Senior UI/UX Designer (m/f/d)

Halian | Managed Services, Recruitment Agency & Contract Staffing; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Halian is seeking a Senior UI/UX Designer to craft intuitive, engaging digital experiences across web and mobile. You will work with product, business, and engineering teams to translate user needs into effective design solutions.

The role combines UX research, interaction design, and visual design, requiring strong portfolios and fluent collaboration in Agile environments. Remote-ready opportunities and enterprise-scale projects are anticipated.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Graphic Design, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in UI/UX Design, Product Design, or Digital Experience Design.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating UX research, wireframing, prototyping, interaction design, and visual design capabilities.
• Proficiency in Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch, Adobe XD, or similar design tools.
• Experience designing responsive web and mobile applications.
• Strong understanding of user-centered design principles and design thinking methodologies.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product managers, business analysts, and developers to understand business requirements and user needs.
• Conduct user research, competitor analysis, and usability assessments to identify opportunities for improving user experience.
• Develop user journeys, user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity UI designs.
• Design responsive and accessible user interfaces for web and mobile applications.
• Create interactive prototypes to validate concepts and gather stakeholder feedback.
• Contribute to and maintain design systems, style guides, and UI component libraries.
• Work closely with development teams to ensure design specifications are accurately implemented.
• Participate in usability testing and analyze feedback to improve product usability and engagement.
• Ensure consistency of user experience across multiple products and platforms.
• Stay up to date with industry trends, best practices, and emerging design technologies.

Skills

UX/UI Design

User Research

Wireframing

Prototyping

Interaction Design

Usability Testing

Responsive Design

Design Systems

Figma

Adobe Creative Suite

Design Thinking

Agile Methodologies

Stakeholder Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Design, HCI, Graphic Design, CS, or related field

Tools

Figma

Adobe Creative Suite

Sketch

Adobe XD

HTML/CSS/JS (knowledge)

Job description

Senior UI/UX Designer

About The Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior UI/UX Designer to create intuitive, engaging, and user-centric digital experiences across web and mobile platforms. The successful candidate will work closely with product, business, and engineering teams to understand user needs and translate them into effective design solutions.

This role requires a strong combination of user experience, interaction design, and visual design skills, along with the ability to collaborate within cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality digital products.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product managers, business analysts, and developers to understand business requirements and user needs.
• Conduct user research, competitor analysis, and usability assessments to identify opportunities for improving user experience.
• Develop user journeys, user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity UI designs.
• Design responsive and accessible user interfaces for web and mobile applications.
• Create interactive prototypes to validate concepts and gather stakeholder feedback.
• Contribute to and maintain design systems, style guides, and UI component libraries.
• Work closely with development teams to ensure design specifications are accurately implemented.
• Participate in usability testing and analyze feedback to improve product usability and engagement.
• Ensure consistency of user experience across multiple products and platforms.
• Stay up to date with industry trends, best practices, and emerging design technologies.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Graphic Design, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in UI/UX Design, Product Design, or Digital Experience Design.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating UX research, wireframing, prototyping, interaction design, and visual design capabilities.
• Proficiency in Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch, Adobe XD, or similar design tools.
• Experience designing responsive web and mobile applications.
• Strong understanding of user-centered design principles and design thinking methodologies.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing enterprise applications, SaaS solutions, ERP systems, CRM platforms, or digital transformation initiatives.
• Knowledge of accessibility standards (WCAG).
• Experience working with design systems and component libraries.
• Familiarity with front-end technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Experience conducting usability testing and interpreting user analytics.

Key Skills

• User Experience (UX) Design
• User Interface (UI) Design
• User Research
• User Journey Mapping
• Wireframing & Prototyping
• Information Architecture
• Interaction Design
• Usability Testing
• Responsive Design
• Design Systems
• Figma
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Design Thinking
• Agile Methodologies
• Stakeholder Management

Nice-to-Have

• Experience with AI-enabled applications or emerging technologies.
• Experience designing dashboards, data visualization platforms, or enterprise systems.
• Knowledge of motion design and micro-interactions.

Senior UI/UX Designer in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates