Senior Product Designer - Mobile

Senior Product Designer - Mobile This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Product Designer - Mobile based in South Africa. As a Senior Product Designer, you will take end-to-end ownership of the mobile experience across iOS and Android for a global B2B and B2C product. You'll shape how users manage their businesses, interact with customers, and stay productive wherever they are. The role combines strategic product thinking with hands-on UX/UI craft, from discovery and research through prototyping, native design, and implementation. You'll use data, customer insights, and AI-powered tools to identify opportunities and create experiences that drive adoption, retention, and growth. As a senior individual contributor, you'll influence product strategy and design standards through expertise rather than formal authority. You'll work closely with product and engineering teams in a highly distributed, international environment. This is an opportunity to define the future of a complex mobile product while maintaining a strong focus on usability, accessibility, and design quality. Accountabilities Own the end-to-end mobile design lifecycle across iOS and Android, taking initiatives from strategic discovery and research through interaction design, prototyping, native UI delivery, and implementation support. Lead an AI-augmented design process, using AI tools to accelerate research synthesis, ideation, concept exploration, prototyping, and validation while applying strong senior-level judgment throughout. Translate user needs, behavioral data, and business objectives into intuitive mobile-first experiences that improve adoption, retention, engagement, and overall product growth. Identify opportunities through research and quantitative insights, define high-impact design opportunities, and help shape the mobile product roadmap and strategic direction. Champion the user in product decisions while balancing customer value, business priorities, technical considerations, and long-term product scalability. Evolve and maintain mobile design standards and systems, raising the bar for quality, accessibility, consistency, and interaction design across iOS and Android experiences. Partner closely with product and engineering teams to influence product direction, solve complex problems, and deliver high-quality experiences without relying on formal authority. Requirements 7+ years of experience designing complex digital products, ideally within SaaS or similarly sophisticated product environments, with a strong portfolio demonstrating shipped native mobile experiences across iOS and Android. Deep expertise in mobile UX/UI, information architecture, interaction design, accessibility, platform-specific design patterns, and interactive prototyping, with a strong eye for product quality and craft. Strong technical fluency and adaptability within modern design workflows, including experience working with code-based sources of truth and tools such as Claude Code, alongside decreasing reliance on traditional design-file workflows. Demonstrated ability to use AI tools throughout the design thinking process, including research synthesis, ideation, prototyping, and validation, while understanding where human judgment and expertise remain essential. Expert-level knowledge of qualitative and quantitative research methods, with the ability to turn customer insights and behavioral data into meaningful product decisions. Proven experience collaborating with product and engineering teams to influence strategy, align stakeholders, and drive measurable outcomes without formal management authority. Strong communication, problem-solving, strategic thinking, and collaboration skills, combined with a high degree of autonomy and ownership. Benefits Competitive Compensation: Pay is benchmarked against market rates in the candidate's country of residence. 100% Remote: Work fully remotely from within your country of residence, with the flexibility to choose your preferred working environment. Equity: Stock options are provided as part of the overall compensation package, allowing employees to share in the organization's long-term success. Professional Growth: Access to significant learning, development, and career advancement opportunities within a rapidly growing environment. Annual Paid Leave: Paid time off aligned with applicable country-specific and/or contract-specific norms. Geographic-Specific Benefits: Depending on location, benefits may include healthcare, pension contributions, and other locally customary provisions. International Team Culture: Collaborate with a diverse, global team spanning more than 40 countries, bringing together different perspectives, expertise, and experiences. Values-Driven Environment: Work in a culture where clearly defined values actively guide both strategic and day-to-day decisions. How Jobgether works: We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team. We appreciate your interest and wish you the best! Why Apply Through Jobgether? 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