Senior Product Designer Product Design UX
Ubiminds
🇿🇦 Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants
This fully remote full time position at Ubiminds is open to applicants from South Africa. As a remote position, you can work from anywhere in South Africa — whether you're based in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, or a smaller town.
Job Description
Senior Product Designer - Product Design / UX
Remote - LATAM / Full-time / Remote
Info on the Senior Product Designer role
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Ubiminds is aGPTW-certified, people-first companythat partners withAmerican software product companiesto scale their global teams. We connect topLATAM talentwith international product companies while providing fullemployer-of-record supportand long-termcareer development.
In this opportunity, you will join aproduct-driven organizationfocused on deliveringmobile-first and data-driven user experiences. The team builds products used by millions of users and relies heavily onresearch, experimentation, and analyticsto continuously improve the user journey.
This role combinesUX strategy, product thinking, and hands-on design execution, contributing to the creation ofhigh-quality digital experiences across web and mobile platforms.
Challenge
We are looking for aSenior Product Designer (5+ years)who thrives inuser-centered design environmentsand enjoys solvingcomplex product challenges.
You will work closely withProduct Managers, Engineers, Data Analysts, and Researchersto identify opportunities, improve critical user journeys, and design intuitive, scalable product experiences.
This role requires strong ability totranslate complex product problems into elegant design solutions, supported byquantitative and qualitative insights.
As a senior contributor, you will also helpevolve the design system, contribute todesign culture, and ensure that design decisions remain aligned withbusiness objectives and user needs.
Responsibilities
* Championdesign thinkingand promote collaboration across teams
Championdesign thinkingand promote collaboration across teams
* Collaborate withProduct, Engineering, Data, and Research teamsto identify user needs and define product requirements
Collaborate withProduct, Engineering, Data, and Research teamsto identify user needs and define product requirements
* Designend-to-end product experiencesacrossweb and mobile platforms
Designend-to-end product experiencesacrossweb and mobile platforms
* Translate complex problems intoclear user journeys and design solutions
Translate complex problems intoclear user journeys and design solutions
* Align design decisions withbusiness goals and product strategy
Align design decisions withbusiness goals and product strategy
* Create and maintaindesign artifacts, including:Information architecture diagramsUser flowsUser stories and use casesWireframes and high-fidelity mockupsInteractive prototypes
Create and maintaindesign artifacts, including:
* Information architecture diagrams
Information architecture diagrams
* User flows
User flows
* User stories and use cases
User stories and use cases
* Wireframes and high-fidelity mockups
Wireframes and high-fidelity mockups
* Interactive prototypes
Interactive prototypes
* Prototype and testuser interactions and workflows
Prototype and testuser interactions and workflows
* Usequalitative and quantitative research insightsto guide design decisions
Usequalitative and quantitative research insightsto guide design decisions
* Analyzeproduct analytics and behavioral datato improve user experience
Analyzeproduct analytics and behavioral datato improve user experience
* Contribute to theevolution and governance of the design system
Contribute to theevolution and governance of the design system
* Participate indesign critiques, providing and receiving constructive feedback
Participate indesign critiques, providing and receiving constructive feedback
* Document design decisions and maintainclear product design documentation
Document design decisions and maintainclear product design documentation
Mandatory Skills
* 5+ years of professional experienceinproduct design
5+ years of professional experienceinproduct design
* Strong portfolio demonstratingend-to-end UX/UI design work
Strong portfolio demonstratingend-to-end UX/UI design work
* Proven experience applyinghuman-centered design principles
Proven experience applyinghuman-centered design principles
* Experience designing forweb and mobile applications
Experience designing forweb and mobile applications
* Ability to lead or independently executemedium to large product initiatives
Ability to lead or independently executemedium to large product initiatives
* Experience conducting or leveraginguser research(discovery and validation)
Experience conducting or leveraginguser research(discovery and validation)
* Experience usinganalytics and behavioral datato inform design decisions
Experience usinganalytics and behavioral datato inform design decisions
* Experience working withdesign systems
Experience working withdesign systems
* Strongcommunication and storytelling skillsfor presenting design decisions
Strongcommunication and storytelling skillsfor presenting design decisions
* Ability to collaborate effectively withcross-functional teams
Ability to collabora
Tips for South African Applicants
Timezone Advantage
South Africa (SAST, UTC+2) overlaps well with European business hours and has a few hours of overlap with US East Coast. Mention your timezone flexibility in your application.
Salary in Context
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Application Tips
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About Ubiminds
Ubiminds is a company in the software industry that hires remote workers from South Africa. They currently have 2 open positions on Hirezar. View all Ubiminds jobs →