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Lead UX Designer
VML South Africa
South Africa, Cape Town
At VML, we are a beacon of innovation and growth in an ever-evolving world. Our heritage is built upon a century of combined expertise, where creativity meets technology, and diverse perspectives ignite inspiration. With the merger of VMLY&R and Wunderman Thompson, we have forged a new path as a growth partner that is part creative agency, part consultancy, and part technology powerhouse.Our global family now encompasses over 30,000 employees across 150+ offices in 64 markets, each contributing to a culture that values connection, belonging, and the power of differences.Our expertise spans the entire customer journey, offering deep insights in communications, commerce, consultancy, CRM, CX, data, production, and technology. We deliver end-to-end solutions that result in revolutionary work.We dream big – creating connected ecosystems, products and services – and we execute small – sweating the details to create consistent, performant customer experiences. Our Experience team delivers for brands including GE Healthcare, HSBC, Duracell, Mercedes Benz Vans, Microsoft, The Macallan, Pets at Home and Specsavers.What we need from youAble to work with multidisciplinary teams on a range of products, designing experiences people want, need and love.Passion for people, with a proven ability to work across medium and large-scale engagements with several project tracks and teams from multiple organisations.Able to juggle multiple projects with a great attitude, prioritising work and resources – even when timelines, budgets and availabilities change.Make the case for what you believe in, always advocating for the people who use our products in front of clients and internal teams.Unflappable under pressure, keeping your cool when the deadlines change, mitigate risks an adjust accordingly.Get involved in workshops and presentations by leading and facilitating, developing relationships and working towards good outcomes.Be an expert, continually learning about people, design and technology, helping colleagues improve their design practice.Role model positive, progressive ways of working with all areas of the business – facilitating an environment to deliver quality at pace.Act as an ambassador for the experience design team; sell and evangelise the value of user centred experience design both internally and to clients in order to win more engagements.Stay stubbornly curious, constructive and open minded.You’re likely to have knowledge and expertise in these areasYou’ve provided leadership in the creation of digital products and services for projects more than £300k, including a heuristic, expert assessment of strategic value, usability, design and content.Effectively managed UX design resource within a project to facilitate the delivery of a digital product on budget and on time.Lead research and user testing; creating, planning and facilitating research and user testing activities; from in-person ethnographic studies to one-on-one user testing.Can act as an ambassador for the experience design team. Sell and evangelise the value of UX and design both internally and to clients in order to win more meaningful engagements.Translated strategic design principles into stories and processes that meet user goals.Created user journeys, information hierarchies and experience design approaches at different levels of fidelity to suit your audience, in support new products and destination launches, digital transformation initiatives and ongoing product improvement programmes.Briefed teams and been the product owner responsible for ensuring quality in all outputs and deliverables.Able to craft and deliver engaging presentations that inspire audiences and drive results.Used analytics and other evaluation tools to help measure the impact of your strategiesAble to craft and deliver engaging presentations and pitches that inspire audiences and drive results.Tools you’re likely to be confident inFigmaKeynote & PowerPointAtlassian project management tools e.g. Confluence and JiraPrototyping tools such as Protopie, Axure or InvisionAnalytics tools such as Google AnalyticsWhat we can offer youWe want you to be comfortable and proud every day of the week and have created an open and inclusive environment. We don’t want you to just fit into our culture, we want your uniqueness and diversity of background to add to it and make this an agency where we all have a real sense of belonging and purpose.Your career development is important to us. We will provide you with the framework and support needed to reach your career aspirations. There really is no shortage of opportunities here for the right person that is prepared to roll their sleeves up, get involved and collaborate with those around them to deliver the best work for our clients and our agency.At VML, we are committed to fostering an all-inclusive work environment that is both rewarding and career-forward. Our Inclusion, Equity & Belonging initiatives, alongside the VML Foundation, reflect our dedication to giving back and making a positive impact in our communities and beyond. Our people are the heartbeat of our organization—creators, doers, innovators, makers, and thinkers—who drive not just marketing, but meaningful experiences that resonate in every action and interaction.When you click "Submit Application", this will send any information you add below to VML. Before you do this, we think it's a good idea to read through ourRecruitment Privacy Policy . California residents should read ourCalifornia Recruitment Privacy Notice . This explains what we do with your personal data when you apply for a role with us, and, how you can update the information you have provided us with or how to remove it. When you click "Submit Application", this will send any information you add below to VML. Before you do this, we think it's a good idea to read through our Recruitment Privacy Policy . California residents should read our California Recruitment Privacy Notice . 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