Product Designer
Location | Cape Town, South Africa |
Date Posted | February 27, 2021 |
Category |
Graphic Design
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Job Type |
Full-time
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Currency | ZAR |
Description
A company based in Cape Town that provides comprehensive solutions that encompass the supply of equipment, service, support and internet connectivity, is looking for a Product Designer, who will ensure that the UX team delivers the best designs for enhanced user experience while ensuring the business objectives are met. This includes working within a deadline to ensure the UX team delivers prototypes that are in line with the technical requirements, marketing strategy, budget constraints and target audience’s technical ability.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Collaborate with UX Designers and clients to establish business and user needs, across multiple products
- Work closely with Product Managers and Lead Developers, across multiple products, throughout the product planning phase to ensure the UX team designs with a holistic view of the product
- Use research to challenge and validate design decisions in an ongoing development process in order to enhance the customer experience while meeting the business needs
- Assist the UX team to better understand business needs across multiple products
- Create prototypes, wireframes, sketches, journey maps to improve the user experience
- Stay up to date with industry trends and implement best practices, across multiple products
- Assist in the process of validating feature requests, across multiple products, to ensure any additional features are in line with the product vision
- Provide technical guidance to the UX team in order to ensure enhanced user experience while meeting the needs of the business
- Assist with planning and carrying out usability testing in order to ensure business needs is converted into functional designs with excellent usability
- Communicate validated design concepts and decisions to stakeholders
- Work closely with the UX team to develop documentation including but not limited to business requirements, functional specifications and training documentation for the end user
- Determine and implement company design standards to be followed in the UX design process
- Assist with onboarding of new UX team members in order to communicate the product vision and business strategy across multiple products
- Participate in UX reviews and scrum ceremonies across multiple products
Desired Experience & Qualification
- Grade 12 or equivalent certificate
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in designing UX solutions for mobile and web
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in a similar role
- Deep understanding of design process to guide, plan, and scope project work
- Strong cross-functional collaboration and communication ability
- Working knowledge of basic business processes
- Proven competency with Adobe Premier, 3D Studio Max and Google SketchUp
COMPETENCIES:
- Strong communication skills (verbal and written)
- Attention to detail
- Strong analytical skills
- Excellent presentation skills
- Ability to rapidly grasp requirements, processes and business models
- Ability to work under pressure and with tight deadlines