Key Responsibilities:


As a Product Designer in the CoE, you are a multi-skilled individual that is able to combine UX and UI capabilities to deliver value for businesses and their customers.
The role requires foresight to produce sustainable outputs that can be tested, validated, and integrated into the daily lives of millions across Africa.
At all times you will assess the value of the designed experience and ensure a high level of craft within your work.
You will have the chance to work across a broad range of projects that enable the business to scale, bring new products to market, and captivate customers through powerful digital experiences.


Daily activities include but not limited to:



Discover


Requirements elicitation
Behavioural data analysis
User surveys and interviews
Persona’s and mental models
Empathy maps
Current product analysis
Competitor product analysis
Best practice analysis
User testing and feature validation


Describe


Solutioning workshops
Feature listing and prioritization
UX definition and principles
Browsing flows
Low-medium fidelity wireframing
Functional prototyping
Accessibility implementation guidelines
User stories and product roadmap contribution


Design


Look and feel establishment
Graphic user interface design
Accessibility implementation and testing
Micro-copy and UX writing
Multi-device design and rollout
Design system utilisation and extension
Micro-interactions and motion prototyping


Develop


Annotated design specifications
Visual asset preparation
Development implementation review
Product experience testing
Content quality assurance checks
Design system governance support


Qualifications

Applicant requirements:


Relevant tertiary qualification
Strong portfolio of product and platform design work
Proficient in utilising prototyping software, Figma and the Adobe suite
A superb eye for design with strong attention to detail
Good understanding of branding, marketing, data, media, social UI, UX, business analysis and technology trends
Ability to articulate and defend design decisions
The ability to create scalable component libraries
Good understanding of the development process and agile methodologies
Ability to work well alongside internal and external client teams
Take initiative and follow a self-leadership approach
Positive can-do attitude
Organised and efficient
Deadline orientated
Empathetic towards others
Strong team player contributing towards positive and respectful collaboration
Willingness to be challenged
Be able to perform within a high-pressure environment