Design System Lead at PwC South Africa

Key Responsibilities

• Design and prototype intuitive user experiences across key journeys and features of the app.
• Develop UI patterns and components as part of journey and feature design, ensuring alignment with broader design standards.
• Conduct research and usability testing, iterating on designs based on real-world insights.
• Collaborate with Service Designers, product teams, and technical/development teams to refine user flows and interfaces.
• Contribute new elements to the design system, working closely with the Design System Lead.
• Ensure consistency in visual design, accessibility, and interaction principles.

Key Skills & Experience

• Proficiency in Figma design tool.
• Experience designing user journeys, user-flows, wireframes, and high-fidelity UI components.
• Strong understanding of interaction design, usability, and accessibility principles.
• Ability to translate complex user needs into simple, effective UI solutions.
• Experience working in Agile product teams, participating in sprints and backlog refinement.
• Strong collaboration skills, working alongside Service Designers, product teams, and technical/development teams.
• Basic understanding of frontend technologies (HTML, CSS, design handoff tools like Zeplin or Figma Dev Mode) is a plus.