Product Designer, Johannesburg

Phithos is an IT Services and Solutions company building on data-centric technologies for Healthcare, Education, Financial Services and Social-Media industries. At Phithos, we believe in Research & Development, Innovation, large-scale meaningful solutions and Quality Service. We are headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa and have offshore delivery center in New Delhi, India from where we are servicing the customers in USA, UK, Africa & India.

We currently offer Permanent/Contract roles where candidates can:

• Work remotely or on-site in Johannesburg or Cape Town.
• Work remotely from Mumbai or Delhi

Our roles are hybrid and work location can be discussed to find the most suitable conditions.

We are looking for a PRODUCT DESIGNER who will determine the pain points and challenges of users, identify opportunities, and implement workable solutions that are aligned with business goals. The Designer will also contribute to the establishment of a design system, as well as our ongoing efforts to create a high-quality, consistent experience across our products.

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to

• Contribute to multiple digital project solutions running concurrently and working collaboratively with a multi-disciplined team
• Evaluate business requirements and define user needs, in collaboration with key stakeholders
• Create flows, sketches, wireframes, prototypes and other design artifacts needed to effectively communicate specific features and functionality
• Present designs and key milestone deliverables to peers and stakeholders and guide the collection, synthesis and integration of feedback
• Confidently lead projects to success through clear communications, decisive action and stellar work
• Conduct usability testing, document results and suggest recommendations
• Work with, maintain and evolve a scalable design system to be used across platforms
• Contribute to other initiatives for the team

Required Skills

• 3+ years of experience designing for web and mobile platforms
• Confidence to think about high-level product vision, understand constraints, and contribute to a fantastic user experience
• Solid understanding of the design thinking process, as well as a passion and know-how for influencing design strategy
• Expert knowledge of Sketch or similar design tool
• Very strong attention to detail
• Experience partnering with user researchers
• Excellent visual design skills with sensitivity to user-system interaction
• Ability to present your designs and sell your solutions to various stakeholders
• Ability to solve problems creatively and effectively
• A solid and up-to-date understanding of best practices, developments, and trends in web, mobile, Human Interface Guidelines and Material Design
• A great attitude, collaborative spirit and openness to giving and receiving feedback
• Desire to learn, grow and teach skills to further your abilities and the abilities of the team
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and deadline-oriented environment

Education and Experience

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience

Experience:

• Experience communicating with cross-functional teams

• Experience designing for various groups of people (international audiences, multi-language localization, accessibility for people with disabilities, etc.)
• More than 2 years' experience in an Application Service Desk and Development Role