JOB DESCRIPTION INFORMATION Job Title: UX/UI DesignerEmployment Type: 6 Months Contract (Renewable), HybridWork Location: Sandton, JohannesburgMore about the project:As a designer in Product Design, you will have a seat at the decision-making table.You will work directly with tech and business to come up with customer focused solutions.With our flexible ways of working, you can work from home or the office in Johannesburg or Cape Town, or if you need to, anywhere in the country where we have partner shared office spaces around South Africa.Job Description / Responsibilities:Requirements: Work with external and internal clients to fully understand and establish clear creative briefs for projects, guiding our delivery teams in a desirable direction.Work with other partners to deeply understand the needs and characteristics of target customers.Rigorously analyse business and customer needs alongside potential design options.Build and iterate high-quality prototypes, drawing on feedback from user testing.Clearly explain the design approach, process, and timelines to business stakeholders.Assist in building plans for projects, outlining the key tasks, the people responsible for them and the order in which they will be completed.Monitor progress against plan, taking action to overcome issues that are faced.Provide regular updates of progress to senior stakeholders.Develop scenarios, navigation models and prototypes for demonstration of concepts.Maintain awareness of best-in-class design.Maintain awareness of relevant social, cultural, economic, and technological trends.Plan, design and execute user testing, including stakeholder interviews, focus groups, contextual enquiry, and usability testing.Background and experience required:Some financial services or similar experience.NQF Level 6.Degree in a design discipline such as product, industrial, service, interaction, digital or visual design or equivalent qualification.6 years + technical experience.Ability to communicate ideas through drawing, digital tools, prototyping, model making etc.(2) years experience conducting audience and usability research including benchmarking, heuristic reviews, surveys, analytics, stakeholder interviews, focus groups, contextual inquiry, and usability testing.(2) years experience in each of the usability and software engineering cycle phases (analysis, design, implementation, and deployment).Mandatory Skills:6 years + technical experience.Ability to communicate ideas through drawing, digital tools, prototyping, model making etc.(2) years experience in each of the usability and software engineering cycle phases (analysis, design, implementation, and deployment).Beneficial Skills (Desired Skills):Some financial services or similar experience.NQF Level 6.Package & Remuneration:Compensation will be determined based on qualifications, applicable industry experience, and previous earnings.