Overview
Product Designer Jobs in Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa at Accenture in South Africa
Title: Product Designer
Company: Accenture in South Africa
Location: Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa
Summary of role
As a Product Designer at Accenture South Africa, you will lead multidisciplinary initiatives that align user needs, business goals, and technological possibilities. Your role goes beyond UX and UI execution, encompassing product strategy, scalable design practices, and AI-driven innovation. You will play a pivotal part in guiding design teams, shaping strong client relationships, and positioning design as a catalyst for measurable business outcomes. The role demands foresight to create sustainable, tangible solutions that can be tested, validated, and seamlessly embedded into people’s daily lives, ensuring both immediate impact and long-term value.
Responsibilities
Design Leadership & Delivery
Oversee multidisciplinary design teams and manage delivery across multiple projects or platforms
Strategy & Vision
Influence product roadmaps, define scalable design practices, and embed human-centered design
Stakeholder & Client Engagement
Shape client relationships, ensuring design aligns with business goals and measurable value
Systems & Innovation
Implement governance models, design operations, and AI-enabled workflows
Team Development & Culture
Coach and develop teams to balance strategic thinking with executional excellence
Job Requirements
6+ years in UX, UI, and product design, ideally in consultancy or digital product environments.
Tertiary qualification in Design, HCI, or a related field.
Proven ability to lead teams, scale systematic design practices, and embed efficient workflows.
Strong expertise in Figma, prototyping software, and the MS Office suite, with knowledge of AI-assisted design technologies.
Comprehensive understanding of branding, marketing, data, social media, business analysis, and development.
Strong portfolio demonstrating both craft-level design and systems-level thinking.
Excellent facilitation, storytelling, and influencing skills for senior stakeholders.
Ability to perform under pressure, meet deadlines, and maintain organisational efficiency.
Empathetic, collaborative, proactive, and positive mindset, with a willingness to be challenged and continuously grow.