About Orygen

Orygen is Australia’s Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health and the largest translational research organisation dedicated to youth mental health in the world.

For over 30 years, Orygen has led groundbreaking early intervention and developed evidence-based models of care to improve the mental health outcomes of young people aged 12-25.

About the job

The Senior Product Designer is responsible for the end-to-end design of our digital mental health products. They are comfortable working on complex briefs and crafting thoughtful and accessible designs that put the user at the centre of the experience. This Senior Product Designer will be primarily focussed on the MOST product, our flagship service currently rolling out to young people across Australia.

Reporting to the Design Lead you will:

• Lead and deliver user-centred product design from discovery research through to production-ready solutions, ensuring accessibility and inclusivity.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and youth participation teams to design, test, and iterate solutions that balance quality, speed, and user needs.
• Advocate for users by applying qualitative and quantitative insights to guide design decisions and strategic product direction.
• Maintain and evolve the design system, uphold design principles, and contribute to peer-review and quality-assurance processes.
• Contribute to team leadership through mentoring, onboarding, and fostering a collaborative, high-impact design culture.

Skills and experience

The following criteria must be met for consideration for this position:

• Previous experience with digital product design and strong visual design and user interface skills.
• Extensive experience as a product or interaction designer with a proven ability to solve complex design problems and deliver high-quality, user-centred digital products.
• Proficient in accessibility, inclusive design, and industry-standard design tools, with strong visual, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Skilled in iterative design within agile environments, collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams and guiding stakeholders at all levels.
• Desirable: experience in startups, healthcare, education, or social media, with tools like Figma, Dovetail, Miro, Jira, and Confluence; growth mindset and strong attention to detail.

Benefits

• $125,000 - $135,000 pro rata commensurate with skills and experience + 12% superannuation and $15,900 in NFP salary packaging + $2,600 meals and entertainment card.
• Embrace the freedom of a hybrid work model, combining remote work with on-site collaboration.
• Make a real impact on young people in a dynamic, youth-centered environment.
• Work in a state-of-the-art facility co-designed with young people to advance youth mental health.
• Support Orygen's mission for youth mental health and contribute to positive social change.

How to apply

If you’re ready to make a difference in youth mental health and be part of a collaborative, innovative team, apply now.

For the full position description, visit https://www.orygen.org.au/getmedia/e5aafd04-efeb-427f-91ce-fb3be5f0b1b0/Position-description-SnrProductDesigner-Aug25.pdf.aspx

This is a part or full-time (0.8-1.0) ongoing position.

Applications will close on 29th August (9am), unless a suitable candidate is found sooner.

Before applying at Orygen, it’s important to understand that you may encounter sensitive information related to mental health as part of your work. Being aware of this and how it could affect you is essential in deciding if this is the right opportunity for you.

Orygen is committed to providing diverse, equitable and inclusive environments for Staff and anyone connected to Orygen. We strive to continue building a culturally safe workplace where our values underpin the way we work and our commitment to First Nations people of Australia, young people and their families, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ people and CALD communities. We strongly encourage applications from First Nations people.

Orygen is a child-safe organisation and is committed to promoting and protecting the safety and well-being of all young people and embedding safeguarding practices into all our programs and services. All employment appointments are subject to holding a valid working with children check and successful police check.