Senior UI/UX Designer

Senior UI/UX Designer - Takamul

|About the role

Join our design team as a Senior UI/UX Designer, where you’ll be responsible for creating engaging and intuitive user experiences for our fintech digital products. You will play a key role in designing the aesthetics and usability of our web and mobile financial applications, ensuring they are visually appealing, accessible, and easy to navigate. You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams, including developers, product managers, and stakeholders, to deliver user-centric solutions that align with our business goals and enhance the financial experience for our users.

|What You’ll Do

Primary Responsibilities

• Design Leadership: Lead UI/UX design projects across the entire product lifecycle, setting the vision for the user experience and creating space for others to collaborate on financial product design
• User-Centered Design: Conduct user research, create user personas, and design wireframes, storyboards, sitemaps, and screen flows specifically for fintech applications
• Prototyping and Testing: Develop prototypes that clearlyillustrate how financial platforms function and look, testing and iterating designs based on user feedback
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with developers, product man- agers, and other team members to ensure a cohesive design language and user experience across all fintech product touchpoints
• Brand Consistency: Ensure consistency in visual elements and defining be- behavior that aligns with brand guidelines and financial industrystan- dards
• Team Mentoring: Mentor junior designers, providing them with guidance and feedback on their work while building design capabilities within the team
• Industry Awareness: Keep abreast of competitor financial products, fintech trends, and emerging design patterns in the financial services industry

Education

• Minimum: Bachelor’s degree in Design,Computer Science, or a relatedfield
• Preferred: Advanced degree in UX Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or related field

• Years of Experience: Minimum 5 years in UI/UX design, particularly in tech, fintech, or financial services products
• Industry Experience: Experience with financial applications, payment sys- teams, or fintech products preferred
• Role-Specific Experience: Proven track record in leading design projects and mentoring junior designers

|Technical and Behavioral Skills

Technical Skills

• Core Technologies:
• Modern designtools (Figma, Sketch,Adobe XD) - Proficient
• Responsive designand mobile-first principles
• Design Expertise:
• User researchand usability testing
• Wireframing, prototyping, and user journeymapping
• Information architecture and interaction design
• Tools &Platforms:
• Design systemsand component libraries
• Collaboration tools (Miro)
• Version controlfor design files

Soft Skills

• Communication: Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
• Leadership:Ability to lead designinitiatives and guide team members
• Problem-Solving: Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Collaboration: Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment with cross-functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• AdditionalCertifications:
• UX Design certifications (GoogleUX Design, NielsenNorman Group)
• Accessibility certifications (WCAG compliance)
• Nice-to-Have Skills:
• Experience with design systemsand component libraries

• Knowledge of front-end development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript basics)
• Understanding of accessibility standards and inclusive design
• Industry Knowledge:
• Understanding of financial servicesuser experience requirements
• Experience with regulatory compliance in UI/UX design
• Knowledge of fintech industrytrends and user behavior patterns