas and experiences are more creative, more effective and fuel disruptive thinking - be it cultural and ethnic backgrounds, gender identity, disability, age, sexual orientation, or any other identity or lived experience. We know diverse teams are critical to maintaining our success and driving new business opportunities. If you’ve got the skills, dedication and enthusiasm to learn but don’t necessarily meet every single point on the job description, please still get in touch.
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• Explore new ideas and creative solutions that surprise and delight our users and create a positive brand perception, maintaining our market-leading position
• Understand business opportunities, user needs, competitive landscape, and technical constraints to deliver products to market that drive user satisfaction and business growth
• Follow appropriate processes and practices to solve problems in a consistent and efficient way. This includes utilising our Playbook and working within Federated Design frameworks
• Work effectively with team members and stakeholders to solve problems and meet common goals. Share insight to foster a shared understanding and alignment with a ‘REA-first’ mindset
• Communicate user needs, design rationales, requirements and other information in a clear, concise way to meet the needs of the audience
• Work with others to plan, prioritise and undertake ‘just enough design’ using a lean mindset to achieve goals and deliver on objectives
• Give and receive feedback with positive intent to build productive relationships and ensure diverse viewpoints are incorporated in design solutions
• Deliver commercially feasible user-centric design solutions that meet team goals and business objectives
• Support in conducting unbiased research utilising qualitative and quantitative methods to understand user needs and pain points. Help analyse data to understand patterns and opportunities
• Deliver world-class products and features for our users, leveraging appropriate methods such as sketching, prototyping, user interface design, motion and interaction design with a strong level of competency
• Ensure usability of products and features by validating usability, ensuring accessibility and desirability.
• Help track and analyse performance of products and features; monitor use over time using analytics, surveying; iterate and experiment on the experience to achieve business and user goals
• Deliver high quality experiences for our users using systems thinking that adheres with our visual identity and design system guidelines
• Present work and participate in providing feedback in regular design critiques to ensure consistency and quality outcome