User Interface Designer at Shoprite Group of Companies

Purpose of the Job

• As a User Interface Designer, you will be part of a small, but growing Shoprite Design Team in Financial Services where you will work closely with the user experience lead and customer facing product managers in all aspects of visual product design.
• Together, you will create beautiful UI, enjoyable interactions and well-crafted design pieces for our web, iOS, Android, and other digital products. We’re looking for someone who is a self-starter, passionate about human-centered design and has a genuine interest in current product design trends.
• The User Interface Designer owns designs within clearly defined parameters and works on understanding and articulating the design artifacts and deliverables needed to enhance specific design features alongside the design team.

Job Objectives

• Translate wireframes and flow into beautiful interface designs that are on brand.
• Create beautiful interface designs while working across multiple brands at once.
• Be able to translate wireframes across channels and platforms – from mobile, to tablet and desktop.
• Believe in mobile first design.
• Visual UI design and asset preparation for production.
• Work closely with the User Experience Lead to craft the best possible interfaces and experiences.
• Keep the team updated on product design trends and best practices.
• Support the team with producing integrated customer lead digital products in partnership with external design partners and agencies.
• Create standard prototype interfaces using tools such as Figma, Sketch, Marvel and InVision.
• Assist the design team and product managers in the conceptualisation of viable and disruptive product ideas.
• Conduct ongoing research of existing and emerging technology to support innovation.
• Identify potential opportunities for new products as well as product, user interaction and design improvements.

Operations:

• Supports customer-lead design thinking across omnichannel digital channels.
• Adhere to and improve customer service levels across businesses and services.

Team Collaboration:

• Support a customer centric culture, processes, and ways of working
• Support in the iteration of designs, integrating feedback from Product Managers, Developers, and Design colleagues.
• Be able to make changes quickly and on the fly to assist the development team in refinement sessions.
• Be able to seamlessly work with multiple UX and UI design teams across the business.
• Work as part of an Agile Product Team to coordinate application development and delivery.
• Work collaboratively with key stakeholders to ensure holistic problem investigation and integration to design and develop right solutions.
• Maintain ongoing and effective communication with the team to ensure fit-for purpose design and solutions.

Qualifications

• Degree or Diploma in Design, Commerce, Engineering, Marketing or Advertising – (essential).

Experience

• 1 years’ experience in a similar capacity or role with proven success in user centered design and UI design tools – (essential).
• Experience communicating interactions using motion design principles as relates to user interface design – (essential).
• Marketing / advertising experience
• Digital agency experience
• Experience with analytics and big data

Knowledge and Skills

• Skilled in visual design of digital products, including but not limited to: Mobile applications on Android and iOS and Responsive web; Figma, Sketch, Marvel and Invision – (essential).
• A portfolio of work to showcase design abilities and craft in creating user interfaces (essential).
• Exposure to successfully launching new product features on both mobile and desktop – (essential).
• Be able and comfortable to work within an Agile environment (essential)
• Digital customer design development (UX design, wireframing, AB Testing, customer research etc.) – (desired)

Closing Date

• 2025/11/22