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Design Lead

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Design Lead

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Sandton, City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, ZAF

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Expert/Leader

Information Technology • Pet • Professional Services

The Role

Lead and manage a design guild to deliver high-quality outcomes for consumer-facing native mobile apps. Ensure smooth operations, stakeholder communication, and uphold design standards within a high-performance team.

Summary Generated by Built In

We are sourcing for highly specialised, deeply skilled designer with strong cra7

• Candidate must have demonstrable experience in the design of consumer facing na=ve mobile apps.

• Experience in airline and e-commerce ecosystems with be a great advantage

• Work is deeply embedded in the world of AI, na=ve app paCerns, technical systems, and complex design flows.

• Experience with working on large interna=onal brands is a must

• Ability to work within design processes, high-feedback environments, and global quality expecta=ons.

• Strong collabora=on skills with tolerance for large-organisa=on

• Team culture is extremely high-performance, with high design standards looking for world-class talent who is

obsessed with beau=ful design and are energised by crea=ve excellence

• It will be hybrid delivery. Teams will be based locally with occasional travel to KSA alternated with the client

travelling to South Africa

Responsible for leading and managing the design guild to deliver high-quality design outcomes that meet client expecta=ons

and sprint objec=ves.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the design guild, assigning tasks and ensuring =mely delivery against sprint goals

• Remove obstacles and provide guidance to ensure smooth design opera=ons

• Manage the intake, priori=za=on, and alloca=on of design work across the guild and nego=ate work intake with

key client stakeholders

• Prepare for Project Increment (PIO) planning and represent the Design Guild in the PI to agree the 3-month

implementa=on plan as part of the digital delivery team

• Maintain consistent communica=on with key stakeholders including product managers, delivery leads, and client

experience leads

• Act as the liaison between the design guild and the development teams

• Oversee design quality and ensure all outputs meet experience and brand standards

• Foster collabora=on and mentorship within the design guild to drive growth and excellence

• Champion design best prac=ces, processes, and consistency across deliverables

Requirements

Skills

• Proven leadership and people management skills within a design environment

• Strong understanding of user-centered design and digital product development processes

• Excellent communica=on and stakeholder management skills

• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on design oversight

• Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabili=es

• Proficiency in design and collabora=on tools such as Figma and Adobe Crea=ve Suite

Experience

12+ years

Skills Required

12+ years of experience in design
Proven leadership and people management skills
Strong understanding of user-centered design
Proficiency in design tools like Figma and Adobe Creative Suite

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The Company

22 Employees

Year Founded: 2013

What We Do

Blue Pearl is a market-leading CLOUD Solutions developer with extensive knowledge and insight into the latest technologies, standardised processes, advanced technical capabilities and consulting processes available, ensuring wholistic success for our clientele. We offer professional consulting to compliment your business strategy and overall management and make it our priority to add value to any business by listening, analysing and creating a conducive solution that will empower our client. We implement a Data Analysis Process that includes inspecting, cleansing, transforming, and modelling data with the end-goal of discovering useful information, informing conclusions, and relevant information to support your decision-making. Your business cannot afford not to engage with us, allowing our data analysis to play a role in making your business decisions more scientific and helping your business achieve effective operation. Blue Pearl’s team of experts include BI strategists, BI analysts, Data Warehouse Architects, Data Scientists, Implementation and Development experts. With the use of BI, Analytics and Big Data, we effectively partner with our customers on their mission to achieve a competitive business advantage and real ROI from the structured information we collect.