Senior UX/UI Designer — Remote-First & Impactful

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

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work environment

Flexible schedule

Professional development opportunities

Collaborative team culture

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior UX/UI Designer to join our fully remote team in South Africa. You will shape experiences for digital products and collaborate with product managers, developers, and stakeholders to translate user needs into compelling interfaces.

You’ll own user research, create personas and journey maps, and develop wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity mockups. A strong design system and agile workflow are expected, with mentorship for junior designers.

Qualifications

• Strong UX/UI portfolio with digital products.
• 5+ years of experience as Senior UX/UI Designer.
• Experience with user research and usability testing.

Responsibilities

• Conduct user research including interviews and usability testing.
• Create personas, journey maps, wireframes, and prototypes.
• Define product requirements and UX strategies with stakeholders.
• Translate complex concepts into intuitive interfaces.
• Maintain and evolve design systems for consistency.
• Mentor junior designers and contribute to team growth.

Skills

User research

Personas

Wireframes

Prototypes

High-fidelity mockups

Interaction design

Visual design

Agile

Frontend concepts

Education

Bachelor's degree in Design or HCI

Tools

Figma

Sketch

Adobe XD

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior UX/UI Designer to join our fully remote team in South Africa. You will shape experiences for digital products and collaborate with product managers, developers, and stakeholders to translate user needs into compelling interfaces.

You’ll own user research, create personas and journey maps, and develop wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity mockups. A strong design system and agile workflow are expected, with mentorship for junior designers.