At Bradford Jacobs, we are supporting a globally recognised SaaS organisation in its search for a UI/UX Designer. Our client is a leader in financial technology, delivering AI-driven solutions that help finance teams automate complex accounting workflows and improve operational efficiency. Serving thousands of customers worldwide, the business has built a reputation for innovation, sustained growth, and creating products that solve real-world challenges. This is an exciting opportunity to join a collaborative, high-performing team where design has a meaningful impact on the customer experience.

We're looking for a talented UI/UX Designer who is passionate about creating intuitive, user-centred digital experiences. If you enjoy solving complex problems through thoughtful design and collaborating with cross-functional teams, we'd love to hear from you.

About the Role

As a UI/UX Designer, you'll play a key role in shaping the user experience across our client's platform. You'll transform business requirements and user insights into intuitive, accessible, and visually engaging designs that improve the way finance professionals work.

Working alongside Product Managers and Engineers, you'll contribute to their design system, support user research, and help deliver seamless experiences that balance user needs with business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

Translate business requirements and user feedback into wireframes, user flows, and high-fidelity prototypes.
Contribute to and maintain our client's global design system to ensure consistency across the platform.
Conduct and support user research and usability testing, turning findings into actionable design improvements.
Analyse user behaviour and design challenges using research and professional judgement.
Present design concepts and interactive prototypes to product teams and key stakeholders.
Collaborate closely with Product Management and Engineering to ensure designs are technically feasible.
Champion accessibility and inclusive design principles across all products.
Independently manage project priorities and deliver high-quality work within agreed timelines.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), or a related field.
1–5 years of professional UI/UX design experience.
Experience working with and expanding established component libraries and design systems.
Strong information architecture and interaction design skills.
Ability to create interactive prototypes that accurately simulate user experiences.
Experience conducting user interviews and usability testing to validate design decisions.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Location: South Africa (Remote)

Salary: R870,000 per annum + 5% bonus

Working Hours: Primarily Eastern Standard Time (EST) to align with product development teams. During customer discovery engagements, flexibility is required to support customers and prospects across global time zones.

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