Senior Product Designer - MENA

Carry1st is Africa’s leading publisher of mobile games and digital content. Operating at the intersection of games, publishing, and fintech, we scale awesome content in frontier markets by solving hard problems.  Across our publishing and Pay1st business lines, we are partnered with top global game companies like Riot Games, Activision, and Stillfront.  We are backed by top investors like: a16z, Bitkraft, Google, Konvoy, Riot Games, Sony and Nas.

As a Senior Product Designer - MENA, you will be responsible for creating simple yet enticing design solutions for our Middle East and North African customers, collaborating with other designers.

You will...

• Conduct user research, competitor analysis, and usability tests to gain insights and inform design decisions and iterative improvements for our payment solutions and transactions console
• Create wireframes, prototypes, high-fidelity designs and Arabic copywriting that communicate a seamless user-centred experience. Considering Information architecture, interaction design, visual design, and accessibility is a must.
• Own End-to-End Design projects of multiple products- this includes B2B products like the Pay1st Merchant Console and B2C products like the Carry1st Shop.
• Work closely with product managers, engineers, and other stakeholders to gather insights, define product requirements, and advocate for user-centred design principles and best practices
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of a robust design system that promotes consistency, efficiency, and scalability across multiple products and platforms.

What makes you a great candidate?

• +6 years of product design experience in creating complex products
• Ability to incorporate quantitative & qualitative user feedback into designs
• Deep understanding and insight into designing products for MENA users
• A design portfolio that proves experience in all phases of the design process
• Experience working on design systems to improve and extend them

What will it be like to work at Carry1st?

Carry1st is a fast-paced and dynamic place to work. Our team is diverse and global as we operate fully-remotely across 25+ countries. At Carry1st, you will have the opportunity to…

• Build awesome, industry-changing products, every day
• Grow with a VC-backed startup at the intersection of gaming and fintech
• Work from anywhere in the world with international teammates
• Own shares in the Company - enabling you to benefit from the value you create 

Some additional perks…

• Co-working excursions: Travel to meet your colleagues in cities around the world
• Awesome equipment: Get everything you need to work effectively 
• Remote working allowance: Put an additional $600 / year to optimise your WFH experience
• Learning and development: Attend courses, conferences and training events
• Social events: Participate in regular company events to relax and connect with teammates
• Birthday leave: Enjoy a paid day off on your special day  

We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. Join us!

Learn more about Carry1st…

• Andreessen Horowitz shared why they invested in Carry1st
• VentureBeat announced that Carry1st has raised $27 million to develop and publish mobile games in Africa
• Remerge hosted Cordel on a podcast to discuss Carry1st and the African gaming market