About Jobsdb by SEEK
SEEK operates market-leading online employment marketplaces, including Jobstreet and Jobsdb in Asia. SEEK has been helping people live more fulfilling and productive working lives and helping organisations succeed for over 25 years.
Founded and headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, SEEK has grown into a multinational technology company with over 3,300 employees and is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.
SEEK’s presence spans Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Additionally, SEEK has minority investments in employment marketplaces in China, South Korea and Bangladesh.
SEEK develops and applies innovative data and technology tools to facilitate high-quality matching and improve reliability of marketplace information.
In 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, SEEK was recognised as one of Australia’s Top Ten Places to Work in Technology in the AFR BOSS Best Places to Work awards. SEEK was also named a 5-Star Employer of Choice by HRD Asia in 2024 and won four accolades at TalentCorp’s Life at Work Awards 2023 in Malaysia.
Job DescriptionThe role
Join the GradConnection team facilitating the employment marketplace between graduate students and graduate hirers. You'll partner with cross-functional teams to balance high-quality user experiences with business objectives, working across our Asia-Pacific platforms spanning eight countries to create innovative solutions and drive best practice experiences.
Key responsibilities
- Systems-oriented thinking: design across both sides of the marketplace (graduates and graduate hirers) with strong grasp of ecosystem interconnections;
- Customer-centric approach: deep empathy for graduate and employer audiences to prioritise usability and outcomes supporting business goals;
- Dynamic collaboration: work with product managers, engineers and stakeholders delivering impactful solutions balancing user needs, business goals and technical feasibility;
- Design leadership: plan design initiatives aligned with product outcomes; lead end-to-end design including research, prototyping, usability testing, visual design and data analysis;
- Design advocacy: communicate decisions with clear rationale through compelling storytelling aligned with company objectives;
- Systems & consistency: leverage and evolve Design System for product consistency, creating bespoke components when necessary;
- Inclusive design: create solutions tailored to Asia-Pacific's cultural and linguistic diversity; and
- Innovation: investigate emerging technologies (AI, personalisation) to enhance platform functionality and user experience.
Essential requirements
- 5+ years online or software product design experience, ideally at marketplace or SaaS company;
- Ability to define design plans ensuring high-quality outputs within timeframes, balancing risks and trade-offs;
- Skilled in leading design thinking techniques, especially workshop facilitation;
- Proficiency in planning and conducting user research, usability testing and generating actionable insights;
- Proven ability transforming customer insights into beautiful, effortless experiences;
- Expertise in visual design creating polished UI components with branding and accessibility consistency;
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills articulating design decisions aligned with user insights and business goals; and
- Advanced Figma proficiency.
Desirable
- Familiarity with research and analytics tools (HotJar, Intercom, Dovetail);
- Knowledge of collaboration tools (Jira, Confluence, Miro);
- Ability to align design decisions with user and business goals; and
- Comfortable in fast-paced, iterative environment with shifting priorities.
Additional Information
At SEEK we offer:
- Annual Performance Bonus Plan
- Support of flexible hybrid working, including a mix of office and work from home days depending on your role.
- Casual dress – every day
At SEEK, we are passionate about fostering a culture of inclusion and wellbeing that embraces and values the diversity of our people. We are a purpose driven business that works with heart.
We know teams with diverse ideas, experiences and perspectives are more creative and are critical to ensuring effective delivery and innovating to enable our future success. As such, we welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds and life experiences, especially as they relate to gender, sexual identity, culture, faith, disability and life stages. If you have the skills, curiosity and an adaptable mindset but don't meet every responsibility or qualification listed in this advertisement, please still get in touch with us.
Should you require any specific support or adjustments throughout the recruitment process and beyond, please advise us and we will be happy to assist.
SEEK kindly requests no unsolicited resumes or approaches from recruitment agencies and will not be responsible for any associated fees.
Top Skills
What We Do
SEEK is a global leader in employment marketplaces, solving real problems for our customers and connecting the right people with the right work. Our platforms are used by approximately 60 million candidates worldwide, we have relationships with over 450,000 hirers and exposure to around 900 million people, which means we really know the markets we are operating in. With an international presence that spans Australia, New Zealand, South-East Asia, Brazil and Mexico, your career can take you in many directions at SEEK.
