Product Designer

UX Designer – Brisbane, Australia

At Rio Tinto, we’re finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs. For nearly 150 years we’ve been looking for new and better ways of doing things. Today you'll find our teams around the world doing just that: seeking opportunities to reduce our carbon footprint, partnering to develop new technologies to decarbonise steel and aluminum production, and creating new products from waste.

 As part of the commitment to our purpose, Rio Tinto continues to build a world-class software product development team. Sitting within our company wide Information Systems & Technology function, our Products & Software Development (P&SD) team is focused on delivering high value and strategic products for the digital transformation of Rio Tinto. We’re excited by the challenging problems we have to solve and supported by a culture that is value driven, diverse and inclusive, innovative, and fun. We think you might be surprised about what we’re creating here at Rio Tinto.

About the design team you’ll be joining

We are committed to making a meaningful difference to the 49,000 people across Rio Tinto as they do their day-to-day jobs through our software. To do that well, and to deliver on our promises as a business, we know that user-centred design matters. Across the landscape of software products needed to support a business of our size, we need to grow our Product Design team to several times its current size. Make no mistake, this is a unique opportunity to grow personally along with helping to scale a team that is driving new product development.

What you’ll do

As a User Experience (UX) Designer you will:

• Contribute to the overall user experience of a product, under the guidance of the Lead and Senior UX Designers, taking into account the business goals and product objectives.
• Assist in the definition and development of user experiences across web, mobile and tablet applications.
• Support Senior UX Designers in planning and conducting discovery research sessions (workshops, interviews, and user testing sessions) to help identify core user problems and to test and validate towards optimal solutions.
• Assist in the creation of conceptual diagrams, wireframes, visual mockups, and prototypes across a variety of products and experiences.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (designers, product owners, business analysts, software developers) to find the most effective, expedient, and efficient way to implement solutions.
• Support with the preparation, management, update and distribution of UX documentation (navigational flows, wire frames, mock-ups, use cases, task flows prototypes, content, system errors, etc.)
• Use a variety of research techniques (heuristic reviews, user interviews, remote unmoderated and in-person testing) to determine ease-of-use and comprehension of designs and ideas.

What we are looking for

As our ideal UX Designer:

• You have a basic understanding of UX best practices, design principles and research methods.
• You have experience in qualitative research methods and are willing to learn and apply quantitative research methods as well.
• You have experience collaborating with cross-functional teams and can communicate effectively with non-technical users.
• You have knowledge and proficiency using design and prototyping tools (such as Figma, Sketch, InVision, or Adobe CC).
• You have a basic understanding of user-centered design principles and are willing to learn more about trends in web and app design.
• You are excited to solve problems and use your knowledge of UX principles to create engaging experiences across web, mobile and tablet.
• You demonstrate alignment with Rio Tinto’s values of Care, Courage and Curiosity.
• You have strong communication and presentation skills.
• The ability to learn quickly and adapt to a fast-paced, iterative environment.
• Experience with agile methodologies or willingness to learn.
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Human Computer Interaction, Human Factors, Computer Science, Visual Design, Communication Design or other related discipline, or equivalent experience or training.
• 1-3 years of experience in a UX-related role or equivalent experience through internships or coursework.

What we offer

• Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.
• An excellent base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program.
• Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family.
• Attractive share ownership plan.
• Extensive salary sacrifice & salary packaging options.
• Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions.
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more).
• Domestic relocation if required.

Every Voice Matters

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTI+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.

Come and join us in this exciting journey as a member of the leadership team, where you be integral in establishing and executing on our strategy, building our team, implementing best practices and technology to meet our plans for scaling and value delivery.

Please note, in order to be successfully considered for this role you must complete all pre-screening questions.