UI/UX Designer at Absa

About the job

 Join an energetic team, passionate about Digital channels, Innovation and emerging technology in banking as a Designer. Designers work within established, ad-hoc product, or service teams to solve customer experience problems holistically through the skills of their discipline and their understanding of customer behaviour. Designers maintain and challenge the established standards in their discipline. They have expertise in one or more of the core design disciplines (user experience design, user interface design, service design, customer research, prototype engineering and content strategy) and execute design on one project at a time. Designers also participate in project definition, not simply executing on a project, but also working with design leaders to shape the approach and structure of a project.

A successful designer is a specialist in one or more of the core disciplines. They are self-starters with a passion for high quality design and the expertise in implementing high quality, considered design. The role also entails the following:

• Contribute to defining the approach for a specific design project with design leaders.
• Conduct research (primary and secondary) to understand user’s pains, gains and needs
• Apply design thinking and best practice design standards with the support of senior designers.
• Leverage insight and data, such as market analysis, customer feedback, user research and analytics to ensure that products ⁄ services ⁄ solutions are designed around the customer and deliver improved experience.
• Contribute to the knowledge building of the entire team by actively sharing insights and success stories.
• Continuously research and share insights into world standards and best practices.

Education and Experience required

• 3-5 years of relevant experience within UI/UX
• A portfolio that showcases the thinking/journey behind the work
• Experience in user-centred design with hands-on experience from initial wireframes to developing prototypes and providing final assets
• A relevant degree or diploma
• Working knowledge of Sketch, InVision, Figma or Adobe CC
• Familiarity with agile development
• Self-starter comfortable working within a team environment
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills, with confidence to present and engage on design work
• Experience in fintech or financial services environment a bonus