7 Ux Architect jobs in South Africa

UX Architect Lead - Fintech | Cape Town/Johannesburg | Hybrid

Join a newly established digital first Fintech business within a bigger Group,
on a mission to democratize financial advice and solutions for everyone across the African continent.

The core function of this role is to design experience strategies and information architecture that support and guide product design and delivery teams in ensuring consistent and seamless experiences across the business that deliver on the company's CX vision.

Our ideal candidate has:

• 5+ years' experience in UX Architect, UX design, UX strategy, UX research.
• Digital product creation and strategy, Service and interaction design.
• Extensive experience in conducting research in emerging markets, related to the behaviours and use of digital services.
• Extensive experience in the creation of digital financial services and products.
• Exposure to and experience in the use of emerging financial technologies and innovation in the financial services space. Advantageous: Product ownership/management experience.

Qualifications:

• Interaction (HCI), User Experience Design, or a related field.
• Advantageous: UXPM Level 1 Certification.

Knowledge:

• UX research.
• HR Services, Recruitment & Selection.

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UX Architect Lead - Fintech | Cape Town/Johannesburg | Hybrid

Join a newly established digital first Fintech business within a bigger Group,
on a mission to democratize financial advice and solutions for everyone across the African continent.

The core function of this role is to design experience strategies and information architecture that support and guide product design and delivery teams in ensuring consistent and seamless experiences across the business that deliver on the company's CX vision.

Our ideal candidate has:

• 5+ years' experience in UX Architect, UX design, UX strategy, UX research
• Digital product creation and strategy, Service and interaction design
• Extensive experience in conducting research in emerging markets, related to the behaviours and use of digital services
• Extensive experience in the creation of digital financial services and products
• Exposure to and experience in the use of emerging financial technologies and innovation in the financial services space
• Advantageous: Product ownership/management experience

Qualifications:

• Interaction (HCI), User Experience Design, or a related field
• Advantageous: UXPM Level 1 Certification

Knowledge:

• UX research
• HR Services, Recruitment & Selection

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UX Architect Lead - Fintech | Cape Town/Johannesburg | Hybrid

Join a newly established digital first Fintech business within a bigger Group,
on a mission to democratize financial advice and solutions for everyone across the African continent.

The core function of this role is to design experience strategies and information architecture that support and guide product design and delivery teams in ensuring consistent and seamless experiences across the business that deliver on the company's CX vision.

Our ideal candidate has:

• 5+ years' experience in UX Architect, UX design, UX strategy, UX research
• Digital product creation and strategy, Service and interaction design
• Extensive experience in conducting research in emerging markets, related to the behaviours and use of digital services
• Extensive experience in the creation of digital financial services and products
• Exposure to and experience in the use of emerging financial technologies and innovation in the financial services space
• Advantageous: Product ownership/management experience

Qualifications:

• Interaction (HCI), User Experience Design, or a related field
• Advantageous: UXPM Level 1 Certification

Knowledge:

• UX research
• HR Services, Recruitment & Selection

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SovTech is now Scrums.com! Same company, new name.

We are looking for a creative UI/UX architect to structure and improve website usability in Cape Town. The UI/UX architect's duties include coding websites, maintaining the aesthetics of websites, and ensuring that the websites are user-friendly. You should also analyze the behaviors and patterns of users to improve overall functionality.

To be successful as a UI/UX architect, you should be passionate about user satisfaction and competent in every aspect of building a website. Ultimately, a high-quality UI/UX architect will be an expert in problem-solving and an innovative thinker.

What will you be doing?

• Researching and evaluating usability.
• Coding website structure.
• Developing innovative design concepts for websites.

Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in web development or a similar field.
• Experience as a UI/UX architect.
• Complex problem-solver.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Have a flexible approach and be creative.

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User Experience Designer page is loaded# User Experience Designerlocations: Johannesburgtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todaytime left to apply: End Date: September 16, 2025 (6 days left to apply)job requisition id: R39767# **Job Description**Hello Future User Experience Designer (FNB nav) Welcome to the home of the #changeables. For over 180 years, at FNB change has been a major part of who we are. We design for the shapeshifters and deliver products and services that make us incredibly proud of our people that make it happen. FNB is the non-bank bank where changeable people and ideas are born. Working here is not like working at any other financial institution. We’re all about changing up the norm and putting flexibility at our core because our value lies in output not hours. We work in smaller, more agile groups, this allows us to move faster to innovate, create and react in an ever-changing world, with our changeables At FNB our internal community, is cross-functional and prides itself on intentional collaboration, where experts come together and ignite effective change. We call these changeables our nav-igators. As nav-igators, we are made up of unique talents, diverse minds, adaptability and live up to the promise of staying curious. nav» is known for its lead in innovative financial platform solutions to better our customers’ experience. At nav», you are encouraged to imagine the change, to share your ideas openly and to navigate the reality of our customers everyday needs***We are looking for someone who will be responsible for:*** Conduct competitor research.* Translating the user journeys into an omni-channel experience by constructing high fidelity screen flows using existing User Interface symbols and User Interface patterns as specified in our User Experience Design System* Ensure the development, alignment, mapping and implementation of end-to-end processes aligned to the customer journey map.* Research, enable and consult on improvements and opportunities to harness technology and platform enablement.* Review existing processes and suggest innovative ideas to improve and streamline processes to drive efficiencies and minimise redundancy.* Monitor customer feedback reports and align processes to maximise efficiencies.* Provide project status updates Interpret project briefs correctly from business stakeholders Conduct regular project touch bases with business and development to ensure UX design standards are upheld Ensure all project UX deliverables are uploaded and readily available when needed.* Provide support to internal team members and external OCEP partners in terms of UI patterns and UX standards.* Participate in project JADs with project stakeholders including business analysts, system analysts and developers and QA testers to provide support and help guide the proposed user experience by clarifying business requirements and understanding any technical constraints.* Ensure user journeys are constructed and clearly defined.* Ensure correct symbols, UI patterns and UX standards are adhered to and applied when constructing screen flow experiences.* Ensure decisions are backed by best practice principles and be able to defend and motivate design choices.* Perform User Acceptance Testing (UAT) in test environments to ensure the screen flows constructed are implemented correctly by development from a UX standards perspective.* Liaise with a Copywriter, create the UI Designer within the team to ensure copy standards are adhered to and consistently applied across all screen flows to ensure any iconography, illustrations and background imagery are constructed and incorporated into the necessary screen flows.***We would love to see applicants who are:*** Dynamic and thrive in a fast-paced environment, and is driven by a desire to create exceptional experiences. If you have what it takes, is a team player, have a passion for vehicles, is fanatic about customer experience and a proven track record of innovative thinking, we want to hear from you!* Able to participate in planned activities that are appropriate for own development.* Able to display and encourage an appreciation of teamwork and inclusivity.* Able to develop, encourage and nurture collaborative relationships across area of specialisation***Dare to imagine the change with us, if you are:*** An adaptable problem solver who does not fear change but thrives from it* A disruptor in your field of UX design* An initiative taker who identifies opportunity and improves* A future nav-igator***We’ll make a good match if you’re:*** Curious - you're driven by always wanting to know more and learn more* Obsessed with mastery - you know what it takes to become good at what you do and are constantly pushing yourself to do it* Courageous - you're brave enough to think and do things differently and are always ready to put your hand up and take ownership* A team player - you believe in the power of teams so you're always part of one, building and leveraging your networks* Emotionally intelligent - you have a high EQ that enables you to truly connect with people, no matter how technical or specialist your role is***You’ll benefit from our changeable benefits like:*** Opportunities to network and collaborate* Work that is challenging* Space to make a difference* Conditions that are flexible* Opportunities to innovate* Focus on health and wellbeing (onsite wellness center, gym and crèche at our main campus to innovative employee wellbeing programmes and financial fitness)* Resources to help you with your professional development* Generous leave policy* Inspiring work environment* Preferential employee banking ratesWhen it comes to learning and development, we encourage our changeable to expand their knowledge, on their own, with others, in person or online. As for our workspace, it is immersive, collaborative, and energetic because at FNB, innovation is our lifeblood and change in our DNA***You’ll excel with experience in***:*** Designing on Figma and FigJam* Adobe Creative Cloud* Passion for taking ideas and making them real* Innovation is in your DNA, you're a disruptor and risk takerJoin us and be part of a team that is redefining our digital vehicle ecosystem experience. Apply now and let your imagination shape the world around us.#Post#FNB#LI-NN2# # ***Job Details***# **Take note that applications will not be accepted on the below date and onwards, kindly submit applications ahead of the closing date indicated below.**16/09/25All appointments will be made in line with FirstRand Group’s Employment Equity plan. The Bank supports the recruitment and advancement of individuals with disabilities. In order for us to fulfill this purpose, candidates can disclose their disability information on a voluntary basis. The Bank will keep this information confidential unless we are required by law to disclose this information to other parties.Introduce yourself to our recruiters and we will get in touch if there's a role that seems like a good match.Should you have any queries, please log it via .
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Overview

Hello Future User Experience Designer (FNB nav)

Welcome to the home of the #changeables. For over 180 years, at FNB change has been a major part of who we are. We design for the shapeshifters and deliver products and services that make us incredibly proud of our people that make it happen.

FNB is the non-bank bank where changeable people and ideas are born. Working here is not like working at any other financial institution. We’re all about changing up the norm and putting flexibility at our core because our value lies in output not hours. We work in smaller, more agile groups, which allows us to move faster to innovate, create and react in an ever-changing world, with our changeables.

At FNB our internal community is cross-functional and prides itself on intentional collaboration, where experts come together and ignite effective change. We call these changeables our nav-igators. As nav-igators, we are made up of unique talents, diverse minds, adaptability and live up to the promise of staying curious. nav» is known for its lead in innovative financial platform solutions to better our customers’ experience. At nav», you are encouraged to imagine the change, to share your ideas openly and to navigate the reality of our customers everyday needs.

Responsibilities

• Conduct competitor research.
• Translate user journeys into an omni-channel experience by constructing high fidelity screen flows using existing User Interface symbols and UI patterns as specified in our User Experience Design System.
• Ensure development, alignment, mapping and implementation of end-to-end processes aligned to the customer journey map.
• Research, enable and consult on improvements and opportunities to harness technology and platform enablement.
• Review existing processes and suggest innovative ideas to improve and streamline processes to drive efficiencies and minimise redundancy.
• Monitor customer feedback reports and align processes to maximise efficiencies.
• Provide project status updates; interpret project briefs from business stakeholders; conduct regular project touch bases with business and development to uphold UX design standards; ensure UX deliverables are uploaded and readily available.
• Provide support to internal team members and external OCEP partners in terms of UI patterns and UX standards.
• Participate in project JADs with stakeholders to clarify business requirements and understand technical constraints; guide the proposed user experience.
• Ensure user journeys are constructed and clearly defined; ensure correct symbols, UI patterns and UX standards are adhered to in screen flow experiences.
• Ensure decisions are backed by best practices and can be defended and motivated.
• Perform User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to ensure screen flows are implemented correctly from a UX standards perspective.
• Liaise with a Copywriter and create the UI Designer within the team to ensure copy standards and iconography, illustrations and imagery are consistently applied across screen flows.

Applicants we would love to see

• Dynamic and thrive in a fast-paced environment, driven by a desire to create exceptional experiences; a team player with a passion for customer experience and a track record of innovative thinking.
• Able to participate in planned activities for own development.
• Able to display and encourage teamwork and inclusivity.
• Able to develop, nurture and sustain collaborative relationships across areas of specialization.

Dare to imagine the change with us, if you are

• An adaptable problem solver who does not fear change but thrives on it.
• A disruptor in the field of UX design.
• An initiative taker who identifies opportunities and improves.
• A future nav-igator.

We’ll make a good match if you’re

• Curious — you’re driven by always wanting to know more and learn more.
• Obsessed with mastery — you know what it takes to become good at what you do and are constantly pushing yourself.
• Courageous — you’re brave enough to think and do things differently and take ownership.
• A team player — you believe in the power of teams and build networks.
• Emotionally intelligent — you have a high EQ to connect with people, regardless of role.

You’ll benefit from our changeable benefits

• Opportunities to network and collaborate.
• Challenging work that makes a difference.
• Flexible working conditions.
• Opportunities to innovate and focus on health and wellbeing (onsite wellness center, gym, crèche at main campus, and wellbeing programs).
• Resources for professional development.
• Generous leave policy and an inspiring work environment.
• Preferential employee banking rates.

When it comes to learning and development, we encourage our changeables to expand their knowledge, on their own, with others, in person or online. Our workspace is immersive, collaborative, and energetic because at FNB, innovation is our lifeblood and change is in our DNA.

You’ll excel with experience in

• Designing on Figma and FigJam.
• Adobe Creative Cloud.
• Passion for turning ideas into reality.
• Innovation is in your DNA; you are a disruptor and risk taker.

Join us and be part of a team redefining our digital vehicle ecosystem experience. Apply now and let your imagination shape the world around us.

Job Details

Take note that applications will not be accepted on the below date; kindly submit applications ahead of the closing date indicated below.

Closing date: 16 / 09 / 25

All appointments will be made in line with FirstRand Group’s Employment Equity plan. The Bank supports the recruitment and advancement of individuals with disabilities. Candidates may disclose disability information on a voluntary basis; information will be kept confidential unless required by law to disclose to other parties.

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