We are seeking a highly talented and hands-on senior product designer to join the experience & digital transformation division at a leading tier-1 banking institution in Dubai.
Operating within the digital experience & product design chapter, this role focuses on crafting human-centric digital journeys and scalable UI/UX frameworks across web, iOS, and Android platforms.
The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in enterprise-scale design systems, end-to-end UX processes, and agile squad delivery. You will lead the visual look-and-feel of digital products, conduct user research/testing, and collaborate closely with cross-functional product owners, business analysts, and front-end engineers.
Requirements
Key responsibilities
- Creative leadership & design systems
- Lead the overall visual look-and-feel, typography, visual hierarchy, and brand personality across multi-platform digital products (iOS, Android, and web/desktop).
- Maintain, evolve, and scale the enterprise design system, ensuring visual consistency, accessibility, and seamless design-to-code component adoption.
- Envision architectural hierarchies, interaction patterns, features, and functionality aligned with the overarching product design vision.
- End-to-end product design & UX research
- Own the end-to-end design process: from discovery, user flows, and wireframing to high-fidelity interactive prototyping and developer handoff.
- Lead requirement-clarification workshops with business partners and product managers to convert feature-oriented requirements into refined design backlog items.
- Conduct quantitative and qualitative user testing activities (e.g., card sorting, treejack testing, focus groups, usability testing) to evaluate existing digital experiences and refine user flows.
- Agile squad collaboration & handoff
- Co-create digital experiences in an active agile squad delivery model alongside multidisciplinary designers, researchers, product owners, and technologists.
- Provide detailed effort estimates for UX and information architecture workstreams based on product specifications.
- Support front-end UI engineers during design handoff, providing direct feedback, reviewing builds for pixel-perfect execution, and integrating technical constraints into production designs.
Required technical specifications & skills
Core design & domain skills (essential)
- Design systems: Hands-on mastery in building, maintaining, and scaling enterprise-level design systems and component libraries.
- Multi-platform UI/UX: Proven track record designing for native iOS, native Android, and responsive web/desktop applications.
- Design methodologies: Advanced knowledge of human-centered design (HCD) principles, information architecture (IA), and design thinking.
- Agile proficiency: Hands-on experience working inside agile/scrum delivery squads alongside product owners and technology teams.
- Prototyping tools: Deep fluency with industry-standard design, wireframing, and prototyping tools (e.g., Figma).
Preferred experience & qualifications
- Banking & fintech: Prior product design experience within retail banking, financial services (BFS), or large-scale fintech environments is strongly preferred.
- Regional awareness: Prior experience working within the GCC/Middle East market is an added advantage.