Senior UI/UX Designer - Hybrid & Impactful Design Lead

Placements24; Pietermaritzburg; Hybrid; ZAR 650,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Professional development

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior UI/UX Designer to join a leading digital innovation firm in Pietermaritzburg. You will shape the user experience of cutting-edge digital products, collaborating with product managers, developers and stakeholders to translate complex requirements into intuitive interfaces.

The role offers a hybrid work model with in-office collaboration and remote flexibility, a strong design culture, and opportunities to mentor junior designers while advancing your portfolio with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of professional UI/UX design experience with shipped products.
• Proficiency in Figma, Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite, InVision or similar.
• Strong user research and usability testing knowledge.
• Excellent visual design and ability to articulate design decisions.
• Experience with agile development.
• Strong portfolio showing diverse UI/UX projects.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead design from concept to execution for web and mobile apps.
• Conduct user research, usability testing, and A/B testing.
• Develop and maintain design system and style guides.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and marketing teams.
• Present concepts and rationale to stakeholders.
• Mentor junior designers and contribute to design culture.
• Stay updated with UI/UX trends and tools.

Skills

UI design

UX design

Wireframing

Prototyping

Design systems

User research

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Design or HCI

Tools

Figma

Sketch

Adobe Creative Suite

InVision

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior UI/UX Designer to join a leading digital innovation firm in Pietermaritzburg. You will shape the user experience of cutting-edge digital products, collaborating with product managers, developers and stakeholders to translate complex requirements into intuitive interfaces.

The role offers a hybrid work model with in-office collaboration and remote flexibility, a strong design culture, and opportunities to mentor junior designers while advancing your portfolio with