Staff Product Designer - Design Systems

About Airwallex

Airwallex is a leading unified payments and financial platform used by over 250,000 businesses worldwide, including major companies such as Brex, Navan, Qantas, and SHEIN. Founded in Melbourne with a global presence spanning 27 offices, Airwallex employs over 2,300 talented individuals. Valued at US$11 billion, our investors include T. Rowe Price, Visa, Mastercard, and more. We are building the future of global payments and finance.

Our Values

We seek driven professionals with entrepreneurial enthusiasm who seek meaningful impact, fast learning, and ownership. Our ideal team members work quickly with good judgment, are curious and thoughtful decision makers, and balance speed with rigor. We value humility, collaboration, and the ability to transform early concepts into tangible products, using AI tools to work smarter. You will join a team tackling high-impact challenges and will grow as we innovate in global banking.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform audits to collect use cases and UX patterns throughout our digital products; develop reusable component and pattern standards that address diverse needs.
• Detect inconsistencies in current component design and use, and correct deviations from the design system.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure design system alignment and consistent application of components and patterns.
• Partner with development teams to build and validate components with high quality.
• Create clear guidelines on usage of components and design patterns.
• Implement governance processes that maintain and ensure proper use of the design system.
• Advocate the benefits of the design system to stakeholders, promoting adoption and demonstrating improvements in user experience and efficiency.
• Continuously refine and update the design system by incorporating user feedback, current industry practices, and new design trends.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years’ experience as a designer, ideally including at least 2 years managing a design system.
• Portfolio showcasing deep expertise in product design and craftsmanship, with examples from concept through launch.
• Strong UI design capabilities, proficient with Figma.
• Bonus skills include content strategy knowledge and understanding of HTML/CSS.
• Excellent analytical and critical thinking abilities.

Additional Information

Applicant Safety: Airwallex will never request banking details, sensitive personal identifiers, or payments during the recruitment process. Official communication is only sent from an airwallex.com email. Applications should be submitted via official company channels only. We do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters and will only pay recruiters with formal agreements.

Diversity and Inclusion: Airwallex is committed to equal opportunity employment and values diversity, hiring solely based on merit and qualifications regardless of any protected characteristics. We accommodate applicants with disabilities upon request.