UI/UX Designer | Retail | Digital | UAE (AE)

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<p><b>Job Requisition ID: </b>158867 </p>

<p>Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world’s most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group’s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organization to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate. </p>

<p>By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day</p>
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<p style=”text-align:justify;text-indent:0.25in”><span style=”font-size:11.0px”><span><span><span style=”color:#1d2d3e”><span style=”font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif”><span style=”font-style:normal”><span><span><span style=”white-space:normal”><span style=”background-color:#ffffff”><span><span><span><span style=”font-size:12.0pt”><span><span><span><span><span style=”font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif”><b><span><span><span style=”font-family:Calibri, sans-serif”>Overview of the role:</span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>

<p style=”text-align:start”><span style=”font-size:11.0px”><span><span><span style=”color:#1d2d3e”><span style=”font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif”><span style=”font-style:normal”><span><span><span style=”white-space:normal”><span style=”background-color:#ffffff”><span><span><span><span style=”font-size:12.0pt”><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style=”font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif”><span><span><span style=”font-family:Calibri, sans-serif”><span><span><span style=”color:black”>To collect, research, investigate and evaluate user requirements. Responsibility for delivering an outstanding user experience providing an exceptional and intuitive application design. Facilitate the design of industry leading omnichannel retail services with various product teams &amp; brands. You will marry business needs, user needs &amp; technology to help deliver services that drives measurable value for our customers &amp; the business</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>

<p style=”text-align:start”><span style=”font-size:11.0px”><span><span><span style=”color:#1d2d3e”><span style=”font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif”><span style=”font-style:normal”><span><span><span style=”white-space:normal”><span style=”background-color:#ffffff”><span><span><span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>

<p style=”text-align:justify”><span style=”font-size:11.0px”><span><span><span style=”color:#1d2d3e”><span style=”font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif”><span style=”font-style:normal”><span><span><span style=”white-space:normal”><span style=”background-color:#ffffff”><span><span><span><span style=”font-size:12.0pt”><span><span><span><span><span style=”font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif”><b><span><span><span style=”font-family:Calibri, sans-serif”>What you will do:-</span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>

<p style=”text-align:justify”><span style=”font-size:11.0px”><span><span><span style=”color:#1d2d3e”><span style=”font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif”><span style=”font-style:normal”><span><span><span style=”white-space:normal”><span style=”background-color:#ffffff”><span><span><span><span style=”font-size:12.0pt”><span><span><span><span><span style=”font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif”><u><span><span><span style=”font-family:Calibri, sans-serif”>Description of Accountability:</span></span></span></u></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>

<p style=”text-align:start”><span style=”font-size:11.0px”><span><span><span style=”color:#1d2d3e”><span style=”font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif”><span style=”font-style:normal”><span><span><span style=”white-space:normal”><span style=”background-color:#ffffff”><span><span><span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>

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<li><span style=”font-size:12.0pt”><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style=”font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif”><span><span><span style=”font-family:Calibri, sans-serif”>Plan and implement new designs </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style=”font-size:12.0pt”><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style=”font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif”><span><span><span style=”font-family:Calibri, sans-serif”>Optimize existing user interface designs</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style=”font-size:12.0pt”><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style=”font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif”><span><span><span style=”font-family:Calibri, sans-serif”>Communicate with clients to understand their business goals and objectives</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style=”font-size:12.0pt”><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style=”font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif”><span><span><span style=”font-family:Calibri, sans-serif”>Develop technical and business requirements</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style=”font-size:12.0pt”><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style=”font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif”><span><span><span style=”font-family:Calibri, sans-serif”>Combine creativity with an awareness of the design elements</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style=”font-size:12.0pt”><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style=”font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif”><span><span><span style=”font-family:Calibri, sans-serif”>Responsible for including appropriate user research activities at each stage of design</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style=”font-size:12.0pt”><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style=”font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif”><span><span><span style=”font-family:Calibri, sans-serif”>Responsible for providing &amp; communicating actionable findings clearly from user research activities</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style=”font-size:12.0pt”><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style=”font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif”><span><span><span style=”font-family:Calibri, sans-serif”>Responsible for continuously including customers in the design process</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style=”font-size:12.0pt”><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style=”font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif”><span><span><span style=”font-family:Calibri, sans-serif”>Responsible for effective facilitation of Omni channel experience design</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style=”font-size:12.0pt”><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style=”font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif”><span><span><span style=”font-family:Calibri, sans-serif”>Responsible for delivering the appropriate experience design artefacts within schedule</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
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<p style=”text-align:start”><span style=”font-size:11.0px”><span><span><span style=”color:#1d2d3e”><span style=”font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif”><span style=”font-style:normal”><span><span><span style=”white-space:normal”><span style=”background-color:#ffffff”><span><span><span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>

<p style=”text-align:justify”><span style=”font-size:11.0px”><span><span><span style=”color:#1d2d3e”><span style=”font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif”><span style=”font-style:normal”><span><span><span style=”white-space:normal”><span style=”background-color:#ffffff”><span><span><span><span style=”font-size:12.0pt”><span><span><span><span><span style=”font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif”><b><span><span><span style=”font-family:Calibri, sans-serif”>Required Skills to be successful:-</span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>

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<li class=”MsoBodyText”><span style=”font-size:12.0pt”><span><span><span><span><span style=”font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif”><span><span><span style=”font-family:Calibri, sans-serif”>Able to communicate clearly at C-level &amp; on the ground</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style=”font-size:12.0pt”><span><span><span><span><span style=”font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif”><span><span><span style=”font-family:Calibri, sans-serif”>Strong presentation skills</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li class=”MsoBodyText”><span style=”font-size:12.0pt”><span><span><span><span><span style=”font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif”><span><span><span style=”font-family:Calibri, sans-serif”>Strong analytical and numerical skills</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li class=”MsoBodyText”><span style=”font-size:12.0pt”><span><span><span><span><span style=”font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif”><span><span><span style=”font-family:Calibri, sans-serif”>Strong UI/UX workshop facilitation skills</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li class=”MsoBodyText”><span style=”font-size:12.0pt”><span><span><span><span><span style=”font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif”><span><span><span style=”font-family:Calibri, sans-serif”>Leadership ability, with a proven track record of managing and developing people through an organisation</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style=”font-size:12.0pt”><span><span><span><span><span style=”font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif”><span><span><span style=”font-family:Calibri, sans-serif”><span><span><span style=”color:black”>Must be fluent in Sketch/Figma/XD or similar design software, must be familiar with responsive design best practices, graphic and visual design, interaction design and animation</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style=”font-size:12.0pt”><span><span><span><span><span style=”font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif”><span><span><span style=”font-family:Calibri, sans-serif”><span><span><span style=”color:black”>Ability to plan, create artifact’s for &amp; facilitate user research</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style=”font-size:12.0pt”><span><span><span><span><span style=”font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif”><span><span><span style=”font-family:Calibri, sans-serif”><span><span><span style=”color:black”>Strong persuasive skills</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style=”font-size:12.0pt”><span><span><span><span><span style=”font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif”><span><span><span style=”font-family:Calibri, sans-serif”><span><span><span style=”color:black”>Ability to synthesise requirements into a design artefacts and articulate design choices</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style=”font-size:12.0pt”><span><span><span><span><span style=”font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif”><span><span><span style=”font-family:Calibri, sans-serif”><span><span><span style=”color:black”>Stakeholder management skills are must</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style=”font-size:12.0pt”><span><span><span><span><span style=”font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif”><span><span><span style=”font-family:Calibri, sans-serif”><span><span><span style=”color:black”>Statistical analysis skills are a welcome bonus</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style=”font-size:12.0pt”><span><span><span><span><span style=”font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif”><span><span><span style=”font-family:Calibri, sans-serif”>A high level of customer focus and the ability to synthesis customers’ needs into actionable findings</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
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<p style=”text-align:justify”><span style=”font-size:11.0px”><span><span><span style=”color:#1d2d3e”><span style=”font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif”><span style=”font-style:normal”><span><span><span style=”white-space:normal”><span style=”background-color:#ffffff”><span><span><span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>

<p style=”text-align:justify”><span style=”font-size:11.0px”><span><span><span style=”color:#1d2d3e”><span style=”font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif”><span style=”font-style:normal”><span><span><span style=”white-space:normal”><span style=”background-color:#ffffff”><span><span><span><span style=”font-size:12.0pt”><span><span><span><span><span style=”font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif”><b><span><span><span style=”font-family:Calibri, sans-serif”>What equips you for the role:</span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>

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<li><span style=”font-size:12.0pt”><span><span><span><span><span style=”font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif”><b><span><span><span style=”font-family:Calibri, sans-serif”>Bachelor Degree</span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style=”font-size:12.0pt”><span><span><span><span><span style=”font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif”><b><span><span><span style=”font-family:Calibri, sans-serif”>Minimum 6+ years’</span></span></span></b> <span><span><span style=”font-family:Calibri, sans-serif”>experience in a mid/lead UI/UX role</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style=”font-size:12.0pt”><span><span><span><span><span style=”font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif”><span><span><span style=”font-family:Calibri, sans-serif”>At least 2 years exposure to Omnichannel retail with a focus on e-commerce</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style=”font-size:12.0pt”><span><span><span><span><span style=”vertical-align:baseline”><span><span><span style=”font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif”><span><span><span style=”font-family:Calibri, sans-serif”>Good working knowledge of MS Office</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li class=”MsoBodyText”><span style=”font-size:12.0pt”><span><span><span><span><span style=”font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif”><span><span><span style=”font-family:Calibri, sans-serif”>First and foremost, a great cultural fit with Al-Futtaim</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li class=”MsoBodyText”><span style=”font-size:12.0pt”><span><span><span><span><span style=”font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif”><span><span><span style=”font-family:Calibri, sans-serif”>Be an experienced team leader, capable of leading and motivating teams to achieve both business and personal objective</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li class=”MsoBodyText”><span style=”font-size:12.0pt”><span><span><span><span><span style=”font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif”><span><span><span style=”font-family:Calibri, sans-serif”>Able to work at pace with an impatience to get things done</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li class=”MsoBodyText”><span style=”font-size:12.0pt”><span><span><span><span><span style=”font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif”><span><span><span style=”font-family:Calibri, sans-serif”>Demonstration of expert control of commercial metrics and an understanding of the commercial implications of decisions and actions and competitors</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style=”font-size:12.0pt”><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style=”font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif”><span><span><span style=”font-family:Calibri, sans-serif”>Exceptional people and motivational skills</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style=”font-size:12.0pt”><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style=”font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif”><span><span><span style=”font-family:Calibri, sans-serif”>Resilient and driven, with the desire to succeed</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style=”font-size:12.0pt”><span><span><span><span><span style=”font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif”><span><span><span style=”font-family:Calibri, sans-serif”>Passionate about their work with a can-do attitude</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style=”font-size:12.0pt”><span><span><span><span><span style=”font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif”><span><span><span style=”font-family:Calibri, sans-serif”>A team player capable of working cross-functionally in a collaborative manner</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style=”font-size:12.0pt”><span><span><span><span><span style=”font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif”><span><span><span style=”font-family:Calibri, sans-serif”>Strong negotiation, influencing and relationship management skills, internally and externally</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style=”font-size:12.0pt”><span><span><span><span><span style=”font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif”><span><span><span style=”font-family:Calibri, sans-serif”>Results-orientated, with the ability to drive and deliver the implementation of new ideas</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
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<p><b>About Al-Futtaim Retail</b></p>

<p>Al-Futtaim Retail has established itself as one of the leaders in Retail across the Middle East, Africa &amp; Asia over the past 30 years. We have developed partnerships with some of the biggest and most respected Brands in the world including IKEA, ACE and Toys R Us in the Middle East and the Inditex Group of Brands (Zara, Mango, Bershka and P&amp;B) across Asia. We are also one of the largest Global partners of Marks and Spencer’s in both regions with over 75 stores offering both fashion &amp; food options.<br>
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Most recently we have been responsible for bringing brands to the Middle East for the first time with the exciting launches of Watsons and B&amp;Q and we aim to continue to be agile and adaptive to our markets with new launches and further development. For this to be possible we aim to recruit the best talent from all backgrounds who will continue to challenge and develop our diverse workforce which includes over 100 nationalities across 12 countries. Join us today and make a difference…</p>

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