Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants

This fully remote full time position at Clera is open worldwide, so South Africans can apply. The estimated monthly salary is R154,167 – R185,000 ZAR. This role is suited for senior-level professionals. 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

About the Role

As a fractional Product Designer, you will work closely with the founding and engineering teams at an early-stage AI recruiting marketplace. You will shape candidate and hiring manager experiences, turning ambiguous product problems into intuitive, trustworthy flows and helping the team ship quickly.

What You'll Do
* Own design across product interfaces, candidate experiences, company dashboards, and AI interactions.
Own design across product interfaces, candidate experiences, company dashboards, and AI interactions.
* Translate complex, multi-stakeholder needs into clear end-to-end user flows and interaction models.
Translate complex, multi-stakeholder needs into clear end-to-end user flows and interaction models.
* Build and evolve the product design system from an early stage.
Build and evolve the product design system from an early stage.
* Conduct lightweight user research through interviews, session observation, and identifying points of friction.
Conduct lightweight user research through interviews, session observation, and identifying points of friction.
* Collaborate directly with founders and engineers to shape product direction and deliver shipped work.
Collaborate directly with founders and engineers to shape product direction and deliver shipped work.

What We're Looking For
* At least 5 years of digital product design experience, including time as a primary or sole designer at a startup.
At least 5 years of digital product design experience, including time as a primary or sole designer at a startup.
* Deep fluency in Figma for product design and design system work, with a portfolio showing thoughtful, clear design and shipped products.
Deep fluency in Figma for product design and design system work, with a portfolio showing thoughtful, clear design and shipped products.
* Experience designing end-to-end flows for products serving multiple user groups.
Experience designing end-to-end flows for products serving multiple user groups.
* Experience building or evolving design systems from scratch or at an early stage.
Experience building or evolving design systems from scratch or at an early stage.
* Comfort working autonomously, communicating asynchronously, and conducting lightweight user research with distributed teams.
Comfort working autonomously, communicating asynchronously, and conducting lightweight user research with distributed teams.
* Recruiting, HR tech, talent marketplace, AI product, conversational interface, or multi-sided platform experience is valuable.
Recruiting, HR tech, talent marketplace, AI product, conversational interface, or multi-sided platform experience is valuable.

Compensation & Benefits

Compensation range: $100,000 to $120,000 USD annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Location

Remote worldwide. This is a flexible fractional freelance engagement.

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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

At R154,167/month, this role pays well above the average South African remote salary. The USD equivalent ($100,000/mo) benefits from the favourable exchange rate.

Application Tips

Tailor your CV to international standards — use a clean format, highlight remote work experience, and include your English proficiency. Many SA applicants succeed by emphasising their strong work ethic and cultural adaptability.

Load Shedding Preparedness

If you're applying for a remote role, having a backup power solution (UPS, inverter, or generator) and mobile data as a backup internet connection shows employers you're prepared for South Africa's infrastructure challenges.

About Clera

Clera is a company in the Operations-Lead industry that hires remote workers from South Africa. They currently have 5 open positions on Hirezar. View all Clera jobs →

Senior Freelance Product Designer (Fractional)