Senior User Experience Designer

About Kotak:

Kotak Mahindra is one of India's leading banking and financial services groups, offering a wide range of financial services. Established in 1985 as Kotak Mahindra Finance Ltd., it became the first non-banking finance company in India to convert into a bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd., in 2003.

At Kotak, the journey is as important as the destination. It is driven by conviction to create change through courage and constancy of vision.

Job Description:

Kotak Bank is seeking a highly experienced Principal UX Designer to join our team. As a Principal UX Designer, you will play a crucial role in shaping and enhancing the user experience across our digital platforms. You will be responsible for leading the design efforts, driving innovation, and ensuring the delivery of exceptional user experiences.

Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate excellent core visual and/or interaction design skills, with a strong focus on technical capabilities in prototyping, front-end presentation technology, and user-centered design methods.
• Design and develop components, patterns, and system-level attributes using gestalt principles, ensuring consistency and coherence in the user experience.
• Possess a deep understanding of design systems and proficiency in working within them. Additionally, have the ability to build and expand systems based on specific use cases.
• Identify and clarify relationships between patterns, making informed decisions that support future flexibility and scalability.
• Infuse meaning into designs with a high level of polish, consistently delivering visually appealing and engaging user experiences.
• Ensure clear visual hierarchy across entire views, multiple views, and touchpoints, guiding users seamlessly through our digital products.
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including product managers, developers, and stakeholders, to align design objectives with business goals.
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in UX design.

- You have 4 + years of core UX / Product experience.

- You love working closely with Product & Tech teams to envisage product experience.

- Defining & articulating problem statements comes naturally to you

- A design alchemist that you are, designing & crafting outcome driven experiences from the scratch - planning to execution, is your sweet spot

- Design methodology is your second nature

- You have strong experience and been-there-done-that, in effectively communicating ideas, PoVs to product, design & tech. teams

- You have a love-hate relationship with Figma and complex design systems (it's complex and complicated, we get it - strongest empathy)

- Your experience in banking, Fintech and FIs gives you an edge, along with a whacky sense of humour in the most tight situations

- Work location – Mumbai (most preferred)