Head of Design - UI/UX
- Recruiter
- Mentmore Recruitment
- Location
-
London
South East EnglandUnited Kingdom
- Salary
- 650.00 - 750.00 GBP Daily
- Posted
- 23 Sep 2020
- Closes
- 24 Sep 2020
- Job Title
- Director
- Category
- Information Technology
- Contract Type
- Contract
- Hours
- Full Time
Mentmore is currently recruiting for a Head of Design for our client, a global financial services organisation, who are currently building a new fintech in the UK. They are looking to bring on board an experienced Head of Design with extensive experience on Customer Research, UI&UX and Product.
Role: Head of Design- Head of UI and Head of Customer Research
Note: (Fluent Arabic language required)
Key responsibilities:
- Responsible for the Head of UI, Design and Head of Customer Research practice
- Developing and creating Researched UX for the developing product.
- Taking ownership of the user experience across all of our digital platforms: mapping user journeys and designing interactions and interfaces across multiple brands
- Setting clear goals, managing resources accordingly, create product roadmaps and mentoring stakeholders towards growth and success.
- Expert of design best practice and setting the user experience strategy.
- Designing and executing user experience research and usability studies
- Create and share documentation of UX progress, updates and findings with the CPO
- Deliver exceptionally beautiful, pixel-perfect designs across our digital touch points for all phases of visual UI and interactive design work from concept through to live
- Engage with the business stakeholders to understand their concerns and needs of the company.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with good senior-level stakeholder management soft skills and competencies.
Required skills:
- Must speak fluent Arabic
- Expert understanding of interaction, usability and visual design principles and the tools used to produce these (Sketch, Photoshop etc).
- Good understanding of HTML/CSS and responsive design.
- Relevant experience as a UX/UI designer
- Outstanding design portfolio showcasing your talent on web and mobile including responsive design and native app examples
- Ability to demonstrate strong prototyping skills and user flows
- Proficient in industry standard software
- Strong working knowledge of and passion for interaction and user-centred experience design, including comprehensive awareness of new platforms and technologies
- Up-to-date with current design trends and usability best practice