Manager: Design System

Urgent Hire!

Our client is a major player in South Africa’s telecoms industry and they are looking for a Creative Design Manager.

Essentially our client is evolving from a mobile communications provider to a digital platform operator where innovation, operational and commercial excellence is critical for success.

Note: This position is based in Johannesburg.

Job requirements

• The mission of the Manager : Design System is to help shape our design system to deliver better customer experiences. They will contribute to the look, feel, and interaction of our entire online product experience by defining the foundations of our software for consumers, partners and merchants.
• The Manager : Design System will work with both Brand and Product Design teams to develop and evolve our product design language and establish robust specifications and guidelines for implementation.
• As a team leader the Manager : Design System will guide a team in collaborating with multi-skilled Squads that includes UX Designers, UI Designers, Copywriters and Front-end Developers to deliver Design System components according to Agile Processes.
• The Manager : Design System is responsible for the continual development, management and safeguarding of the telecoms Design System. Their purpose being to help shape the design system to help other designers do their best work.

Experience:

• 7+ years of experience as a Design Systems or Product Designer at a digital product company, contributing to or leading the design and visual execution of product experiences
• Preference given to candidates showcasing a strong portfolio of design systems work projects
• Background in User Experience Design, Interaction Design, User Interface Design and Brand Design
• Expertise with Sketch, InVision, Figma, Adobe (and other design tools)
• Up-to-date with the latest technologies and industry trends
• Background in working with both Brand and Product Design teams to develop and evolve product design language and establish robust specifications and guidelines for implementation

If you are interested, please do not hesitate to send me or my colleague your resume and body of work cengelbrecht@welovesalt.com and mvanzyl@welovesalt.com

Salt is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.