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.