Product Design Lead

SUMMARY:
Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.
We are looking for a Product Design Lead to join our financial services client based in Sandton for a 12-months contract role.

POSITION INFO:
What you will be doing:
Engage with business stakeholders to clarify the needs and requirements of the business
and, jointly with the Head of Product Design, establish a clear scope, creative brief and project plan for projects.
Manage the day-to-day delivery of the design output against the plan, continuously
interrogating the design quality and customer experience to deliver high-quality output in each stage of the project.
Work closely together with the business and technical stakeholders to ensure the project aligns to their needs and requirements.
Take ownership of the customer experience within the project and constructively challenge business and technical decisions to ensure the best possible experience for the customers
Lead the project team by aligning, managing and coaching the designers, prototype engineers, copywriters and other possible team members, supporting them in setting goals, overcoming obstacles and delivering outstanding outcomes, while ensuring a fully unified end product.
Develop and nurture relationships across teams and disciplines to promote collaboration and efficiency.
Actively seek ways to measure impact of the design to the customer and business, reporting the insights to the senior management and business stakeholders.
Create creative, innovative and high-quality design solutions to create a world- class customer experience across the projects in the organization
Give a significant contribution to the design within the project, while providing thought leadership to the overall team and business
Take ownership in applying design thinking and best practice standards in developing design options and narrowing down the final solution
Leverage insight and data, such as market analysis, customer feedback, and user research analytics to ensure that products/services/solutions are truly designed around the customer and deliver improved experience; surface and share insights to the broader team
Design scenarios, mock-ups and prototypes as necessary for each stage of the project, continuously iterating to achieve the optimal output
Align the design to the design standards and brand guidelines to ensure consistent experience to the customer across the company ecosystem

What we are looking for:
Completed IT / BSc degree or other related fields
+ 5 years experience in Product Design

Please note that if you do not hear from us within 3 weeks, consider your application unsuccessful.

Please note that most of our positions are remote however candidates should be residing within the traveling distance as circumstance of the opportunity can change.