About the position
Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.
We are looking for a Product Designer to join our financial services client based in Sandton for a 12-months contract role.
Facilitate user experience into the design of products and services and design interfaces to effectively communicate the brand and enrich the customers experience.
What you will be doing:
- Develop compelling visual artifacts (UI layouts, interface elements, prototypes, high-level storyboards, mock-ups, wireframes etc.) to effectively communicate UI and UX
- Develop and maintain design elements, mock-ups, and specifications as needed
- Research the latest visual design, UI and interaction concepts, presentation layer technologies, digital best practices, online trends, and provide recommendations for improvements
- Custodian for developing visual, UI and interaction design assets to be adopted within design system
- Conducting best practice research to develop and improve UI and interaction design to solve end user problems effectively.
- Formulate testing parameters to effectively assess user experience
- Conduct competitor research to develop and improve features of products and to balance user needs, technical constraints, and business objectives to solve user problems effectively
- Understand scope, requirements, and drive innovative solutions aligned with business goals and UX metrics
- Develop user experience flows and integrating them to mock-ups, usage scenarios, prototypes, specifications, navigation maps, and other design documents
- Create and evaluate interaction models, user task flows, screen designs, and UI details that promote ease of use and optimize the user experience
- Collaborate actively and work effectively with cross-functional teams to ensure designs are successfully created and implemented to achieve the user goals
- Advocate for the end-user throughout the development process and work closely with other members of the Service Design Team to craft a world-class user experience
- Create solid recommendations and prioritization based on technology and business needs
- Adhere to design standards by understanding and following the Design System
- Adhere to our client centred design process
- Consider user feedback from user testing results in order to deliver the best customer
- Accountable for time management within each project to ensure agreed deadlines are
- Adhere to consistent design patterns and
- Align to technical infrastructure of the
- Support the achievement of the business strategy, objectives and values by ensuring delivery of process, services and solutions.
- Identify training courses and career progression for self through input and feedback from
- Ensure all personal development plan activities are completed within specified
- Share knowledge and industry trends with team and stakeholders during formal and informal interaction.
- Obtain buy-in for developing new and/or enhanced processes (e.g. operational processes) that will improve the functioning of stakeholders' businesses by highlighting benefits in support of the implementation of recommendations.
- Contribute to a culture conducive to the achievement of transformation goals by participating in company Culture building initiatives (e.g. staff surveys etc).
- Participate and support corporate responsibility initiatives for the achievement of business strategy (e.g. Green Strategy).
- Seek opportunities to improve business processes and systems by identifying and recommending effective ways to operate and adding value to
What we are looking for:
- Completed BSc / IT degree or other related fields
- 3 - 5 years experience as Product Designer / UI Designer
Technical / Professional Knowledge
- Process Design
- Product design
- Relevant design tools
- Writing, editing, proofreading, layout and design skills
- Web Design
Please note that if you do not hear from us within 3 weeks, consider your application unsuccessful.
Desired Skills:
- UI
- UX
- Process design
- product design
- web design
