Senior Product Designer

We are looking for an experienced senior product designer

with strong hands-on expertise in enterprise-scale design systems to join a large-scale digital transformation initiative within the banking and financial services domain.

The ideal candidate should have extensive experience designing world-class digital experiences across mobile (iOS & Android) and web platforms. This role requires a highly collaborative design professional who can work closely with product, technology, research, and business teams within agile squads to deliver human-centric digital experiences.

Candidates with experience in retail banking, fintech, or large enterprise organizations will be highly preferred.

Requirements

Key responsibilities

• Lead the design and evolution of enterprise-scale design systems across digital products and platforms.
• Design intuitive, scalable, and visually compelling digital experiences for mobile and web applications.
• Create wireframes, user flows, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs based on business and user requirements.
• Drive end-to-end UX and product design activities from discovery through delivery.
• Collaborate closely with product managers, business analysts, UX researchers, frontend engineers, and stakeholders throughout the design lifecycle.
• Participate in agile delivery squads and contribute to sprint planning, backlog refinement, and design discussions.
• Conduct and facilitate stakeholder workshops for requirements gathering, design refinement, and alignment.
• Translate feature-oriented requirements into design backlog items and user-centric experiences.
• Develop information architecture, interaction models, and design patterns aligned with enterprise standards.
• Plan and estimate design workstreams based on project requirements and delivery timelines.
• Conduct UX assessments and usability evaluations of existing digital experiences.
• Perform user testing activities including:
  • Card sorting
  • Tree testing
  • Focus groups
  • Usability testing
  • Design validation sessions
• Ensure consistency across digital products by leveraging design system principles and best practices.
• Support design handover activities and collaborate closely with frontend engineering teams during implementation.
• Present and articulate design decisions effectively to business and technology stakeholders.
• Incorporate stakeholder feedback and continuously improve design solutions.

Required technical skills

Product design & UX

• Strong hands-on experience in product design and UX design.
• Expertise in enterprise-scale design systems.
• End-to-end product design and user experience methodologies.
• Human-centered design principles and practices.
• Information architecture.
• Interaction design.
• User-centered design methodologies.
• Design thinking principles.
• Experience designing large-scale digital products.

Platforms

• Mobile design:
  • iOS
  • Android
• Web/Desktop design

Design deliverables

• Wireframes
• User flows
• High-fidelity mockups
• Interactive prototypes
• Design specifications
• Information architecture artifacts
• Design documentation

User research & testing

• User testing
• Card sorting
• Tree testing
• Focus groups
• UX evaluation techniques
• Design validation activities

Tools & methodologies

• Agile / Scrum methodologies.
• Design thinking methodologies.
• Experience working within cross-functional product squads.
• Familiarity with modern prototyping and design tools such as:
  • Figma
  • Sketch
  • Adobe XD
  • Other industry-standard design tools

Required experience

• 8+ years of experience in product design, UX design, or related disciplines.
• Strong experience designing digital experiences for enterprise-scale products.
• Experience working within agile product teams and multidisciplinary environments.
• Experience collaborating with product managers, designers, researchers, and engineering teams.
• Proven experience leading design initiatives from concept to implementation.

Preferred domain experience

• Banking
• Financial services
• FinTech
• Retail banking
• Digital products and platforms
• Candidates with experience in large enterprise organizations and digital banking transformations will be highly preferred.

Required competencies

• Strong design system expertise.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Strong presentation and design articulation capabilities.
• Ability to work effectively within agile squads.
• Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
• Ability to work comfortably in ambiguous and fast-paced environments.
• Strong collaboration and co-creation mindset.
• Passion for human-centric design and continuous learning.
• High attention to visual detail and design consistency.
• Self-motivated, adaptable, and open to constructive feedback.

Educational qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in graphic design, interactive media design, human-computer interaction (HCI), product design, or a related discipline.
• Master's degree is an added advantage.

Nice to have

• Experience working on digital banking products and customer-facing platforms.
• GCC banking or financial services experience.
• Experience building or scaling enterprise design systems across multiple products and platforms.
• Experience working closely with frontend engineering teams during implementation and design handover.