Senior UI/UX Designer & Researcher — Hybrid & Impact

Placements24; Benoni; Hybrid; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work flexibility

Professional development

Competitive salary

Growing organization

Job summary

WhatJobs Direct in Benoni, Gauteng, is seeking a talented Senior UI/UX Designer & Researcher to join our digital product team. You will craft intuitive, user-centered experiences across platforms, translating insights into design solutions and contributing to design systems.

The role requires leading user research, creating personas, wireframes, and high-fidelity mockups, and collaborating with product managers and engineers in an agile environment. Hybrid work flexibility is available.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 years of experience in UI/UX design and user research.
• Strong portfolio with research documentation and final UI designs.
• Proficiency in Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, InVision, etc.
• Experience with agile development methodologies.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct user research, including interviews, surveys, and usability testing.
• Develop user personas, journey maps, and information architecture.
• Create wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity mockups for web and mobile applications.
• Design visually appealing and intuitive user interfaces.
• Collaborate with product managers and engineers to define requirements and translate them into design solutions.
• Iterate on designs based on user feedback and performance data.
• Advocate for the user throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Stay current with UI/UX design trends, tools, and best practices.
• Present design concepts and research findings to stakeholders clearly and persuasively.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of design systems.

Skills

UI/UX design

User research

Prototyping

Wireframing

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

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

Tools

Figma

Sketch

Adobe XD

InVision

Job description

WhatJobs Direct in Benoni, Gauteng, is seeking a talented Senior UI/UX Designer & Researcher to join our digital product team. You will craft intuitive, user-centered experiences across platforms, translating insights into design solutions and contributing to design systems.

The role requires leading user research, creating personas, wireframes, and high-fidelity mockups, and collaborating with product managers and engineers in an agile environment. Hybrid work flexibility is available.