ROLE PURPOSE
Senior UI/UX Designer role is to design and enhance user interfaces that provide an optimal user experience for our products. This role involves understanding user needs, conducting research, and applying design principles to create intuitive, aesthetically pleasing, and effective digital solutions. The Senior UI/UX Designer will collaborate with cross-functional teams and report to the Head of Product Design, contributing to the overall success and usability of our product offerings.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Champion UI/UX design and strategies in product development.
- Produce and demonstrate high-quality UX solutions through wireframes, visual designs, flow diagrams, storyboards, site maps, and prototypes.
- Leverage strong graphic design, critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Collaborate with product owners and engineers to gather and evaluate user and coach requirements for compelling designs.
- Conduct user research and usability testing to understand needs, pain points, and behaviors.
- Demonstrate initiative and ownership of assigned responsibilities.
- Ensure consistency in visual design and user experience across all platforms.
- Oversee the visual aspects of design, ensuring they are engaging, on-brand, and effective.
- Conceptualize creative ideas and bring them to life through innovative design.
- Stay updated on industry trends, best practices, and technology, and promote them within the team.
- Mentor and guide junior designers, fostering a collaborative and innovative design culture.
SKILLS / KNOWLEDGE:
Qualifications:
- Relevant Certificate, Diploma, or Degree in Art & Design, Graphic Design, Multimedia, or a related field.
- Professional Qualification / Regulatory Licensing Requirement : None
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in UI/UX, product design, UX research, or a related field, designing for large app and website developments.
- Strong portfolio showcasing expertise in web and mobile interface design, is a compulsory.
Competencies:
- Able to communicate in English.
- Problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Strong understanding of user-centered design principles and best practices.
- Ability to conduct user research and usability testing to inform design decisions.
- Familiarity with end-to-end development process; from small to large digital products.
- Proficiency in design tools such as Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, etc.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Clear and convincing presentation skills.
Added Advantage
- Copywriting/UX writing skills with strong proof-reading and editing abilities for high-quality, error-free content.
- Creative storyteller with a strategic mindset, capable of translating ideas into compelling content across multiple mediums.
- Develop clear, user-centric copy for web and mobile applications, including microcopy and UI text.
- Collaborate with designers, marketers, and subject matter experts to produce visually appealing and on-brand content across websites and mobile apps.
- Fluent in English; additional languages are a plus.
