About The Role

We’re seeking a Senior UX/UI Designer to help shape and scale the future of design across our digital products. This role is perfect for a designer who blends craft with strategic thinking. Someone who shapes beautiful, intuitive product experiences while building design systems and practices that enable our team to deliver exceptional work at scale.

You’ll work closely with our development teams and UX Strategy Lead to create scalable, consistent, and high-quality design solutions that bridge strategy and execution. As a senior member of our team, you’ll lead design collaboration with developers, mentor designers, and own the craft and consistency of our UX/UI practice. This role includes direct team leadership responsibility.

K‍ey Responsibilities

• Design Operations & Product Consistency
  Lead the creation, evolution, and governance of scalable design operations and  systems that ensure cohesion and efficiency across all digital products.
• Collaboration with Development
  Partner with developers to ensure seamless handoff, uphold design quality through build, and deliver solutions that are both user-centred and technically feasible.
• UX/UI Leadership
  Drive the user experience and interface design of digital products, balancing creative vision with usability, accessibility, and performance.
• Mentorship & Team Growth
  Lead, mentor, and support a direct report and the wider design team, fostering a culture of design excellence, curiosity, and continuous improvement.
• Strategic Partnership
  Collaborate with our UX Strategy Lead to align design solutions with research insights, product strategy, and business objectives.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
  Partner with creatives, developers, strategists, and producers to ensure design intent translates into meaningful, functional user experiences.
• Process & Innovation
  Champion best practices in UX and UI, incorporating modern tools, systems thinking, and emerging technologies (including AI-assisted workflows) into design processes.
• Stakeholder Engagement
  Confidently present and communicate design decisions to clients and internal teams, translating complex requirements into clear, user-focused solutions.

Who are we looking for?

• 7+ years of experience in UX/UI and product design, ideally within agency and/or product environments.
• Proven experience collaborating closely with development teams to deliver scalable, high-quality digital experiences.
• Experience in design operations and in setting up the foundational systems and principles that help design teams grow and scale with consistency.
• Strong knowledge of design systems, responsive design, and component-based workflows.
• Proficiency in Adobe Suite,  Figma, Miro, FigJam, and other modern design collaboration tools.
• Strong understanding of accessibility, usability, and design best practices.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with experience leading workshops or client presentations.
• A proactive, detail-oriented approach and a passion for improving design processes and systems.
• Experience leading or mentoring other designers.

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Why our team loves working at Daylight

• We work on challenges that make a real-world difference
• We balance work and life through flexible policies and a culture that values wellbeing
• Our culture is high-trust and collaborative, where ideas are welcomed and explored
• We invest in your learning and development, enabling you to develop your craft and career
• We’ve got a well-stocked snacks and drinks cupboard
• Our HQ in The Chambers, in Morningside,is dog-friendly and close to public transport‍

Our approach to flexible working

For this role, we are looking for an Auckland-based candidate. As with all hands-on creative roles, we believe the best work comes from being closely connected with our team in person. We ask our team to be in the office on Mondays and Fridays, with flexible WFH options available mid-week.

‍Join our team ‍

As a business, Daylight acknowledges Te Tiriti o Waitangi and recognises that Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei are mana whenua of the land where the Daylight office is based in Tāmaki Makaurau.

We believe in the power of diverse perspectives and inclusive storytelling. If you feel like you’d be a great fit for this role but don’t meet every single requirement, reach out. We’d love to hear from you.

Apply with your CV and portfolio to jobs@daylightgroup.nz.
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Applications close 3rd December, 2025. Please note that, given the volume of applications, we will respond to those who have been shortlisted for interviews as quickly as possible. 

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Details

Location: Auckland, NZ 

Job type: Full-time

Reporting to: Managing Partner

Hours: 40 hours per week