About Us:
At Pet Circle, we want to create a world where pets and their families are healthy, happy and spend more time together - and we are looking for fantastic people to help us do that!
Over the past ten years, we've scaled to become one of Australia's Top 5 eCommerce companies and the No.1 player in the Online Pet industry. We will accelerate our growth as we continue on our mission to disrupt the way that pet parents discover & shop for the products they love.
The pet industry is booming (it's a $15 billion dollar industry!) and pets are holding bigger spaces in our hearts and homes than ever before. Online penetration of the pet industry is going to grow exponentially in the next 5 years. This is a unique opportunity in your career to be part of our exceptional growth story!
Founded and headquartered in Sydney, our team is now over 700 people strong and are based across Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines.
Your Responsibilities:
Enhance our visual design capabilities and champion the creation of best-in-class products, setting a high standard for design excellence.
Work closely with product designers, engineers, and other stakeholders to develop streamlined processes that enable the creation of world-class user experiences.
Design, maintain, and evolve the components, UI patterns, and documentation for Pet Circle's Design System, ensuring consistency, scalability, and ease of use.
Develop comprehensive documentation that empowers designers and engineers to implement components and patterns effectively across design and code.
Gain a deep understanding of our business context and customers to inform product design decisions and identify opportunities for innovation.
Collaborate with Marketing and Brand teams to ensure alignment between visual elements, tone of voice, and best practice user experience principles.
Uphold Pet Circle's high standards for design and product quality, consistently delivering exceptional outcomes.
About You:
5+ years experience as a UI/Visual Designer or Product Designer, with a strong portfolio showcasing impactful design work.
Hands-on experience working in fast-paced startup or growth environments, with the ability to adapt quickly to evolving challenges.
Experienced in creating or contributing to comprehensive Design Systems that ensure consistency and scalability across products.
Experienced in creating engaging illustrations, icons, and animations that bridge brand identity, user experience, and business needs.
Highly skilled in using Figma for design work, with a deep understanding of its collaborative and prototyping capabilities.
Demonstrated success in delivering high-quality user experiences across both web and native mobile platforms.
A seasoned designer with the ability to guide stakeholders through your design thinking process, confidently justifying your design decisions with clear, strategic reasoning.
Successful Attributes of the Role Include:
Demonstrates a deep appreciation for craft and quality in user experience, including hierarchy, layout, interactions, and design at scale.
Comfortable navigating code at a basic level to ensure design feasibility and collaboration with engineers.
Flexible and capable of working autonomously in a dynamic environment, effectively managing responsibilities across multiple squads.
Possesses a proactive mindset, challenging the status quo to drive customer-centric and measurable outcomes.
Excels at building strong relationships with designers, engineers, and stakeholders, becoming a trusted advisor for user-related touchpoints.
Confidently champions the customer in discussions, making informed best practice recommendations and challenging assumptions.
Thrives in ambiguous situations, able to zoom in on details while maintaining a holistic view of the broader context.
Capable of quickly iterating and communicating ideas across various levels of fidelity, and comfortable giving and receiving constructive feedback.
Committed to creating inclusive, accessible products that meet diverse user needs.
Role Location:
At Pet Circle we believe that collaboration and team connection is key for success. This role will be based in Sydney with a blended working arrangement of 3 days per week in our pet friendly offices and the remainder working from home (or the office, if you prefer!) Our working arrangements and your required office day are subject to change in line with business requirements.
Why Join?
We're passionate about what we do and our love for pets is the centre of our why. Becoming a pawsome Pet Circler means you're committed to help shape an entire industry - pretty exciting stuff! We're a stable, innovative and low-ego group of people who relish challenges and aren't afraid to do what's right.
Our Values:
We're Better Together
We operate with Humble Hearts and Hungry Minds
We truly believe that Pets Matter; pets and pet parents always have a seat at our table
We're Instinctively Curious. Always
Belong at Pet Circle:
Our unique expertise unites us to achieve our goal of helping pet parents, pet better. We value diversity in all forms and perspectives, always. No matter your background, please apply if our roles ignite an excitement in you to bring your full self to work each day.
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