Design Director, APAC – Digital Bank Permanent

Introduction to the role:
Our client is on its way to building a top-tier Digital Bank here and is looking for Design Director to join their fast-growing team in APAC. You will part of the leadership team overseeing and scaling the design team to the next level. You will lead a team of highly talented and passionate designers on a high-visibility project in the region, building products from early stage.
Responsibilities:

• Leading the vision of a user-led environment, placing users at the core of everything they do.
• Build out the foundational UX team, coaching and mentoring the team and identifying necessary training and education required.
• Execute all phases of design work such as user research, defining POC, execute UX flows, apply visual design systems, creating prototypes, creating production-ready designs and participating/conducting usability testing
• Advocate best design practice, inspire creativity and identify growth opportunities for the team.
• Constantly driving challenge-based collaboration to spur a high-performing culture that will develop high-quality products.

Desired Qualifications/Certifications:

• Experience in UI/UX, Research and Product design in an e-commerce or hyperlocal setup
• Strong application of conceptual thinking, dynamic user experiences, data-driven analysis and decisions, and familiarity with mobile-first designs.
• Experience building digital native application and responsive web design
• Experience working across multidiscipline and the Agile way of working
• Knowledge of creating wireframes, user flows and sitemaps.
• Experience in leading and executing user research interviews, moderated and unmoderated usability testing.

For more information you can email Celestine Chia in our Singapore office on quoting Job Reference 527263 or alternatively, apply here to register your interest.

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