Senior UI/UX Designer

Location: Sydney, NSWEmployment: Full time, permanentWork arrangement: On site, five days per weekSalary: AUD 97,000 to AUD 107,000 plus superannuation

Please apply only if you are currently based in Sydney, available to work from our Sydney office five days per week. Applications from candidates who do not meet these requirements may not progress to the next stage.

• Company Description KPower brings together specialists from diverse fields, including electronics engineering, robotics, artificial intelligence, circus performance, and early childhood education, to power visionary projects. With over 30 years of experience, the company focuses on matching top-tier expertise with forward-thinking opportunities that drive innovation and social impact. KPower is committed to building multidisciplinary teams that combine skill, passion, and vision to advance technology and educational initiatives. Team members collaborate across disciplines in an environment that values creativity, curiosity, and long-term progress. Joining KPower means helping shape future-focused solutions in a dynamic, people-centered organization.Role Description The Senior UI/UX Designer is a full-time, on-site role based in Sydney, NSW. This position is responsible for leading end-to-end design for digital products, from discovery and user research through wireframes, prototypes, and polished interfaces. Day-to-day responsibilities include collaborating with product managers, engineers, and stakeholders to define requirements, create intuitive user flows, design high-fidelity mockups, and conduct usability testing. The designer will establish and maintain design systems, ensure visual and interaction consistency, and advocate for user-centered decisions across projects. This role also involves mentoring other designers, presenting design rationale to diverse audiences, and iterating on solutions based on data and feedback.QualificationsStrong user experience (UX) skills, including user research, journey mapping, information architecture, and usability testing.
• Proficiency in user interface design and visual design, creating clean, accessible, and consistent layouts, components, and design systems.
• Experience producing wireframes, interactive prototypes, and mockups using modern design tools (e.g., Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD).
• Working knowledge of front-end development concepts (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) to collaborate effectively with engineering teams.
• Demonstrated experience in a senior or lead design role, preferably in technology, robotics, AI, or education-focused products.
• Ability to communicate design decisions clearly, facilitate workshops, and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Solid understanding of accessibility standards and responsive design for web and mobile platforms.
• Master’s degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Digital Media, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Portfolio showcasing end-to-end product design work and measurable impact on user experience and business outcomes.

𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬 𝗥𝗘𝗤𝗨𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦• At least four years of professional experience in UI/UX, web, interaction or digital product design• A relevant master degree or higher qualification, or equivalent substantial professional experience• A portfolio with at least three detailed case studies involving shipped websites or web applications• Experience taking digital products from discovery through design, testing, implementation and release• Advanced Figma skills, including components, variables, libraries, prototyping and design systems• Strong information architecture, navigation, responsive web design and visual interface design capability• Experience designing complex forms, dashboards, workflows, authenticated products or data rich applications• Demonstrated application of WCAG requirements in at least one live website or web application• Experience conducting usability testing, interviews, heuristic evaluations or cognitive walkthroughs• Experience designing a product involving AI, machine learning, automation or complex data• Working knowledge of APIs, JSON, authentication, permissions, webhooks, front end architecture and back end logic as they affect the user experience• Experience working directly with developers through implementation review and production release• Strong written and verbal communication skills and professional fluency in English• Availability to work on site in Sydney five days per week

𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗙𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗢Your portfolio must demonstrate your individual contribution, process, decisions, implementation and outcomes.At least one case study must involve a complex web product and demonstrate several of the following:• Information architecture, navigation and responsive interface design• Authentication, permissions, forms, workflows or dashboards• Design systems, accessibility and usability testing• API, data or AI enabled functionality• Implementation review and measurable outcomes

Portfolios containing only final mockups, without evidence of process, decisions or implementation, will not meet the requirements.

𝗛𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗟𝗬 𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗘𝗗Experience with enterprise SaaS, regulated industries, LLM products, Retrieval Augmented Generation, product analytics, R or RStudio, coded prototyping, W3C participation, robotics, IoT, Aboriginal or community organisations, social impact, education, startups, international stakeholders, systemic design or ecodesign.

𝗪𝗛𝗬 𝗝𝗢𝗜𝗡 • Work on real products involving AI, documents, data, automation and operational workflows• Take ownership across the complete design lifecycle• Collaborate directly with executives, engineers, clients and community stakeholders• Help strengthen our accessibility, research, design system and web design practices

• 𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗧𝗢 𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗟𝗬Submit your CV, portfolio and a cover letter of no more than 500 words addressing:A shipped responsive website or web application for which you had substantial design responsibility
• A project involving AI, machine learning, APIs, automation, complex data or a hardware and software prototype
• An example of applying WCAG requirements to a live digital product
• A situation where executive objectives, user evidence and engineering constraints conflicted, and how you resolved it

For each example, state your role, personal contribution, timeframe and measurable outcome where available.

Please also confirm your current location, availability to work on site in Sydney five days per week and current Australian working rights.

Generic applications, applications without a relevant portfolio and applications that do not address the requested areas may not progress.

KPower welcomes applications from suitably qualified candidates and can provide reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process.

Requirements added by the job poster

• 4+ years of work experience with Machine Tools

• Master's Degree