26/08/2020
About the job
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Designers take the lead in consulting and guiding clients through complex issues. The information you collect through research will be used by stakeholders to make strategic product decisions. You will be observant to details while maintaining awareness of higher-level goals. You will also incorporate sound logic in your recommendations and deliver them with care and sensitivity to stakeholders.
Many of our projects involve user interface design work. You will understand design requirements and be directly involved in or managing the implementation of design solutions. You will also incorporate checks to ensure that the design deliverables fulfil or exceed acceptance criteria.
Internally, you will collaborate with developers and project managers as one highly cohesive, functional and competent unit to implement solutions on time and budget. You contribute domain expertise to your peers to help the team deliver successful projects.
As a designer situated in a complex and ever-changing world, you will go through the continuous process of learning and unlearning to adapt and to grow. You will develop your learning path with strong support, guidance and mentorship from your manager.
In public, you are encouraged to find opportunities to connect with the design community to contribute and learn from others, as well as to offer your expertise to social causes and the public good. The community activities of the design team help to keep the team informed about trends, broader conversations and developing a more holistic perspective of the design industry.
Responsibilities
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Plan and execute design activities, work closely with clients. Be responsible for conducting user and stakeholder research activities including user interviews, ideation sessions, usability studies and other user research techniques to inform a human-centred design for the project.
Besides research, you should be familiar with user interface design using industry-standard tools.
Designing for various platforms such as desktop and mobile, Android and iOS.
Deliver testable prototype, wireframe, mockup, screen flows and detailed design specifications.
As a user experience designer, you will support the costing and planning activity of design deliverables, report on the status of such deliverables to the broader business and notify them of any risks or issues.
Others will look to you for leadership, and you should demonstrate servant leadership.
As part of a project team, you will represent the team's work, and communicate the ideas and rationale that have informed their design approach.
Consultancy skills are a plus or should be developed over time. You will support our business development teams by getting involved in new business projects and pitches where needed.
Qualifications
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A minimum of 3 years of experience working in digital design.
Proficient with industry-standard design tools (e.g. Figma, Sketch, InVision,).
Problem-solving skills and familiarity with technical constraints, business and user needs.
Proven ability in communicating conceptual ideas and design rationale within a user-centred design process.
Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary UX and product teams on technical implementation.
