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Senior Product Designer (12 month FTC)

Collinson 🇿🇦 Cape Town, City of Cape Town, South Africa

Hybrid $80,000 - $110,000 Full-time Senior

Lead end-to-end product design for web and mobile platforms, focusing on human-centred and commercially effective solutions. Contribute to the evolution of the design system and collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve global traveller experiences.

Responsibilities

  • Lead customer-centric product design across web and mobile - from early research through high-fidelity execution
  • Apply design thinking and UX research to uncover insights, validate decisions, and improve the quality of customer experience
  • Champion a collaborative and iterative approach, working closely with product managers, engineers, data analysts, and researchers
  • Prototype and test rapidly, setting up your own user validation loops to refine solutions quickly
  • Contribute to the design system: help define, document, and evolve scalable UI components and design patterns used across products and teams

Requirements

  • 5–7+ years in Product/UX Design
  • Proven track record of rapid prototyping and running your own usability tests
  • Experience working across product, engineering, and data functions in Agile environments
  • Strong knowledge of WCAG and inclusive design standards
  • Demonstrable experience in contributing to and scaling design systems across large product ecosystems

Benefits

  • Opportunity to make a meaningful impact at scale
  • Supportive, global design community
  • Career growth and development opportunities

Key Skills

Product design UX design Design thinking UX research Agile methodologies WCAG and inclusive design standards Design systems Figma Prototyping User validation Collaboration Communication Leadership Mentorship Cross-functional teamwork

About Collinson

The Collinson Group is a family of businesses with over 40 years of experience operating across the travel and financial services sectors. Our five distinct companies create seamless, trusted, and rewarding experiences that connect people, places and possibilities worldwide. With more than 2,300 employees across 14 countries and annual revenues of £1.9 billion, we deliver innovative products and services that help our clients deepen customer engagement, build lasting loyalty, and drive meaningful good beyond profit.

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