Lead Product Designer

We're a growing global EHS SaaS company with a clear ambition: to combine world-class software, data and AI to help our customers operate smarter, safer and more efficiently. For exceptional talent, Evotix offers something rare-the pace of a growth company, the scale to make a real difference, and the opportunity to influence strategy, technology and outcomes at a global level.

At Evotix, we're creating the future of workplace health, safety and wellbeing—and we need ELITE people to help us do it. People who pursue Excellence, show Leadership, deliver Impact, earn Trust, and Empower those around them.

As Lead Product Designer, you will set the design direction and quality bar across 360, Assure and Learn. You will combine design leadership with hands-on delivery, ensuring the highest-impact work receives the right attention while critical priorities continue to move.

You will lead customer research, strengthen design systems across multiple products and work closely with Product and Engineering to turn business requirements into practical, high-quality experiences. You will also take ownership of the existing design backlog and help grow the design team as the organisation scales.

Design Direction and Quality

• Set the design direction and quality bar across 360, Assure and Learn.
• Stay hands-on across priority research, concepts, prototypes and production design.

Workload, Backlog and Team Leadership

• Own and prioritise the design backlog, balancing urgent needs across product lines.
• Manage team capacity and hire, support and develop designers as the organisation grows.

Customer Research and Validation

• Lead customer research to validate designs, assumptions and design-system decisions.
• Use direct customer evidence to refine requirements and improve outcomes.

Cross-functional Product Delivery

• Partner with Product and Engineering to translate requirements into buildable designs.
• Balance customer value, product consistency and technical feasibility through delivery.

Design Systems and AI-enabled Practice

• Build and govern scalable design systems across multiple products.
• Define practical uses of AI across research, prototyping and production design.

Essential

• Proven experience leading a design team across concurrent product lines, including prioritising work when multiple needs are urgent.
• Experience designing the UX across complex configurable platforms that serve numerous user personas. 
• Experience balancing design leadership with hands-on contribution in a lean team.
• Practical experience using AI within research, prototyping and production design, with a clear understanding of its value and limitations.
• Strong partnership skills across Product and Engineering, including translating business requirements into effective, buildable design outcomes.
• Ability to communicate design direction, priorities and trade-offs clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Desirable

• Experience inheriting a sizeable existing design backlog.
• Experience designing B2B SaaS products.
• Experience in EHS, compliance or another regulated-industry platform.
• Experience in a private equity-backed SaaS company.
• Experience working in a fast-paced, scaling organisation.

Please note that Evotix is unable to offer visa sponsorship. You must have the legal right to work in the country where the role is based at the time of application.

We aim to keep our interview process transparent, fair, and respectful of your time. While steps may vary slightly by role, you can typically expect:

• Initial chat: A conversation with a member of our Talent team to learn more about your background, motivations, and answer any initial questions.
• Portfolio Panel interview: A 90 minute discussion with a panel where you will walk through some of your portfolio, demonstrating your approach to design and then go into your strategy for design leadership. Furter details will be provided prior to interview.
• Final interview: A conversation with a senior leader in the Product organisation.
• Offer: If successful, we’ll move quickly to share an offer and next steps.

We’re happy to make reasonable adjustments at any stage of the process — just let us know what you need.

Why join Evotix?

• Competitive Compensation: Enjoy a competitive base salary and company-based performance bonus.
• Time to Recharge: Unlimited Annual Leave because we trust you to balance your work and wellbeing.
• Support for You: Access to our Employee Assistance Program, including mental health, legal, and financial guidance.
• Growth Opportunities: Educational benefits to help you keep learning and growing.
• Team Culture: Regular team events, an inclusive environment, and a shared commitment to making an impact.

Ready to Make a Difference?
If you’re a bold, results-driven leader who thrives on challenges, loves scaling success, and is passionate about making a difference—we want to hear from you!

Thank you for your interest. Please note, we are not seeking support from external recruitment agencies at this time. Direct applications from candidates are warmly welcomed.

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