VP, Design

Overview

Lead design strategy & teams for high‑impact property products across REA Group.

Key Responsibilities

• team leadership
• design strategy
• stakeholder partnership
• budget management
• talent acquisition
• design culture

Tasks

-Recruit, lead, coach and develop a team of outstanding Design and UX Research professionals (including leaders and individual contributors) -Partner with design leaders to create and drive the agenda across our design community, to shape a world-class design culture -Persuasively communicate and evangelise the role, benefits and impacts of great design to senior stakeholders across the business -Instil team operating rhythms that deliver on our strategic objectives, driving effective processes for day-to-day operations, as well as a high-performance culture -Attract top talent, building the next generation of design talent that adds to our culture; build REA’s profile in the industry and bring our EVP to life -Drive the design direction of our products within the portfolio and influencing more broadly across the REA Group. Connect the dots across business units developing new ideas and innovative directions -Own the impact of design on product quality and customer satisfaction -Contribute to our product strategy by building out a future vision for our experiences, which is cohesive and complimentary. Partner with peers and other leaders to bring it to life through portfolio initiatives -Help shape the future of how millions of Australians discover property -Foster a culture and practise of design excellence. Ensuring our ways of working, design practices and methodologies are fit for purpose and drive best-in-class experiences. Work with other leaders to evolve and maintain a high standard of design practice and embed these best practice techniques and approaches with your team -Manage design team budgets effectively, supporting work and research, growth and culture -Support shaping team organisational structures with business leaders, ensuring that design supports our teams to efficiently deliver the best product outcomes -Senior leadership role, responsible for leading Product Design leaders and individual contributors across a high impact and complex product portfolio -As a member of the cross functional Consumer Leadership team, you will support leadership practices and cadences, helping maintain high performing teams, driving business objects and creating a great culture -Shape and execute on our product strategy in partnership with other leaders, translating it into action which drives measurable results -Build close partnerships with key internal stakeholder groups, understand their businesses, their needs, their tactical and strategic objectives

Requirements

• 5+ years
• 10+ years
• people leader
• curiosity
• design background
• market insight

What You Bring

-5+ years experience leading design teams -A strong people leader, love coaching and growing design talent -You have innate curiosity and a love of learning -You have a background in design with strong eye for what good looks like -Deeply understand the dynamics and constituents across multiple markets (both consumer and customer), using this knowledge to help translate business strategy into product strategy -10+ years experience in the design industry

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Benefits

-Flexible leave options including, birthday leave and purchase additional leave -A hybrid and flexible approach to working -Our Because We Care program offers employees volunteering leave, community grants, matched payroll giving and our Community Café donates 100% of revenue to charity -Flexible parental leave offering for primary and secondary carers -Hackdays so you can bring your big ideas to life

About Rea Group

-Flagship platforms like realestate.com.au and realcommercial.com.au attract millions of users monthly across Australia and beyond. -International expansion included acquisitions in Europe, Asia, and North America, spanning Italy, Luxembourg, India, and the US. -Its services span residential, commercial, and industrial property advertising, mortgage brokering, and property analytics. -Blended agile tech culture: cloud-native, multi-language engineering teams driving user-centric innovation. -Notable moves: controlling atHome in Europe, merging SEA assets with PropertyGuru, and eyeing stakes in the UK’s Rightmove.

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