# Ritesh Mandaliya

> Design leader in Melbourne, Australia. Assistant Director at Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), where he leads the digital product team — design and development of public digital products that help Australians understand the workforce, skills and the labour market. Came to design sideways, from mechanical engineering and data analysis. Also builds small iOS apps.

Site: https://ritesh.fyi/

## Now

- Assistant Director, Jobs and Skills Australia — 2025 to now. Leads design and dev across JSA's public digital products.

## Work

- [Jobs and Skills Atlas](https://www.jobsandskills.gov.au/jobs-and-skills-atlas): Labour market data by regions, industries and occupations.
- [Occupation Shortage List](https://www.jobsandskills.gov.au/data/occupation-shortage/occupation-shortage-list): Which occupations are in shortage, nationally and by state.
- [VET National Data Asset Dashboard](https://www.jobsandskills.gov.au/vet-national-data-asset/dashboard): Employment and income outcomes for VET graduates.
- [Jobs and Skills Australia](https://www.jobsandskills.gov.au/): The agency website.

## Apps

- [Lil Nom](https://apps.apple.com/au/app/lil-nom/id6757941899) (iOS): Track your baby's solid food journey.
- [By Two](https://apps.apple.com/au/app/by-two-coffee-bean-journal/id6758716227) (iOS): A simple way to remember the beans you love.
- [Lil Reads](https://apps.apple.com/au/app/lil-reads/id6784265738) (iOS): Log the books you read with your kids — and chase 1,000 together.

## Experience

- Director (acting), Jobs and Skills Australia — 2026. Led the whole team: product strategy at the org level, keeping across what was going on and looking ahead.
- Lead Designer (Lead Product Designer), Jobs and Skills Australia — 2024. Led the design team, how it works and the design system it builds on.
- Senior Designer, Jobs and Skills Australia — 2022–24. Product Designer, then Senior Product Designer, through the move from the National Skills Commission.
- Design Tutor, The University of Sydney — 2024–25. Taught interface design.
- UX/UI Designer, National Skills Commission — 2021–22.
- Experience Designer, The University of Sydney — 2021.
- Founder, The Cullt — 2017–20. An online store of thoughtfully designed products that actually solved problems.
- Analyst (Data Analyst), The University of Sydney — 2017–21.
- Systems Officer (Systems Support Officer), The University of Sydney — 2015–17. Sydney Student (SITS) and surrounding systems.
- Enrolment Helpline Officer, The University of Sydney — 2015.
- Design Engineering Intern, PodPlants — 2014.

## Elsewhere

- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/riteshmandaliya)
- [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/c/RiteshMandaliya)
- [Unsplash](https://unsplash.com/@riteshm)