Senior Experience Designer, Design System at Westpac Group

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

07 Jul, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

08 Apr, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Design systems, UI design, Systems thinking, Component architecture, Accessibility, Design-to-code, Machine-readable documentation, AI integration, WCAG, Design tokens, Native mobile design, Stakeholder management, Influencing, Cross-platform design, Enterprise scale design

Industry

Financial Services

Description

Create your best future and join Westpac as a Senior Experience Designer. * Location: Sydney-based role only * On-site Requirement: 2 days in the office per week * Why On-site? This is a highly collaborative position involving regular face-to-face workshops and close team interaction, making in-office presence essential. What’s the role? Senior Experience Designer – Enterprise Design System (AI & Platforms) drives the evolution of our Enterprise Design System as a product and data platform—enabling consistent, accessible, system‑compliant experiences from design through to production. This role shapes how designers, developers, and AI tools reliably build using shared components, tokens, tooling, and machine‑readable system knowledge at enterprise scale. You will ensure high‑quality design outcomes, strong design‑to‑code fidelity, and alignment with accessibility standards through clearly defined system contracts and scalable documentation. Working as part of a cross‑disciplinary core team, you’ll help evolve and scale the design system across our brands while supporting daily delivery teams with practical tools and workflows. You’re a senior design systems practitioner with deep experience working at enterprise scale, comfortable operating at the intersection of design, technology, and delivery. You think in systems, not screens, and bring strong capability across UI design, component architecture, accessibility, and design‑to‑code alignment. You enjoy partnering closely with designers and engineers to deliver scalable tools, workflows, and documentation—and are excited by making design systems explicit, structured, and usable by both humans and AI. You’re future‑focused, pragmatic, service‑oriented, and motivated by improving outcomes across complex, multi‑brand environments. Key requirements * Extensive experience in digital experience design, with strong foundations in UI design and systems thinking * Enterprise design system experience, including component libraries, tokens, governance, and documentation * Strong design‑to‑code capability, acting as a trusted bridge between design and front‑end development * Demonstrated experience making systems machine‑readable, including structured documentation, metadata, rules, and constraints * Practical experience integrating AI into design or design‑to‑code workflows, while preserving system integrity * Deep knowledge of accessibility standards, including WCAG, applied at a system level * Experience working with design tokens and cross‑platform outputs, aligned to scalable standards * Native mobile design experience, across Android and/or iOS * Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with a proven ability to drive adoption and change * A collaborative, growth‑focused mindset, with a passion for continuous improvement and future‑focused thinking Why join us? We’re obsessed with becoming our customers #1 banking partner for life and we’re looking for people who are passionate about helping us achieve that goal. In return we’re committed to making Westpac the best place to work in the country. Here are just a few of the ways we’re already doing that: * Special offers on banking products and discounts from top brands, including generous employee-only mortgage rates! * Flexible work arrangements to help you achieve a greater work/life balance, and a variety of leave options including Culture, Lifestyle and Wellbeing leave. * Tailored learning and development opportunities to help your grow your career within the bank. * Lots of opportunities to ‘give back’ to the Community by getting involved in our many volunteering initiatives Create your future today To get started, simply click on the APPLY or APPLY NOW button We’re all about creating a supportive and inclusive community. We welcome everyone – no matter your age, gender, background, or abilities. We also provide additional support to welcome our veterans, Indigenous Australians and neurodiverse community. If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, you can find out more information and additional contact details by visiting the "People with Disability and/or needing Accessibility Requirements" page on our website [https://www.westpac.com.au/about-westpac/inclusion-and-diversity/Inclusion-means-everyone-matters/disability-and-accessibility/].

Responsibilities

The Senior Experience Designer will drive the evolution of the Enterprise Design System as a product and data platform to ensure consistent, accessible, and system-compliant experiences. They will collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams to scale the system across brands while integrating AI tools and maintaining high design-to-code fidelity.