UI/UX Design Lead (Mobile Applications)

The Role:

We are looking for an experienced UI/UX Design Lead to own the UI/UX direction of our communication product.

This is a hands-on leadership role. You will personally design key product experiences while setting the design standards that the wider team follows. You should be comfortable making independent design decisions, establishing a strong design foundation, reviewing the work of other designers, and providing clear direction when there are multiple possible approaches.

Our primary platform is iOS , so strong familiarity with Apple’s design language , interaction patterns, and platform conventions is essential. Experience designing for iPadOS, macOS, and larger-screen environments is highly valued.

Job Responsibilities:

• Own and define the overall UI/UX direction of the product.
• Personally design key product flows, screens, interactions, and components in Figma.
• Establish and maintain the product’s design system, including:
• Color system and semantic color usage
• Typography
• Spacing and layout principles
• Component library
• Component states and interaction behaviour
• Light and dark mode
• Icons and visual language
• Responsive and adaptive behaviour across screen sizes
• Define clear design standards so that different parts of the product feel consistent and intentional.
• Ensure the product follows strong iOS design principles while developing a distinctive product identity of its own.
• Design and refine interaction flows, navigation, information architecture, and usability.
• Think through complex communication-product interactions such as chat lists, conversations, message states, notifications, settings, media, loading states, empty states, offline behaviour, and other high-frequency user interactions.
• Review the work of two other designers and provide clear, actionable design feedback.
• Act as the design authority for the team and make final calls on UI consistency, patterns, and design direction where necessary.
• Mentor designers and help improve the quality and consistency of theirwork.
• Work closely with Product Managers and engineers from early explorationthrough implementation.
• Communicate design decisions clearly and explain the reasoning behind them.
• Review implemented features to ensure the final product accurately reflects the intended design.
• Identify inconsistencies, weak interaction patterns, and opportunities to improve the product without requiring detailed direction from the Product team.
• Continuously improve and evolve the design system as the product grows.

Job Requirements:

• A Degree/Diploma in Business IT, Information Systems, Computer Sciences, Digital Design or related disciplines.
• At least 7 years of product design, UI/UX design, or relevant experience.
• Excellent understanding of iOS UI/UX patterns and Apple platform conventions .
• Proven experience building or significantly contributing to a design system from the foundation up.
• Strong experience designing polished consumer-facing digital products.
• Strong hands-on experience with Figma , including components, variants, Auto Layout, design libraries, and scalable design-system practices.
• Strong understanding of typography, color, spacing, hierarchy, layout, and visual consistency.
• Strong knowledge of both light and dark mode design , including semantic color systems rather than simply creating visual inversions.
• Strong UX fundamentals, including interaction design, information.