At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the evolution of design systems and enhance digital experiences across platforms.
- Company: Teachers Health, a not-for-profit health fund for the education community.
- Benefits: Hybrid work model, subsidised health insurance, and generous wellbeing programs.
- Other info: Inclusive culture valuing diversity; great career growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on design standards while supporting teachers and their families.
- Qualifications: 8-12+ years in design, UX/UI, or related fields with strong stakeholder management skills.
The predicted salary is between 90000 - 110000 $ per year.
- Senior Manager, Design, Quality and Systems
- Marketing / PR / Events
- Marketing / PR / Events - Other
- Sydney Office
- Permanent / Full Time
- 21/10/2026
- Own the evolution of enterprise design systems and experience standards.
- Influence how digital experiences are designed, delivered and scaled.
- Senior role with hybrid working, subsidised health insurance & great benefits.
We’re looking for an experienced Senior Manager, Design, Quality & Systems to lead the evolution of our enterprise design systems, quality standards and experience frameworks.
Sitting at the intersection of design, technology, customer experience and digital transformation, you’ll work closely with brand, campaigns, digital, , CRM, and lifecycle teams to make great design easier to deliver, easier to scale and more consistent across our brands and channels.
What we have to offer?
- Hybrid working model (flex your work/life balance).
- Subsidised private health insurance.
- Discounts on our products and services. Generous employee wellbeing program.
- Easily accessible by public transport.
- Supportive and Collaborative team culture.
- What you’ll be doing
- Own, build and continually evolve enterprise design systems, component libraries, templates and experience patterns.
- Define and uphold clear standards across visual quality, usability, UX and accessibility, including WCAG compliance.
- Create reusable and modular solutions that enable teams to self-serve while maintaining quality and consistency.
- Partner closely with engineering, digital, CRM, lifecycle and CRO/optimisation teams to integrate design systems across platforms.
- Support dynamic, data-driven, personalised and automated customer experiences.
- Reduce reliance on bespoke design by creating scalable systems and clear guardrails.
- Drive adoption of new systems and ways of working through influence, collaboration and enablement.
- Coach and develop design capability, helping team members think more modularly and systemically.
- Use feedback, performance data, customer insights, AI and emerging channels to continually improve our systems and customer experiences.
What are we looking for?
- A qualification in Design, UX/UI, Visual Communication or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
- 8–12+ years’ experience across design, UX, digital or system-led roles.
- Proven experience building and scaling design systems.
- Deep knowledge of component-based and modular design.
- Strong understanding of accessibility and UX standards, including WCAG.
- Technical literacy across digital, CRM and Mar Tech ecosystems.
- Experience partnering with engineering, lifecycle marketing and optimisation teams.
- The ability to establish and assess quality using objective standards
- Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to influence teams without relying on positional authority.
Experience working within insurance or another highly regulated environment would also be valuable, with insurance product knowledge listed as desirable.
Who are we?
Teachers Health was created by teachers for teachers over 70 years ago and is the only health fund exclusively for the education community.
As a not-for-profit health fund, we exist for our members covering the lives of over 500,000 teachers, education staff & their families.
Teachers Health values diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from people with diverse backgrounds including First Nations people, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, and people who identify as LGBTQIA+.
Applicants can request reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process by contacting jobs@teachershealth. com. au.
The Diversity Council Australia has recognised our ongoing commitment to fostering an inclusive culture.
We've consistently exceeded the Australian Workforce average in their Inclusion@Work Index and are thrilled to be named an inclusive employer once again for 2025–2026.
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Senior Manager, Design, Quality and Systems in Sydney employer: Teachers Health Group
Teachers Health is an exceptional employer that prioritises the well-being and professional growth of its employees. With a strong commitment to work-life balance through a hybrid working model, generous leave benefits, and a comprehensive employee wellbeing program, we foster a supportive and inclusive culture. As a leader in the health fund sector for the education community, we offer unique opportunities to make a meaningful impact while collaborating with diverse teams across various functions.
