Lead, UI/UX Designer

SureGroup provides convenient voucher solutions to individuals and corporates via its enterprises - SureGifts, SureRemit and SureCredit. The company is on a mission to lead digital value transfers via vouchers across Africa and beyond.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Lead, UI/UX Designer
Job Location
: Lagos
Job Type: Full-Time

Job Description


  • We’re looking for a Lead, UI/UX designer to lead the design and creation of exceptional user experiences for all our products.
  • Our Ideal candidate is design-driven and has a genuine passion for creating beautiful, intuitive and seamless user interfaces.

Responsibilities

  • Responsible for Design strategy and its implementation by working closely with Product management, Technology/Engineering teams.
  • Leads the design of innovative solutions that balances user behaviour and needs in line with the business strategy.
  • Drive user research activities such as, usability testing, A/B testing, surveys, and translate research findings into actionable recommendations.
  • Originate ideas that can transform complex concepts to simplified, user friendly and functional designs.
  • Be actively involved in the whole UX design process from research to front end development etc.
  • Lead the delivery of user experience visions, UI specifications, wireframes, prototypes, customer journeys etc.
  • Lead the origination of design standards/language to ensure brand consistency of products on the Web/IOS/Android etc.
  • Play an active role in the building and growing the product design team by participating in recruitment activities and proactively engaging the designers, mentoring and coaching and tracking deliverables.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in product design, technology or related fields;
  • Experience leading a highly functional team of designers;
  • Profound UI design skills with a portfolio of solid design projects;
  • Experience in Agile and UX development environments;
  • Experience with frontend development/web development technologies such as HTML/HTML5, CSS, JavaScript.
  • Demonstrable track record of creating impressive design languages (including iconography, typography, color schemes, shapes, spaces, texture, and dynamic effects / motion).

Skills:

  • Good communication skills
  • Exceptional visual design skills
  • Meticulous and Detail-oriented
  • Creativity and innovation skills
  • Problem-solving skills
  • Time management and organization
  • Self-motivated
  • Strong Leadership skills.

Person Specifics:

  • Hands On! We are only looking for people who want to get their hands dirty and work in a scrappy startup environment
  • Genuinely excited about designing a great product;
  • Has a strong passion and motivation that is infectious
  • Committed to delivering high quality results, with cost effective use of resources
  • Flexible, determined, and displays enthusiasm
  • Displays integrity and high personal ethical standards.

Perks and Benefits

  • Competitive Salary
  • Health Insurance
  • New MacBook Pro
  • Flex-time (work from home twice a month)
  • Housing assistance
  • Free Breakfast
  • Gifting and rewards culture
  • Work with a bunch of fun, smart and creative people.