Remote Senior UX/UI Designer for FinTech Innovation

Placements24; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 480,000 - 840,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Health benefits

Home office stipend

Flexible hours

Unlimited PTO

Professional growth

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a highly experienced Senior UX/UI Designer to join a fully remote product team. You will shape the user experience of financial platforms, translating complex needs into elegant, user-centered solutions. Work with managers, developers and researchers across time zones to influence product direction.

The ideal candidate has a strong FinTech portfolio, can think strategically and execute meticulously in a remote, collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Design, HCI or related field.
• 6+ years of professional UX/UI design experience for digital products.
• Strong portfolio, preferably FinTech or complex apps.
• Proficient with Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, InVision.
• Experience with user research methods and usability testing.
• HTML/CSS/JS basics are a plus.
• Excellent visual design, detail-oriented, with strong presentation skills.
• Strong communication and remote collaboration abilities.
• Experience in an Agile environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead design of web and mobile interfaces.
• Conduct user research and usability testing to inform decisions.
• Create wireframes, prototypes, user flows, and high-fidelity mocks.
• Develop and maintain design systems and style guides.
• Collaborate with product managers and engineers throughout the lifecycle.
• Champion user-centered design principles within the team.
• Iterate on designs based on feedback and data analyses.
• Present design concepts and solutions to stakeholders.
• Stay updated with latest UX/UI trends, tools and tech.
• Contribute to overall product strategy and vision.

Skills

User research

Usability testing

Design prototyping

Remote collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in Design or HCI

Tools

Figma

Sketch

Adobe XD

InVision

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a highly experienced Senior UX/UI Designer to join a fully remote product team. You will shape the user experience of financial platforms, translating complex needs into elegant, user-centered solutions. Work with managers, developers and researchers across time zones to influence product direction.

The ideal candidate has a strong FinTech portfolio, can think strategically and execute meticulously in a remote, collaborative environment.