Remote in Nairobi

UI/UX Designer in Nairobi

We are searching high and low for our next Product Designer to join our world-class team in Nairobi.

UI/UX Designer in Nairobi

About the role:

We are searching high and low for our next Product Designer to join our world-class team.

What will you be doing?

  • Work together with product management and engineering to build innovative solutions for the product direction, visuals, and experience
  • Participate in all visual design stages, from concept to final hand-off to engineering
  • Develop original ideas that bring simplicity and user-friendliness to complex design roadblocks
  • Prepare wireframes, storyboards, user flows, process flows and site maps to effectively communicate interaction and design ideas
  • Discuss designs and key milestone deliverables with peers and executive-level stakeholders
  • Perform user research and evaluate user feedback
  • Set design guidelines, best practices, and standards
  • Stay up-to-date with the latest UI trends, techniques, and technologies
  • The production of high-fidelity prototypes
  • Gathering and evaluating user requirements in collaboration with our Product and Engineering teams, including the adjustment of specs and deliverables to meet product requirements and limitations.
  • Working with the Product, Engineering, and Project Management teams to bring new product features to life
  • Working as a UX Researcher and utilising a variety of testing techniques to inform and validate the direction of your design.
  • Keep abreast of competitors’ products and industry trends.

Skills and Experience:

  • Demonstrable work experience as a Product/UI/UX Designer.
  • Excellent organisational and time management skills make you adept at working to tight deadlines.
  • Passionate about all things design, with the ability to demonstrate this through your work and when communicating with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Constantly looking to hone your design instinct through user feedback, whether through hands-on user research or designing options for multi-variant testing.
  • Proficient in industry-standard tools for producing designs, assets, and clickable prototypes, including Figma.
  • Fluent in current UX best practices and usability principles, interaction, and UI design trends.
  • Good understanding of front-end development to inform high-quality, implementable solutions. N.B. Programming skills are not a requirement, but certainly beneficial.
  • Confident in presenting and promoting your ideas, thinking, and design processes to a wider team, both across Product and Engineering, even with strong-willed and fast-paced teams

Requirements:

  • Profound UI design skills with a solid portfolio of design projects
  • Experience in creating wireframes, storyboards, user flows, process flows, and site maps
  • Significant experience with Figma (bonus)
  • Strong visual design skills with a good understanding of user-system interaction
  • Strong presentational and team player abilities
  • Strong problem-solving skills with a creative approach
  • A passion to be an incredible Product Designer and design incredible products!

UI/UX Designer in Nairobi

Nairobi, Kenya, is quickly establishing itself as a major tech hub in Africa, with a growing community of software developers. As the capital city of Kenya and a major economic hub, Nairobi is attracting investment from both local and international tech companies, leading to a high demand for skilled software developers. This has resulted in a booming job market for developers, with numerous opportunities in both established companies and startups. Some of the most sought-after software developer jobs in Nairobi include mobile app development, web development, software engineering, and data science. Kenyan developers are also increasingly working on projects related to fintech, e-commerce, and health-tech, as these industries are rapidly expanding in Kenya and across Africa. The Kenyan government has also been supportive of the tech industry, providing tax incentives and other forms of support to attract investment and promote innovation. This has created an environment in which software developers can thrive, with access to the resources and support they need to build successful careers in the tech industry.

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