UX Designer
Date: 4 Jul 2024
Location: Stellenbosch, Western Cape, ZA
Company: Capitec Bank Ltd
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Purpose Statement
- To apply deep subject matter expertise to influence the development and integration of UX standards into the product development life cycle.
- To work independently and assume decision making authority and ownership of the successful end-to-end delivery (development, implementation, evaluation and enhancement) of complex UX solutions, in line with the business, product and UX strategies, as well as brand fundamentals.
- Spearhead UX operations by implementing processes, documentation, and cross-functional collaboration to streamline design workflows and elevate user experiences.
Education (Minimum)
- A relevant tertiary qualification in Design
Education (Ideal or Preferred)
- Bachelor's Degree in Design
Knowledge and Experience
Experience:
Minimum:
- 4 - 5 years’ experience in User Experience design.
- Strong creative background to support UX methodologies.
- Experience in leading projects from beginning to end.
- Experience reporting to, presenting and engaging with Product Owners and Heads.
- Proven experience in conducting user research, interviews, surveys and usability studies, and translate findings into UX requirements.
- Strong experience in translating feature requirements into visual designs across platforms.
- Strong usability testing experience.
- Proven experience in using UX tools.
- Experience in championing design thinking for a wide range of products.
Ideal:
- Experience in the financial sector would be advantageous.
- Creative background to support UX methodologies would be advantageous.
- Experience or background in analytics would be advantageous.
- Proficiency in Figma.
Knowledge:
Minimum:
- Excellent knowledge of User Experience design, principles, best practises and trends.
- Expert knowledge of UX design principles and techniques.
- Expert knowledge of design techniques (e.g., prototyping).
- Expert understanding of visual elements (layout, type and fonts).
- Expert understanding of how best to employ these tools, techniques and principles in designs.
- Agile project management principles.
Ideal:
- Knowledge of psychology, anthropology, and/or behavioural science (as it pertains to CX/UX principles).
- Knowledge of analytics and data.
Skills
- Decision making skills
- Project Management Skills (Methodolgy Specific)
- Communications Skills
- Interpersonal & Relationship management Skills
- Computer Literacy (MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook)
Additional Information
- Clear criminal and credit record
Capitec is committed to diversity, applications to this position will strictly be considered in support of our employment equity goals.