Product Designer at Kuda Bank

You will be involved in the full product development cycle: from early research and product strategy, to design and developer hand-off. You should have a strong understanding of design patterns on the web, mobile, strong visual and user experience sensibilities, and care deeply about the end-user experience.

What you’ll be doing (Roles & Responsibilities)

• Use various techniques to create drafts and prototypes
• Produce final design solutions
• Pitch creative and usable ideas
• Bring new ideas to life from sketching and wireframes to high-fidelity prototypes, visual design, asset production and developer handoff.
• Use feedback from other designers, customers, and team members to improve the product.
• Work closely with Product Managers and Engineers on the Retail, Business and Internal Product teams to launch features that impact the teams’ KPIs

Requirements

What you’ll need (Experience & Qualifications)

• 1-3 years of experience designing and shipping both web and mobile products and tools
• Strong portfolio demonstrating visual and user experience design in similar products
• Experience with design software (we mostly use Figma)
• Familiarity with design techniques (e.g. prototyping, wireframing)
• Understanding of visual elements (layout, colors typography, and fonts)
• Teamwork
• A razor sharp eye for detail
• Time management and multitasking abilities
• The ability to think at a high level about product strategy and clearly articulate design decisions.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of and interest in technology and financial services; prior experience working in fintech or digital payments a plus.
• Experience designing, maintaining and using a design system.
• Familiarity with UX writing.
• Basic familiarity with front-end development with HTML/CSS/Javascript
• Experience working in a fast-paced startup environment.
• Experience using graphics editing tools (e.g. Photoshop, illustrator)