Senior UX Designer - FinTech - Cape Town
BBBH34178_1775555569
Posted: 07/04/2026
- Negotiable
- iKapa, Ntshona-Koloni
- Permanent
Overview
We're looking for an experienced Senior UX Designer to lead the strategy, research, and execution of user experience across web platforms and digital marketing journeys.
This role sits within a cross-functional marketing team and combines hands-on design with strategic input, allowing you to influence UX direction, drive complex initiatives, and champion best practices across a global digital environment.
You'll play a key role in ensuring all digital experiences are intuitive, user-focused, and deliver measurable commercial impact.
Key Responsibilities
UX Strategy & Leadership
- Lead UX thinking across websites and digital marketing journeys
- Define and shape user experience direction across platforms
- Drive best practice and consistency across digital touch points
Design & Delivery
- Create wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs
- Translate concepts into engaging and effective user experiences
- ProduceUX documentation including:
- Information architecture
- User flows
- Navigation structures
- Interaction patterns
Collaboration
- Partner with marketing, development, and content teams to deliver cohesive solutions
- Work closely with developers to ensure seamless implementation
- Contribute to a collaborative, cross-functional team environment
Research & Insights
- Conduct and contribute to user research initiatives
- Use data and behavioural insights to inform design decisions
- Support usability testing and experimentation (A/B testing)
Optimisation & Continuous Improvement
- Continuously refine and enhance user journeys
- Ensure experiences are seamless, logical, and aligned to business goals
- Stay up to date with UX trends, tools, and accessibility standards
- Proactively bring new ideas and innovations to the team
Requirements
- Strong experience in UX design, ideally within complex or high-traffic digital environments
- Solid understanding of user-centered design principles and methodologies
- Experience with UX research, interaction design, and conversion optimisation
- Proficiency in tools such as Figma, Sketch, or similar
- Experience designing responsive websites and marketing funnels
- Strong communication skills with the ability to present and justify design decisions
- Familiarity with analytics, SEO, and testing frameworks
Experience in financial services or regulated industries is advantageous but not essential.
Sphere Digital Recruitment currently have a variety of job opportunities across digital so feel free to get in touch with us to find out how we can help you. Please take a look at our website.
Sphere is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications regardless of ethnic origin, race, religious beliefs, age, disability, gender or sexual orientation, and any other protected status as required by applicable law.
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