SUMMARY:
Our client is looking for a talented UX/UI Designer with strong leadership capabilities and a passion for creating intuitive, engaging, and user-centred digital experiences that delight users.
POSITION INFO:
This is an exciting opportunity for a design professional who thrives at the intersection of creativity, strategy, and collaboration. You will play a key role in shaping meaningful digital experiences by translating complex business and user requirements into elegant, functional, and accessible design solutions.
You will work closely with cross-functional teams including product managers, product owners, business analysts, and developers to design and deliver high-quality products across a variety of platforms and industries.
Key Responsibilities
UX Design & Collaboration
- Partner with stakeholders to understand user needs, business objectives, and product requirements
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design user-centred solutions
- Translate insights into user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs
- Use research, analytics, and usability feedback to inform and improve design decisions
- Advocate for the user throughout the product lifecycle
- Ensure consistency across platforms, products, and brand touchpoints
Information Architecture
- Design and improve product structure, navigation, and content hierarchy
- Ensure intuitive user journeys aligned with user goals
Interaction Design
- Solve complex design challenges using user-centred design thinking
- Create flows, prototypes, and interaction models that clearly communicate experiences
- Ensure usability, accessibility, and design quality
Visual Design
- Produce high-quality, visually consistent interfaces aligned with brand guidelines
- Contribute to and maintain design systems and reusable components
- Ensure responsive and accessible design across devices
Usability Evaluation
- Conduct usability testing and research to validate design decisions
- Analyse user feedback and product data to identify improvement opportunities
- Iterate designs to enhance usability and experience
Leadership
- Mentor and support junior designers within design communities
- Lead and contribute to design workshops, critiques, and ideation sessions
- Foster a culture of collaboration, inclusion, and continuous learning
- Advocate for UX best practices across teams and projects
- Contribute to proposals and client presentations
- Support the growth and development of the design community
UX Project Management
- Manage multiple UX projects simultaneously
- Define scope, goals, and deliverables with stakeholders
- Track progress, manage priorities, and mitigate project risks
Key Skills
- Strong UX/UI design capability with excellent problem-solving and visual craft
- Ability to translate user and business needs into effective digital experiences
- Strong communication, collaboration, and stakeholder engagement skills
- High attention to detail with a proactive, solution-oriented mindset
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Passion for user-centred design, innovation, and continuous improvement
Requirements
- Degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or related field
- 3+ years’ experience in UX/UI or product design
- Strong portfolio demonstrating end-to-end design process and problem-solving ability
- Proficiency in tools such as Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, or similar
- Experience in user research and usability testing
- Strong leadership and mentoring capability
- Excellent organisational and time management skills
- Experience working in Agile or Lean UX environments (advantageous)
- Consulting, agency, or client-facing experience beneficial
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Please note: If you have not received feedback within two weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful. Your profile will remain in our database for future opportunities.
For more information, contact:
Reinie Du Preez
Senior Specialist Recruitment Consultant