Ui/ux Design Lead

**Job Advert Summary**:
At Pragma we provide the opportunity for individuals to enjoy their working lives as much as their home lives. We foster a team environment in which each individual is recognised, valued and developed to support our company strategy.We encourage people with disabilities and from diverse backgrounds to apply.

A lead software product designer (Lead - UI/UX Designer) you must be able to capture the product vision and ensure that their end designs will meet client and user expectations. Must be able to conduct extensive user research and analysis using your strong analytical skills and being able to interpret customer feedback quickly and accurately. Assist in the research, design, and prototyping of user interfaces and experiences to find new opportunities, performing software evaluations and risk assessments, identifying the strengths and weaknesses of existing processes, and developing solutions (participate in developing personas, user stories, and user flows) against problem areas. Implement user-centered design principles to optimize usability, accessibility, and overall user satisfaction. Being involved in the early stages of user experience design, you must be able to collaborate with software engineers, business analysts and cross-functional teams to develop solutions, create wireframes, mock-ups, and high fidelity prototypes to effectively communicate design ideas. Conduct usability testing and incorporate feedback into design iterations. Support the team with general administrative tasks as needed. Having excellent practical knowledge of the UI/UX principles and being able to use them effectively in their design. Contribute towards the design system (documentation and component library). Conduct usability audits to identify areas of improvement. Participate in Agile process.

**Minimum Requirements**:

- NQF 6 - Bachelor's Degree in Applied Design (UI/UX design, Graphic design, Interaction Design) or relevant Nasional Diploma or relevant College qualification
- A portfolio of professional design work with examples of both desktop and mobile platforms is a must
- Greater than 60 months experience, preferably in a technology or data management environment
- Excellent understanding of UI/UX design principles and practice
- Familiarity with design tools, such as Figma, Sketch, Miro, Figjam and Adobe suite (Illustrator, Adobe XD, Photoshop, InDesign)
- Excellent understanding of HTML5, JAVA SCRIPT and CSS is advantageous
- Excellent understanding of responsive design, including up to date with design trends
- Excellent knowledge of web and mobile design best practices
- Experience with user research methodologies and usability testing
- Excellent understanding of branding, SaaS, data analytics, business analysis (coding advantageous)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Very strong attention to detail
- A team player but can work independently too
- Ability to take constructive criticism
- Good understanding with an agile working environment

**Duties & Responsibilities**:

- Implement user-centred design principles to optimize usability, accessibility, and overall user satisfaction
- Conduct user research and develop personas, user stories, and user flows
- Create wireframes, mock-ups, and high fidelity prototypes to effectively communicate design ideas and solutions
- Collaborate with developers, business analysts and cross-functional teams to develop solutions
- Conduct usability testing and incorporate feedback into design iterations
- Adhere and contribute towards the design system (documentation and component library)
- Conduct usability audits to identify areas of improvement
- Participate in the scrum process
- Support the team with general administrative tasks as needed