Senior Product Designer Contract

Job Title: Senior Product Designer (Mobile/Web)

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Engagement: Contractual
Duration: 6 Months (Extendable | Long-term on Marc Ellis Payroll)

Job Summary:

The candidate will be part of the Design team within the Digital Office organization. In this position, he/she is responsible for designing Digital Experiences and flows based on Design best practices, Design patterns and principles, designing concepts, and guiding the development of content. He/she is responsible for creating all visual components as part of the digital experience to deliver, with a superb aesthetic sense. He/she leads all aspects of the look and feel of mockups and creative concepts of digital experiences. He/she will be collaborating with a team of multidisciplinary designers, researchers, technologists, and business partners.

Key Responsibilities:

Creative Leadership

• Own the overall visual direction of the product, ensuring alignment with the Head of Design's vision.
• Define and drive the brand personality across all creative executions.
• Ensure cohesive product experiences that reflect strategic design intent.

Product Design

• Translate requirements into wireframes and user journeys.
• Collaborate with designers, researchers, and UI engineers to co-create UX within Agile delivery teams.
• Facilitate stakeholder workshops to clarify requirements and support design decisions.

Planning

• Estimate design efforts based on project scope and complexity.
• Plan and prioritize design workstreams, focusing on user experience and information architecture.
• Develop structural design approaches by analyzing content strategy, user needs, and business objectives.

Assessment

• Convert feature-based requirements into actionable design backlog items.
• Conduct user testing activities such as card sorting, tree testing (Treejack), and focus groups to validate design assumptions.
• Evaluate existing digital experiences for UX consistency, IA clarity, and navigation effectiveness.

Collaboration

• Partner with fellow designers and business stakeholders to shape intuitive and effective digital experiences.
• Co-create solutions with design peers and support them during front-end development handovers.
• Foster close collaboration between design and engineering teams to ensure design fidelity.

Communication & Feedback

• Clearly articulate design decisions to cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Maintain a strong attention to visual detail and structured organization of design assets.
• Actively engage in design feedback loops with engineers, analysts, and product owners.
• Adapt designs based on constructive criticism and iterative input.

Qualifications & Experience:

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Interactive Media Design, or a related field.
• A graduate degree (MSc/MA) is a strong advantage.
• Proven experience in Design Thinking methodologies and delivering creative outputs.
• Proficient with industry-standard design and prototyping tools.
• Solid foundation in UX/UI design or related disciplines, with hands-on, practical application.
• 8+ years of professional experience in design-related roles.
• Experience within the Banking or Financial Services industry is preferred.
• Exposure to projects in the GCC region is considered an asset.

Knowledge & Skills

• Deep understanding and practical application of Human-Centered Design principles.
• Experience in Native Mobile App UI Design.
• Strong capabilities in Web Design, with a user-first approach.

Behavioural Competencies

• Comfortable working in ambiguous environments and exploring the unknown.
• A strong collaborator and co-creator, skilled in working across multidisciplinary teams.
• Innovative thinker with a bold mindset to challenge norms and explore new ideas.
• Views User Experience & Information Architecture as a true craft.
• Self-driven, open to constructive feedback, and continuously seeking growth through experimentation and learning.
• Demonstrates a passion for problem analysis and solution design.
• A curious observer able to detect patterns and extract insights to inform design decisions.