Senior Product Designer (Remote) at Moni Africa

Moni is building simple solutions in a world where financial inclusion is a complex dream has changed not only the lives of mobile money agents but ours also. We can no longer imagine a world where mobile money agents do not have access to float based on social reputation and trust. Our community model is altering the current lending infrastructure and as trendsetters, we aren’t stopping. Working at Moni is like walking a runway – fast paced, thrilling, showcasing a masterpiece and filled with applause. We have a thing for creative, smart, fun and contrarian rebel.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Product Designer

Location: Lagos (Remote)
Employment Type: Full Time

What You Will Do

• You’ll be in charge of a product area’s design. This entails guiding the area’s future vision, ensuring that it fits into a unified overall Moni experience, and delivering on incremental steps to help the team get there.
• You’ll be part of a multi-functional product team. From early discovery and user journey mapping to the execution of final UI design elements, you’ll be in charge of all design artefacts produced.
• You’ll have a thorough understanding of the people for whom you’re designing. You’ll endeavor to understand the what, why, and how of the challenges you’re solving for, whether it’s by participating in user research sessions, learning from prior insights, reading data reports, or conducting your own light research and analysis.
• You’ll collaborate on a regular basis, relying on excellent communication, documentation, and facilitation skills. You’ll collaborate closely with PMs, Engineers, Risk Analyst, User Researchers, and Writers to ensure that your team is not just delivering outstanding ideas, but also actively participating in the design process.
• You’ll create polished, intuitive, and accessible user experiences (and advocate for them). You’re pragmatic, recognizing when and when to make scope trade-offs based on technological restrictions, experimental strategy, or commercial risk while still delivering the ideal experience.
• At Moni, you’ll contribute to raising the bar for design. We’re a tiny but formidable team, and every designer contributes to the improvement of our team and of practice, whether it’s by refining your craft skills, conducting some of our meetings, or providing excellent feedback.
• You’ll engage with a design lead and product leadership on a frequent basis. This is to ensure that long-term strategy, company goals, and experience quality are all in sync, with ample opportunities for visibility and input.

Requirements

• 3-5 years’ experience in a similar role
• Demonstrate ability to manage tasks and make process improvements
• Ability to prioritize and be highly organized
• Excellent stakeholder management skills
• Confident communication skills.
• Hungry to develop skills and knowledge within HR & People Operations
• A strong desire to build and develop a culture that people will love.
• You’re an empath – you see and hear people.

You Should Apply If:

• You’ve led the design of world-class product launches in a fast-growing company before.
• You understand that good design is not about trends but is built on top of principles and tradeoffs. You make well-reasoned design decisions always advocating for the best possible user experience.
• You’re passionate about inclusive design and accessibility, and you’ll design with all our users in mind.
• You care about the UI design details but are also comfortable zooming out, seeing the broader picture and connecting the dots to create a cohesive overall experience.
• You’re familiar with native mobile design patterns on Android and iOS and have designed polished apps for both platforms
• You’re passionate about sharing your knowledge, and raising the bar for design practice at Moni. Previous experience mentoring designers is a big plus.
• You understand that writing is designing, you’re a confident writer, and the copy in your screens is never an afterthought.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Fully remote
• Laptop
• Medical Insurance
• The opportunity to work at a YC backed Startup.
• A team that’s invested in your growth.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.