Senior Digital Product Designer - Sandton, Gauteng (Hybrid)

The Senior Digital Product Designer is responsible for creating, refining, and leading high-quality product design projects. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive projects to successful completion.

Responsibilities

• Create complex product designs, refine existing ones, and contribute to user interface and user experience enhancements
• Create and maintain design documentation, including design concepts, prototypes, design guides and systems
• Actively participate in design workshops, training sessions, and team meetings
• Continuously develop design skills and adapt to new tools and techniques as required
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends, best practices, and emerging design tools and techniques
• Participate in design reviews, providing and receiving constructive feedback
• Collaborate with team members, contributing to planning, estimation, prioritisation and completion of tasks
• Collaborate with team members to ensure alignment of design goals with overall project objectives
• Provide guidance and support to less experienced designers, sharing knowledge and expertise
• Participate in design discussions and contribute to design decision-making
• Work closely with other departments to ensure alignment of design goals with overall business objectives
• Act as a liaison between design and other departments, providing clear explanations and recommendations to stakeholders
• Follow established design standards and guidelines to create clean, user-friendly, and efficient designs
• Ensure compliance with company guidelines and industry best practices
• Contribute to the improvement of designs standards, guidelines, processes and practices
• Assist in identifying and resolving issues in the design work
• Ensure design quality by conducting thorough feedback, validation and usability testing
• Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve design issues, implementing long-term solutions to prevent future occurrences
• Collaborate with project managers, product owners, and stakeholders to define project scope, goals, and deliverables
• Develop and maintain project schedules, identifying risks and mitigating potential roadblocks
• Track and report project progress, ensuring timely delivery of project milestones

Requirements

• Tertiary qualification in Human Computer Interaction, Design, Interaction Design, or related fields
• Practical experience in Sketch, Figma, or similar design-related tools
• A excellent track record and portfolio of projects where you have performed a similar role
• Experience and knowledge of Apple and Google Interface guidelines
• 6 + years of work experience creating great user interface designs

Key Skills

• Strong proficiency in UX and UI design principles and tools
• Strong proficiency with design software such as Sketch, Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and prototyping tools
• Strong understanding of design methodologies, best practices, and trends
• Strong interpersonal skills, with a focus on building rapport and fostering teamwork
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey design concepts clearly and concisely
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and address complex design challenges
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and maintain focus on project objectives
• Proven ability to guide and coach less experienced designers
• Experience in contributing to cross-functional teams and fostering collaboration among team members

Benefits

• Group Medical Aid percentage contribution
• Group Life Scheme benefit
• Apple computer: to seamlessly conduct your work
• Fitness Watch Gift
• Home Office Allowance
• Monthly Cell phone/Data Allowance
• Personal Device Insurance