Job Description:
A Product Design Specialist is a talented and innovative person who plays a key role in shaping the user interface of AsiaPay mobile payment platform, ensuring that it is intuitive, visually appealing, and aligned with the brand values. A Product Design Specialist collaborates closely with product specialists and managers to translate user needs and functional and business requirements into compelling design solutions to meet the highest standards of usability and accessibility.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Perform end-to-end design process for new products and enhancements on mobile payment platform, from concept ideation and wireframing to prototyping, high-fidelity mockups, and final implementation.
- Conduct user research, usability testing, and gather feedback to inform design decisions and identify areas for improvement with close collaboration of product specialists and managers to ensure that design decisions are data-driven and user-centric
- Create wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity mockups to communicate design concepts and interactions effectively.
- Collaborate with product specialists and managers to prioritize design tasks, manage timelines, and ensure timely delivery of high-quality designs advocating for design best practices and user-centric principles.
- Maintain, evolve, and advocate for AsiaPay’s design system, ensuring consistency, scalability, and efficiency across all platforms and product interfaces.
- Stay up to date with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in mobile design, and advocate for their adoption within the organization.
Education and Qualifications necessary to perform this job:
- Bachelor’s degree in design, HCI, or related field; or equivalent practical experience.
- Proven experience (2 years) designing consumer-facing mobile applications, preferably in the fintech or e-commerce industry.
- Proficiency in design tools such as Sketch, Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, etc.
- Strong understanding of user-centered design principles and interaction design.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to articulate design concepts and rationale effectively.
- Ability to create illustrations and icons that enhance the user interface and align with brand aesthetics.
- Familiarity with brand guidelines and the ability to design within established frameworks while maintaining creativity.
- Basic knowledge of animation to bring simple UI interactions to life.
- Portfolio showcasing a range of design projects, with a focus on mobile applications and user interfaces.
- Language: Fluent English and fluent Kurdish or Arabic.
More Information
- Address Sulaymaniyah - Baghdad - Erbil
- How to apply Interested applicant may send their resumes at ([email protected]), PLEASE indicate the position you are applying for in the subject area (Product Design Specialist - IQJ). Applications without the Subject Line will not be considered. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.