About this role
Who we are
Moniepoint is an all-in-one financial services platform for emerging markets and the second-fastest growing company in Africa. Since 2019, Moniepoint’s technology has powered over 3 million people, offering personal and business banking, payment, credit and business management tools to help them succeed. Moniepoint processed $1
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About the role:
As a Senior User Experience Designer, you will be responsible for executing high-quality designs for our financial products, ensuring they are intuitive, accessible, and effective. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, mentor junior designers, and champion user-centred design within the organisation. This role requires a strategic mindset, deep UX/UI expertise, and the ability to translate complex financial concepts into seamless user experiences.
What you’ll do
• Define and execute design strategies that align with business objectives and user needs.
• Lead the end-to-end design process, from discovery and research to wireframing, prototyping, and final UI execution.
• Conduct advanced user research, usability testing, and A/B experiments to validate and refine design solutions.
• Partner closely with product managers and engineers to ensure seamless implementation of designs.
• Design scalable UI components and contribute to our evolving design system.
• Advocate for accessibility (A11y) and inclusive design principles, ensuring our products serve a diverse user base.
• Create and refine micro-interactions and motion elements to improve user engagement and usability.
• Use data-driven insights to continuously improve the user experience and optimise for business impact.
• Mentor and guide junior designers, fostering a culture of excellence and innovation.
• Stay ahead of fintech trends and best practices to drive product innovation.
What you need to succeed
• 3+ years in a senior product design role, with a strong focus on UX and a demonstrated ability to lead impactful projects
• Mastery of visual design, typography, grids, layout, and colour theory.
• Expertise in interaction design, information architecture, and user flows.
• Deep understanding of designing for both mobile and web platforms, ensuring responsive and adaptive experiences.
• Strong knowledge of behavioural psychology and how it influences user decision-making.
• Extensive experience conducting usability testing, user interviews, and heuristic evaluations.
• Ability to synthesise qualitative and quantitative insights into impactful design decisions.
• Familiarity with UX analytics tools (Google Analytics, Mixpanel, Hotjar, etc.).
• Proficiency in atomic design principles and building scalable UI frameworks.
• Strong knowledge of motion design tools (Lottie, After Effects, Principle) to create dynamic user experiences.
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