User Experience Designer

Get involved in the initial stages of a major project to replace the critical system of an organisation known to so many in NSW

• Immediate start for 8 week contract till end June
• Flexible WFH

As a UX Designer Design, you will embark on the initial design of a system that will be intuitive, accessible, and effective for both internal users and the wider community. This is a contract that will go through till the end of June.

The role will see you:

• Lead the development and testing of user experiences by aligning solutions with the product vision and design standards, to deliver intuitive and effective digital products.
• Conduct user research, usability testing, and stakeholder engagement to gather and analyse insights and refine design decisions, ensuring solutions address real user needs.
• Ensure supported applications and products meet usability objectives, follow design and accessibility standards.
• Collaborate with developers, product owners, and internal and external stakeholders by promoting and influencing decisions to ensure UX design is embedded throughout the development lifecycle.
• Translate complex workflows into simple, user-friendly experiences by applying UX design principles and securing stakeholder buy-in to support diverse user groups. .
• Capture user-experience designs and considerations, using best practice tooling to create reusable and shareable design formats that support development and knowledge transfer.

You will bring to the role:

• Deep 5+ years as a UX Designer, including user research, persona development, journey mapping, and usability testing.
• Extensive experience using Replit or similar rapid prototyping tool to create functional, code-based prototypes for rapid stakeholder validation and "live" walkthroughs is mandatory, while experience with shadcn/ui and Tailwind CSS, with a proven ability to build clean, modern interfaces using utility-first CSS and headless UI components will be a plus.
• Experience leveraging AI-augmented design workflows (e.g., v0.dev, Claude, or Cursor) to accelerate the creation of UI layouts and component variations will also be a plus.

Balance Recruitment is committed to equal opportunity employment. We celebrate diversity and encourage people from all sections of our community to apply for this role.

If you’re available immediately and are keen on a short term contract, then please forward your resume to Marilyn Lennon