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Junior UX Designer
Ozow
Posted 4 months agoCape Town, South Africa
Location
Cape Town, South Africa
Job Type
Full-time
Experience
Entry-Level
Category
Product Management
Job Description
Meet Ozow
Ozow is a leading fintech company that's redefining digital payments in South Africa and beyond. We're dedicated to making payments more accessible, secure, and convenient for both businesses and consumers. As a fast-growing player in the financial technology sector, Ozow fosters a culture of innovation, diversity, and inclusivity. We believe in pushing the boundaries of what's possible and are committed to making a positive impact on the world through our payment solutions.
We’re looking for a Junior UX Designer who is passionate about creating intuitive, accessible, and user‑friendly digital experiences. You will work closely with Product Managers, Senior Designers, Developers, and other stakeholders to help design and improve Ozow’s web and mobile payment experiences.
This is an excellent opportunity for a growing designer who wants to deepen their UX skills in a fast‑paced fintech environment and work on products used by millions of South Africans.
You eagerly embrace change, absorb cross-functional skills, and connect ideas across disciplines to drive fresh thinking and innovation.
Ability to initiate, develop, maintain and leverage outstanding relationships to influence a wide network, both inside and outside the company.
A trailblazer who steps up, takes charge, and creates meaningful impact—those driven by performance and purpose to lead from the front and make a real difference every day.
You thrive in collaboration, embrace inclusion, and bring a genuine curiosity for global cultures—valuing collective success over individual credit.
You challenge norms, champion innovation, and constantly seek growth—for themselves, their team, and the solutions they build.
If you're driven to make an impact, embrace challenges, and seek unparalleled opportunities for growth, your journey starts here.
As a fintech company, we prioritize data security, confidentiality, regulatory and compliance. Due to the sensitive nature of our work, we require individuals with a high level of integrity and trustworthiness to ensure adherence to financial regulations and industry standards. Given the sensitive nature of our work, all employees are expected to demonstrate professionalism, accountabilit
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Requirements
- 1–3 years of professional experience as a UX Designer, Product Designer, or similar role
- A portfolio demonstrating UX thinking, problem‑solving, and design process (research → ideation → execution)
- Experience designing digital products for web and/or mobile
- Proficiency in design tools such as Figma (preferred), Sketch, Adobe XD, or similar
- Basic understanding of UX principles, usability, and accessibility
- Strong communication skills and the ability to explain design decisions clearly
- Comfortable working in a collaborative, agile environment
- Your skills and competencies
- You are a decisive doer—those w
Responsibilities
- UX Design & Solution Development
- Assist in the design of end‑to‑end user experiences across Ozow’s products and platforms
- Translate user needs, business requirements, and technical constraints into intuitive UX solutions
- Create user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and basic UI designs
- User Research & Insights
- Participate in user research activities, including usability testing, surveys, and interviews
- Analyse user behaviour and feedback to identify usability issues and opportunities for improvement
- Collaboration & Delivery
- Collaborate closely with Product Managers and Developers to ensure designs are implemented effectively
- Design Systems & Standards
- Contribute to & assist in maintaining Ozow’s design system
- Adhere to UX design principles & accessibility standards
- Iterate on designs based on user insights, data, and stakeholder feedback
- Professional Development & Industry Standards
- Stay up to date with UX best practices, fintech trends, and accessibility standards
- Demonstrate strategic foresight, sound judgement, and the ability to make confident decisions under uncertainty, always working toward the best possible outcomes.
- Join Ozow and become part of an elite force that challenges the ordinary and achieves the extraordinary.
Benefits
- Healthy breakfast, lunches and snacks
- Monthly team connects
- On-site Barista
- Birthday Leave
- Medical aid subsidy
- Group Risk Insurance
- Generous paid annual leave
- Learning and Development opportunities
- Mentorship programme
- Quarterly team building
- Community initiatives
- Access to cutting edge technology - Ozow Tech Stack
- Our Employee Value Proposition
- Compliance