Job Description

LAB49 is hiring a UX Lead for an exciting opportunity in the UAE. Elevate your career with an unparalleled experience in one of the world's most dynamic business hubs. Join us and be part of a visionary team shaping the future of innovation and growth. Don't miss out on this extraordinary opportunity - apply now and ignite your career. The UXA Lead will work with our development teams and customers, envisioning and designing the desktop, web, and mobile applications we create. You will work in a customer-facing environment solving complex challenges. The ideal candidate will be excellent in a customer-facing environment. You like to solve complex challenges and think outside the box. With strong written and verbal communication skills, you not only understand client requirements, but are comfortable making presentations. You will work well in a team-environment and assimilate easily with a close-knit and friendly staff.

Responsibilities: You will be responsible for every aspect of a system's user experience - the overall flow and layout of the screens, the fields and information presented, the actions and interactions that are provided, and the visualizations of the data. You'll be involved in solving workflow problems, developing new ways of visualizing market data, and figuring out what tools the client needs in their solution that even they don't realize yet. You will need to be able to think on your feet, sketch, present, iterate and refine ideas alongside and in front of clients. You'll gain broad exposure to many areas of our clients' businesses and also to a wide range of technologies. You should be adept at quickly learning new skills and terminology and at building rapport with all sorts of end users. You will be working onsite with our product and development team.

Required Experience and Skills: 8+ years of solid experience in UX/UI Design, Interaction Design or Information Architecture including an ability to define and drive the process. Hands-on experience in user research, sketching solutions, wire-framing and final UI/Visual design An abiding interest in and competence for solving real-world business problems. Experience working in a fast-paced and collaborative environment. Ability to communicate effectively and to influence client strategy, tactics, and perceptions. Determination to succeed despite obstacles and challenges, and a positive attitude favoring achievement of goals over open-ended investigation. Resourcefulness and independence. Undergraduate or Graduate Degree in HCI, Interaction Design, Information Architecture, Visual Communication, Graphic Design, or any design-related field is highly preferred.

Desired Experience and Skills: Experience designing complex, interactive, transactional, enterprise-level, expert systems. Knowledge of, and strong demonstrated interest in, global financial markets and financial products. Excellent organisation skills striving for operational efficiency. Experience working in an agile environment. Ability to drive the product deliverables forward on time and at high quality. Experience operating within cross-functional teams. Corporate or retail banking experience. Responsive Wed, Android, and iOS experience. Ability to work closely with other peers, the leads for product and engineering. Experience leading teams of 4 or more designers across multiple delivery teams. Excellent presentation skills and client management / engagement skills. Experience working in a consultancy environment a nice to have.

Full-time Lab49/ION is committed to maintaining a supportive and inclusive environment for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We respect the varied identities, abilities, cultures, and traditions of the individuals who comprise our organization and recognize the value that different backgrounds and points of view bring to our business. Lab49/ION adheres to an equal employment opportunity policy that prohibits discriminatory practices or harassment against applicants or employees based on any legally impermissible factor.