UI Principal / Lead Designer - Visual, Motion and Systems
Macquarie Group · Sydney, Australia · 1d ago
Staff / Lead / PrincipalOn-siteDesign & UX
Design at Macquarie connects our products, services, and brand across our digital banking and wealth experiences. As we look toward the future of digital interaction, defining our future vision for Macquarie 2.0 and next-generation, agentic digital environments we are seeking a UI Principal / Lead Designer. In this role, you will be our ultimate guardian of visual craft, motion design, and UI patterns, setting a world-class benchmark for our native app and responsive web experiences.
We are a global financial services group operating in 30 markets with 57 years of unbroken profitability. At Macquarie, you’re empowered to shape a career that is fulfilling and creates value. You will bring your insights and expertise to the task at hand and feel supported as you make your own kind of impact for a better future.
As our UI Principal / Lead Designer, you will define the future-state visual identity, interaction quality, and design standards across our retail, wealth, and business banking platforms. You will act as the bridge between brand strategy and product experience, you will shape how our next-generation digital banking experiences look, feel, and behave across iOS, Android, and web. As an exceptional visual craftsperson with an eye for detail, you will establish premium UI, typography, motion, and interaction patterns, translating high-fidelity concepts into scalable components, templates, and design system assets. You will work closely with our Design System Lead and engineering teams, you will ensure design excellence is consistently delivered in production, while also mentoring designers, leading UI critique forums, and elevating the overall standard of visual execution across the organisation.
- 10+ years of professional experience specialising in UI, visual design, motion, and digital design systems.
- Expert portfolio demonstrating world-class visual craft, sophisticated typography, and meaningful motion design in complex, shipped consumer digital products.
- Fluency in agentic design workflows: Experience shifting away from manual, repetitive layout labor by leveraging advanced generative tools and AI-assisted design capabilities to accelerate interface ideation, variation, asset generation, and rapid prototyping.
- Mastery of design system architecture: Deep understanding of variables, design tokens, layout constraints, component states, and nested variants, with the ability to translate conceptual designs into clean, structured system specifications.
- Deep knowledge of platform conventions (iOS Human Interface Guidelines, Android Material Design) and responsive web frameworks.
- Strong accessibility fundamentals (WCAG contrast, focus indicators, target sizes, and accessible motion).
We love hearing from anyone inspired to build a better future with us, if you're excited about the role or working at Macquarie we encourage you to apply.
At Macquarie, you’re empowered to shape a career that’s rewarding in all the ways that matter most to you. Macquarie employees can access a wide range of benefits which, depending on employment type, include:- 1 wellbeing leave day per year
- Up to 5 additional service bonus leave days per year
- Up to 20 weeks’ paid parental leave for primary caregivers along with 12 days of transition leave upon return to work, and 6 weeks’ paid leave for non-primary caregivers
- 2 days of paid volunteer leave and donation matching
- Up to 12 months’ gender affirmation leave, including 6 weeks’ paid leave
- Access to Employee Assistance Program and wellbeing benefits including skin and health checks, and flu vaccinations
- Access to a wide range of salary packaging options
- Access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities, including reimbursement for professional membership or subscription
- Hybrid and flexible working arrangements, dependent on role
- Reimbursement for work from home equipment
Banking and Financial Services is our technology-driven retail bank. You will be part of a team that supports clients to achieve their full potential - whether that’s buying a home, growing a business or investing to manage wealth.
We are committed to providing an inclusive environment for all, where different experiences, skills and perspectives are valued and respected. Macquarie provides access to opportunities for all individuals regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, marital status, gender identity or any other characteristic or circumstance.
We provide reasonable adjustments to individuals who may need support during the recruitment process and employment. If you require an adjustment, please let us know during the application process.