Description:
This role offers the unique opportunity to travel across Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, collaborating with teams and clients to understand users, test ideas, and build scalable design systems with real-world impact.Key Responsibilities:
Translate user insights and business requirements into clear, elegant, and functional product designs. Collaborate with Business Analysts, Product Managers, and Engineers to define and iterate on solutions throughout the SDLC. Create user journeys, wireframes, high-fidelity mockups, prototypes, and specifications using Figma and other industry-standard tools. Contribute to and help maintain design systems and libraries, ensuring visual and functional consistency across global products. Participate in design critiques, sprint reviews, and Agile ceremonies to continuously improve quality and collaboration. Conduct or support usability testing and incorporate feedback into design iterations. Partner with distributed teams across time zones, working effectively with stakeholders and teams based locally and abroad. Travel domestically and internationally when required to engage with stakeholders and collaborate with regional teams. Stay current with industry trends, accessibility standards, and design best practices to inform and elevate design quality.
Job Experience and Skills Required:
47 years of professional experience in UX/UI or product design, ideally within enterprise or complex system environments. Proven experience across the full design process, from research and concepting to prototyping and hand-off. Expert proficiency in Figma (components, auto-layout, prototyping, variables, and library management). Solid understanding of design systems: how to create, document, and scale them across teams. Demonstrated experience working within Agile product teams and familiarity with the software development lifecycle (SDLC). Strong visual design skills with meticulous attention to detail. Excellent communication and presentation skills, able to articulate design rationale to both technical and non-technical audiences. Ability to balance multiple projects and deadlines while maintaining a high standard of quality. A well-curated portfolio showcasing UX thinking, visual design excellence, and measurable impact. Willingness and ability to travel regionally and internationally (Africa, Middle East, and Asia). Preferred Qualifications: A Degree or Diploma in Information Design, Interaction Design, User Experience Design, or a related field. Certification in User-Centered Design, Certified Usability Analyst (CUA), or equivalent UX accreditation. Additional coursework or certification in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Digital Product Design, or Design Thinking.<
16 Jan 2026;
from:
gumtree.co.za