UI UX Designer

SUMMARY:
The UX / UI designer will be responsible for collecting, researching, investigating and evaluating user requirements. Their responsibility is to deliver an outstanding user experience providing an exceptional and intuitive application design for the company client facing applications. The candidate will be allocated to BAU (the maintenance of existing applications i.e. client and intermediary web, mobile application) as well as Projects (the building of the companies Hub).

POSITION INFO:
Key outcomes
 
The following outcomes will be expected to be achieved by the UI/UX designer:
 

• Advanced UI design based on functional requirements and in alignment with best practices
• Provide input on enhancing of styling principles, standards and best practices
• Gather and evaluate user requirements in collaboration with business analysts and business owners
• Illustrate design ideas using storyboards, process flows and sitemaps
• Develop UI mockups and prototypes that clearly illustrate how applications function and look like
• Create original graphic designs (e.g. images, sketches and tables)
• Prepare and present rough drafts to internal teams and key stakeholders
• Identify and troubleshoot UX problems (e.g. responsiveness)
• Conduct adjustments based on user feedback
• Adhere to corporate identify style standards on fonts, colors and images
• Combine both design sensibilities and technical skills.
• Ensure that solution is aesthetically pleasing, is aligned to the corporate identity guidelines and is

• Presenting to executives, stakeholders and advocating UX
• Suggest initiatives to increase throughput and quality

• Use and apply best practice design methodologies, tools and frameworks, and practices to solve for,

• Define interactions and services based on relevant business, technical, and design considerations.
• Conduct user research and usability testing to ensure validated design solutions, capturing insights

• Own the UX and Interaction Design deliverables
• Make design ideas tangible for the project team and stakeholders through visual storytelling, UX and

• Present, explain and discuss design decisions eloquently, and give design feedback.
• Oversee execution of product design tasks and quality of deliverables, providing guidance and

• Actively Collaborate with Front End Developers, product teams, the CX team, and other relevant stakeholders to ensure that final product delivery is representative of the most feasible and preferred design solution
• Be a responsible custodian and representative for design in the company and actively seek opportunities to apply or involve design to further the efforts of the organisation

• Bachelors degree or equivalent UI / UX design qualification
• +5 years’ experience as a UX/UI designer or similar role
• Mobile application UX/UI design experience
• Web UX/UI design experience
• Prior experience of working Agile and in Scrum teams
• UI design portfolio (please send this with the CV)
• Knowledge of HTML, CSS and JavaScript
• Financial services experience (advantageous)
• Previous UX developer experience (advantageous)

• TFS
• Confluence
• Figma
• cc
• InVision
• Adobe Suite, Illustrator, Photoshop, XD
• Abstract
• Sketch

• Ability to transform verbal instruction and extrapolate it to create concrete web content.
• Strong research capabilities.
• Strong analytical & problem-solving skills
• Strong planning and organising skills
• Ability to work on multiple projects concurrently
• Excellent time/priority management skills
• Communicate effectively and clearly, in writing and verbally, in one-on-one and group presentation situations
• Flexible approach and ability to adapt

• Degree or Diploma with more than 5 years related experience.

• Interpersonal savvy - Contributing through others
• Decision quality - Contributing through others
• Plans and aligns - Contributing through others
• Optimises work processes - Contributing through others

• Cultivates innovation - Contributing through others
• Customer focus - Contributing through others
• Drives results - Contributing through others
• Collaborates - Contributing through others
• Being resilient - Contributing through others