Koko Networks Senior User Experience Manager Jobs in Kenya
KOKO Networks Senior User Experience Manager Jobs in Kenya
About KOKO NetworksKOKO Networks is a venture-backed technology company currently operating in Kenya and India.
Our mission is to imagine and deliver technology that transforms life in the world’s fastest growing cities. We build and deploy cloud-connected "KOKO Points" inside local retail outlets, which provide mass market consumer goods in partnership with major suppliers.
Our first solution is liquid ethanol cooking fuel, which offers significant cost savings and quality of life improvements in the multi-billion dollar urban cooking market.
In Kenya, this solution is delivered in partnership with Vivo Energy, the operator of Shell-branded fuel infrastructure across Africa.
KOKO offers a fast-paced and highly collaborative work environment with significant opportunities for professional growth.
We are looking for people who share our passion for technology and our vision for global impact.
Your Role
You will build and lead a small but high-performing team of UX designers who work across multiple product squads.
You will guide their work, set strategy for the team, and work alongside product managers, engineers, and delivery managers to ship high quality product and user experiences.
The Senior UX Manager role at KOKO combines the skills of a very experienced designer and design manager. You will be responsible for the morale and design output of your team, coaching and leading them while also ‘jumping in’ on design work.
This is a high-leverage role for us. You will be our first UX leader and our most senior designer. You will report directly to our Chief Product Officer and be a member of the Product leadership team. We’re building an amazing UX team here at KOKO and you can help us right from the start.
This role requires significant time spent close to our customers, partners and colleagues in Nairobi. We will consider candidates based here, willing to relocate here, or able to travel here ~30% of their time.
What You Will Do
You will lead, grow, and mentor a small but highly capable team of talented UX designers
You build relationships with colleagues and executives across the organisation and effectively communicate process, design goals and approach for building experiences that are cohesive and well-informed
You will define a UX vision, along with a plan for evolutionary, iterative updates, that move us towards that larger vision over time
You’ll improve how we design and build product; work with product teams to produce elegant, practical, and coherent designs for users and customers; be an advocate for user-centred design
You will also work directly on the design of products and solutions, focusing especially on higher-level strategic design work and the most complex design and usability challenges
You will conduct and lead user research and collaborate with other teams to understand pain points and opportunities from our users’ perspective
You’ll become an expert
in our product domain, understanding the competitive landscape, where the market is going, and how those things relate to our product vision and strategy
You will introduce and promote leading techniques for user research, ideation, prototyping, and user testing
We use a suite of tools including Balsamiq, AdobeXD, and Zeplin to name just a few. We’re also quick to adopt better tools and processes, so you’ll be more than welcome to help shape our tool suite.
What You Will Bring to KOKO
We are looking for a hands-on leader with a strong blend of business and technical savvy as well as strategic thinking and tactical execution, who is passionate about shaping markets in Kenya and beyond.
8+ years of product design & UX experience - ideally some in industrial/logistics settings and/or with a focus on complex flows and use cases across customer journeys
At least 3 years building and leading a highly effective design organisation that has demonstrated excellence in product design
Strong information design experience with a solid foundation in UX design heuristicsYou are a strong leader, very confident and competent at leading individuals and teams.
You have excellent communication skills in any mediumYou have a growth mindset; a willingness to own problems.
You are comfortable with ambiguity, have a passion for building product, a desire to make things better, and a sense of optimism
You’re able to easily switch between thinking creatively and analytically for best results
Ideally you have experience in a test-driven environment (A/B testing) and the ability to employ qualitative and quantitative data to generate insights that help inform design direction
What we Offer
We believe that our people are critical for our ambitious growth plans in Kenya and beyond. We want to build an organisation where people thrive, feel included, grow professionally, and enjoy having high impact through their work.
Competitive salary plus a quarterly cash bonus
Annual compensation reviews - we reward great work
Discounted health insurance with no-cost financing for you and your dependents (in Kenya)
21 days of annual leave plus public holidays plus examination leave
Ongoing investment in you and your skills, incl. full access to over 5,000 online courses
The right equipment for the job - a choice of MacBook, Windows, or Linux laptop
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; Koko Networks Senior User Experience Manager Jobs in Kenya
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