Product Design Team Lead

Join Atomi: Reinvent how the world learns.

At Atomi, we're on a mission to unlock human potential by transforming the way students learn and teachers teach. Our platform combines cutting-edge technology with a creative, human-first approach, turning complex ideas into simple, engaging experiences for students, educators, and parents everywhere.

We’re driven by curiosity, humility, and a relentless focus on quality and innovation. At Atomi, your ideas matter, your creativity counts, and your work directly impacts how hundreds of thousands of learners engage with education around the globe.

Come build something remarkable with us.

The opportunity

As the Product Design Team Lead to help shape how Atomi looks, feels and works for our users. This is a hybrid role. You’ll lead a small team of product designers while also working hands-on in one of our product squads.

In this role you can expect to define the design direction, create excellent user experiences, and work closely with product, engineering and other teams to bring great ideas to life. You’ll also play a big part in building a positive, inclusive team culture that values quality, learning and collaboration. This is a hands-on role, with roughly a 65/35% split between hands-on and people management.

What You'll Do

• • Set the product design strategy and make sure it aligns with our goals and what users actually need
  • Work with product leads and stakeholders to shape projects and plan design work
  • Manage and support product designers -- giving feedback, coaching and helping them do their best work
  • Guide your own squad’s design work, creating clear, user-first designs like wireframes, prototypes and UI
  • Lead user research to inform design decisions and help guide the broader product strategy
  • Maintain and improve our design system to keep things consistent, scalable and on-brand
  • Drive high design standards through regular feedback, reviews and ways of working
  • Share knowledge and champion design across Atomi, working closely with other design leaders
  • Keep up with industry trends and bring fresh ideas to help us stay ahead

What You'll Bring to Atomi

• • Experience leading and mentoring design teams
  • A strong eye for turning insights into smart, simple user experiences
  • Skilled in workflows, interaction design, information architecture and navigation
  • Creative thinking paired with a strategic mindset
  • Confident working with data to guide decisions
  • Experience with accessible design and design systems
  • Strong communicator - able to explain your thinking and bring others along
  • Great at working through ambiguity and helping teams stay focused
  • Deep knowledge of good design practices and how to work well in product teams
  • Someone who cares about people, learning, and doing things the right way

Working at Atomi

• • Tailored flexibility: Enjoy work-life balance with hours that adapt to your needs, whether for university, family or personal time.
  • Generous leave: Experience additional paid leave options as a permanent team member.
  • Location Independence: Work from Sydney, interstate or wherever you find inspiration.
  • Growth and development: Use ongoing opportunities to improve your skills and expand your knowledge.
  • Holistic wellbeing: Benefit from a comprehensive employee assistance program subscription and additional wellbeing leave, supporting your best self.
  • Parental support: Enjoy 14 weeks of paid leave for new parents, with additional leave specifically for birthing parents.
  • Work with the best: We know you want to work alongside the best, so we work hard to hire only the best.
  • Regular social in-person and remote events: Including team sports competitions, trivia nights and themed annual events.
  • Atomi access: Enjoy free Atomi services for you and your family.
  • Onsite teams: Our Sydney office is ideally located in a central setting with cafes, shops and public transport nearby.

How to apply

Ironically for an education company, we’re not huge sticklers for qualifications. We’re more interested in how your skills and experience can contribute to our team. Make sure to include links to any relevant projects, like your portfolio, writing, GitHub, etc. - whatever helps us understand what you're good at, what you're passionate about, and why you’d be a great fit at Atomi.

We also know great people come from all kinds of backgrounds, so even if you don't meet all the requirements we've listed, you should still apply.

Please note: You'll need Australian working rights for this role.