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Pavago

Product Designer

RemoteSouth Africa, Kenya only
Published
Role
Design
Experience
Mid
Employment
Full-time
Salary not disclosed
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No BS summary

Product Designer (UX/UI) with 2+ years of experience, strong Figma skills, and a portfolio showing UX thinking and polished UI. Must design responsive web/mobile products and work with Product and Engineering on U.S. hours.

Core skills

Figma

Optional skills

Adobe XDSketchWCAGHTMLCSSMixpanelAmplitudeHotjar

What you'll do

  • Conduct user interviews, usability testing, and surveys
  • Create user flows, personas, and journey maps
  • Identify friction points and opportunities to improve the product
  • Use tools such as Mixpanel, Amplitude, or Hotjar to understand user behavior
  • Create wireframes, user flows, and clickable prototypes
  • Design polished, responsive interfaces for web and mobile
  • Work primarily in Figma
  • Iterate designs based on user feedback, testing, and product requirements
  • Build and maintain reusable components and design patterns
  • Maintain consistency across typography, spacing, colors, and UI elements
  • Help scale design systems as products grow
  • Partner closely with Product Managers, Engineers, and stakeholders
  • Translate product requirements into clear design solutions
  • Prepare organized developer handoffs using Figma Dev Mode, Zeplin, or similar tools
  • Review implementations to ensure design accuracy and usability

What they require

  • 2+ years of Product Design / UX/UI experience
  • Strong portfolio demonstrating both UX thinking and UI craftsmanship
  • Strong proficiency with Figma
  • Experience designing responsive web and/or mobile products
  • Strong understanding of user flows
  • Strong understanding of wireframing
  • Strong understanding of prototyping
  • Strong understanding of usability
  • Strong understanding of accessibility
  • Strong understanding of design systems
  • Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
  • U.S. Hours (Flexible)
  • Preferred: SaaS, consumer app, or enterprise product experience
  • Preferred: Experience with analytics, usability testing, or A/B testing
  • Preferred: Experience building or scaling design systems

Benefits

  • High ownership over real product experiences
  • Work closely with Product and Engineering
  • Modern UX/UI and product design workflows
  • Opportunity to influence product decisions
  • Fully remote environment
  • Growth into Senior Product Designer, Lead Designer, or Design Systems Lead

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