Customer Design Graduate

Absa Group; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 50,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading African bank in Johannesburg is seeking Design Graduates passionate about solving problems and creating solutions. In this role, you will work collaboratively, conduct research, and create innovative design solutions to enhance customer experience. Ideal candidates will possess a Bachelor's Degree and have a growth mindset. Opportunities for professional development are provided.

Qualifications

• Must have a strong passion for design as a career.
• Growth mindset with a willingness to learn.
• Ability to manage own time and work effectively.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research to understand user needs.
• Create innovative design solutions for customer experience.
• Align design to brand guidelines and standards.

Skills

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Time management

Adaptability

Design thinking methodologies

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Commerce or Management Studies

NQF level 7 or higher (in progress acceptable)

Job description

Empowering Africa’s tomorrow, together…one story at a time.

With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.

Job Summary

A successful Design Graduates is a self-starter that has a passion for solving problems and creating solutions for customers. They have growth mindset and a willingness to learn. They work well within a team and are able to manage their own time and work deliverables effectively.

You are required to submit a cover letter addressing these questions:

Telling us about yourself, including where you based and
Why you’re interested in design as a career.

Job Description

Design Graduates will be exposed and developed to:

• Follow an approach defined by the team
• Conduct research (primary and secondary) to understand users pains, gains and needs
• Execute on design work based on steer from design project leads
• Adapt designs based on feedback from customers and team leads
• Present design work back to business stakeholders with the support of design project leads
• Be an advocate and representative of the design thinking methodologies and practices
• Create final production ready designs
• Create creative and innovative design solutions to create a world-class customer experience
• Contribute to the design within the project
• Apply design thinking and best practice standards in developing design with the support of senior designers
• Leverage insight and data, such as market analysis, customer feedback, and user research analytics to ensure that products/services/solutions are truly designed around the customer and deliver improved experience
• Design mock-ups and prototypes as necessary for each stage of the project, continuously iterating to achieve the optimal output
• Align the design to the design standards and brand guidelines to ensure consistent experience to the customer across the Absa ecosystem
• Continuously build your own expertise by, for example, actively seeking and incorporating feedback, and following external trends and best practices.

Field of study

• Has NQF level 7 or higher or is busy studying and plan to obtain this by end of 2024

Location

• Primary location is Johannesburg and successful Graduates will be required to attend sessions in Johannesburg on a regular

Education

Bachelors Degree and Professional Qualifications: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)

Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.

Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised