Senior UI Designer
๐ Job Overview
Job Title: Senior UI Designer
Company: Absa Group
Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Job Type: Full-Time
Category: Design Operations / GTM Operations (Design Focus)
Date Posted: 2026-05-28
Experience Level: 8+ Years (Senior)
Remote Status: Hybrid
๐ Role Summary
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This role is pivotal in architecting and delivering exceptional digital interfaces, focusing on the user interface (UI) aspect of the customer journey within Absa's digital ecosystem.
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The Senior UI Designer will lead the visual and interactive design strategy, ensuring consistency, usability, and brand alignment across all digital touchpoints.
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Key responsibilities include translating complex business and customer needs into intuitive, scalable, and aesthetically superior interface solutions.
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This position requires a strong command of design systems, accessibility standards, and best practices in visual and interaction design, coupled with leadership in mentoring junior designers and driving design excellence.
๐ Enhancement Note: While the title is "Senior UI Designer," the emphasis on "craft leadership," "defining UI standards," and "solving complex customer and business problems" suggests a role with strong operational oversight within the design function, aligning it with the broader GTM (Go-To-Market) and Design Operations spectrum by ensuring the efficient and effective execution of design principles at scale. The mention of "AI skills" indicates a forward-looking
Application Requirements
Requires a degree in a design discipline and a minimum of 8+ years of experience in design craft. Candidates must demonstrate advanced proficiency in UI tools like Figma and a proven track record of delivering complex interface solutions.