Empowering Africa’s tomorrow, together…one story at a time. With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.
Job Summary
Design Graduates will get exposure into working within well-established teams to solve design problems. They will learn how to contribute to product and service teams by solving specific functional-level design problems and follow the established standards in their discipline.
A successful Design Graduate is a self-starter with a passion for solving problems and creating solutions for customers. They have a growth mindset and a willingness to learn. They work well within a team and are able to manage their own time and work deliverables effectively.
Job Description
Design Graduates will be exposed and developed to:
- Follow an approach defined by the team.
- Conduct research (primary and secondary) to understand users' pains, gains, and needs.
- Execute on design work based on steer from design project leads.
- Adapt designs based on feedback from customers and team leads.
- Present design work back to business stakeholders with the support of design project leads.
- Be an advocate and representative of design thinking methodologies and practices.
- Create final production-ready designs.
- Create creative and innovative design solutions to create a world-class customer experience.
- Contribute to the design within the project.
- Apply design thinking and best practice standards in developing design with the support of senior designers.
- Leverage insight and data, such as market analysis, customer feedback, and user research analytics to ensure that products/services/solutions are designed around the customer and deliver improved experience.
- Design mock-ups and prototypes as necessary for each stage of the project, continuously iterating to achieve the optimal output.
- Align the design to the design standards and brand guidelines to ensure consistent experience across the Absa ecosystem.
- Continuously build your own expertise by actively seeking and incorporating feedback, and following external trends and best practices.
Field of Study
- Has NQF level 7 or higher or is busy studying and plans to obtain this by end of 2024.
You are required to submit a cover letter addressing these questions:
- Telling us about yourself, including your location.
- Why you’re interested in design as a career.
Location / Address
- Primary location is Johannesburg and successful Graduates will be required to attend sessions in Johannesburg on a regular basis.
Education
Bachelors Degree and Professional Qualifications: Business, Commerce, and Management Studies (Required).
Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.
Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised.
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