Spending and Investing in Africa should not require endless paperwork & brain numbing bureaucracy. We created straitPay to invite financial prosperity in all areas of Africa's economic growth.
About the Role
We\'re looking for someone who not only possesses a strong sense of teamwork but also has a keen eye for visual design, usability, and enhancing the user experience. Join us in shaping the future of fintech in Africa.
Responsibilities
- Create visually appealing and intuitive user interfaces that align with our brand guidelines.
- Working with Agile project teams and key stakeholders to develop and own the delivery of user-centered solutions.
- Develop storyboards, wireframes, mock-ups, and prototypes to effectively communicate and design ideas for strategic projects and product developments.
- Participating in user research and leveraging user analytics to gauge the usability of new and existing products/features, with the ability to analyze and predict user behavior.
- You’ll also use inputs from multiple sources to understand and empathize with customers and team members\' needs, to create effective and innovative customer and user journeys.
- Participating in sprint and iteration planning, refinement, retrospectives, and iteration reviews.
- Collaborating with project stakeholders to help understand and define customer value.
- Design and test UI elements such as menus, CTAs, banners, page layouts, flows, and landing pages on web and mobile platforms.
Qualifications & Requirements
- 7 - 8 years experience
- Fin-tech experience mandatory
- Experience in cross-border and remittance payments
- Relevant blockchain or crypto experience
- Experience in leading projects and managing design projects.
- Work closely with our Senior Product Manager in strategizing and designing user interfaces for new product developments.
- Strong storytelling and presentational skills; both verbal and written.
- Experience in working with Agile teams – with developers, designers, product managers, and testers.
- Knowledge of industry-standard methods – responsive design, material design, design system.
- Advanced usage of design tools such as Figma, Sketch, Photoshop, Illustrator, XD, and Miro.
- Passionate about research methods, user-centric design, and tracking data (i.e. Google Analytics).
- High attention to detail with a sharp eye for aesthetics.
- Innovative approach to solving UX and UI problems.
- Curious and eager to learn new methods.
- Able to manage a busy workload with minimal supervision.
- Bachelor\'s Degree in Design, computer, or a related field (not mandatory).
- If you are passionate about creating exceptional user experiences and have a portfolio that demonstrates your design skills, we’d love to hear from you.
Why you should join us:
- Flexible work environment.
- A chance to do impactful work and make a difference on the continent.
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