UI/UX Design Lead (Mobile Applications)

cyberbot (s) pte. ltd.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

cyberbot (s) pte. ltd. is seeking an experienced UI/UX Design Lead to own the UI/UX direction of our communication product.

This hands-on leadership role requires you to personally design key product experiences while setting design standards for the wider team, making independent decisions and providing clear direction when multiple approaches exist. Our primary platform is iOS, so strong familiarity with Apple's design language, interaction patterns, and platform conventions is essential.

Qualifications

• At least 7 years of product design or UI/UX experience.
• Strong knowledge of iOS UI/UX patterns and Apple conventions.
• Proven experience building or contributing to a design system.
• Experience mentoring designers and leading design reviews.
• Hands-on design using Figma and design systems.

Responsibilities

• Own and define the overall UI/UX direction of the product.
• Personally design key product flows, screens, interactions, and components in Figma.
• Establish and maintain the product’s design system, including color, typography, spacing, components and dark mode.
• Define design standards for consistency; ensure alignment with iOS principles while creating distinctive identity.
• Review work of other designers and provide clear, actionable feedback.
• Mentor designers and collaborate with Product Managers and engineers from exploration to implementation.
• Communicate design decisions clearly and explain reasoning.
• Review implemented features to ensure alignment with intended design.
• Identify inconsistencies and opportunities to improve the product.

Skills

Leadership

Product design

UX strategy

Mentoring

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Design/IT or related

Tools

Figma

Job description

The Role:

We are looking for an experienced UI/UX Design Lead to own the UI/UX direction of our communication product.

This is a hands-on leadership role. You will personally design key product experiences while setting the design standards that the wider team follows. You should be comfortable making independent design decisions, establishing a strong design foundation, reviewing the work of other designers, and providing clear direction when there are multiple possible approaches.

Our primary platform is iOS, so strong familiarity with Apple's design language, interaction patterns, and platform conventions is essential. Experience designing for iPadOS, macOS, and larger-screen environments is highly valued.

Job Responsibilities:

• Own and define the overall UI/UX direction of the product.
• Personally design key product flows, screens, interactions, and components in Figma.
• Establish and maintain the product’s design system, including:

• - Color system and semantic color usage
• - Typography
• - Spacing and layout principles
• - Component library
• - Component states and interaction behaviour
• - Light and dark mode
• - Icons and visual language
• - Responsive and adaptive behaviour across screen sizes

• Define clear design standards so that different parts of the product feel consistent and intentional.
• Ensure the product follows strong iOS design principles while developing a distinctive product identity of its own.
• Design and refine interaction flows, navigation, information architecture, and usability.
• Think through complex communication-product interactions such as chat lists, conversations, message states, notifications, settings, media, loading states, empty states, offline behaviour, and other high-frequency user interactions.
• Review the work of two other designers and provide clear, actionable design feedback.
• Act as the design authority for the team and make final calls on UI consistency, patterns, and design direction where necessary.
• Mentor designers and help improve the quality and consistency of their work.
• Work closely with Product Managers and engineers from early exploration through implementation.
• Communicate design decisions clearly and explain the reasoning behind them.
• Review implemented features to ensure the final product accurately reflects the intended design.
• Identify inconsistencies, weak interaction patterns, and opportunities to improve the product without requiring detailed direction from the Product team.
• Continuously improve and evolve the design system as the product grows.

Job Requirements:

• A Degree/Diploma in Business IT, Information Systems, Computer Sciences, Digital Design or related disciplines.
• At least 7 years of product design, UI/UX design, or relevant experience.
• Excellent understanding of iOS UI/UX patterns and Apple platform conventions.
• Proven experience building or significantly contributing to a design system from the foundation up.
• Strong experience designing polished consumer-facing digital products.
• Strong hands-on experience with Figma, including components, variants, Auto Layout, design libraries, and scalable design-system practices.
• Strong understanding of typography, color, spacing, hierarchy, layout, and visual consistency.
• Strong knowledge of both light and dark mode design, including semantic color systems rather than simply creating visual inversions.
• Strong UX fundamentals, including interaction design, information.