Sr. UI/UX Designer (Arabic Speaker)

Qualifications & Experience (Required)

• 10+ years of proven experience in UI/UX/Product Design, with a strong portfolio of shipped mobile apps.
• Minimum 5 years designing mobile banking apps (ideally within MENA) covering onboarding, payments, or loans.
• Advanced proficiency in Figma (auto-layout, variants, component libraries, prototyping, design tokens).
• Demonstrated ability to operate as the sole UI Design Lead for a product stream while collaborating effectively across functions.
• Arabic-speaking candidates are a must; fluency in English is required.
• Hands-on experience with user research methods (interviews, surveys, usability tests, A/B tests) and translating insights into design decisions.
• Solid understanding of responsive design, platform guidelines (iOS/Android), and accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1 AA).
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum; able to plan, estimate, and deliver design work in sprints using tools like Jira/Confluence.
• Working knowledge of front-end principles (HTML/CSS/JS) and design-to-dev handoff best practices; ability to speak the developers’ language.
• Bachelor’s degree in HCI, Interaction Design, Visual Communication, Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience.

Nice To Have (Preferred)

• Domain expertise in mortgages, retail lending, and customer onboarding processes (eKYC, document verification, credit checks).
• Motion design and prototyping for micro-interactions; knowledge of design tokens and DesignOps practices.
• Experience in producing short educational/promotional videos for product releases (e.g., using Adobe After Effects/Premiere, or similar).
• Data-informed design mindset with analytics tools (e.g., GA4, Firebase, Mixpanel), and experimentation (A/B testing).
• Understanding of security, privacy, and regional compliance considerations in financial services.