UX Designer

Job Location: The Campus, Pun Hlaing Estate, Hlaing Thar Yar Township, Yangon.

Working Hours: 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, (Monday to Friday)

Position Purpose

Understands business requirements and meets customer needs with technical capabilities of our system in mind. You will be paired with product owners/managers and responsible for conducting customer research, interviews, and surveys. These findings will be translated into concepts, working prototypes, and development hand-off specifications. You will be tasked with working on various projects involving three of our flagship products.

Build fast → test fast → fail fast → iterate fast is the mindset we are looking for.

Key Responsibilities

  • Translate product requirements and concepts into scalable design that fits into the existing system.
  • Take ownership of the entire customer journey and oversee all aspects of design execution.
  • Be a thought partner with your team’s product manager to refine the problem definition, goals, and rough scope of projects.
  • Iterate rapidly and broadly in scrappy ways that make abstract ideas tangible and move conversations forward.
  • Internalize the needs and mindset of our customers through insights provided by the broader team. Scrum and skills aren’t needed, but welcome.

Key Performance and Success Indicators

1. Design Quality and Consistency

  • Designs consistently align with the existing design system and brand guidelines.
  • Interfaces are polished, intuitive, and meet accessibility and usability standards.

2. End-to-End Ownership and Execution

  • Timely delivery of design work across the full customer journey with minimal design debt.
  • High design-to-development fidelity, with minimal rework after handoff.

3. Product and Design Collaboration

  • Positive feedback from product managers and peers on collaborative effectiveness and decision-making.

4. Ideation and Iteration

  • Regular demonstration of multiple design approaches early in the process.
  • Use of rapid prototyping and lo-fi methods that effectively move discussions forward.

5. Organization & Execution

  • Takes initiative and works independently without waiting for direction.
  • Can focus on what matters most, even when priorities shift quickly.
  • Manages time well and meets deadlines.
  • Adapts easily to fast-moving teams and changing market needs.

6. Communication & Collaboration

  • Works well with others and builds strong team relationships.
  • Communicates clearly in English, both in writing and speaking.
  • Open to feedback and can handle criticism constructively.
  • Comfortable working with people from different cultures and backgrounds.

7. Operational Skills

  • Eager to learn about fintech, digital payments, and lifestyle-related apps.
  • Actively improves how design work is done and collaborates with all teams involved.
  • Ability to work under pressure.
  • Designs effectively across platforms—mobile (iOS & Android) and web.

8. Creativity & Product Thinking

  • Brings fresh ideas and strong visual design skills.
  • Curious about how people use money and digital services, both locally and globally.
  • Understands how design and technology work together.
  • Always focused on creating simple, clear, and helpful customer experiences.

Qualifications & Experience

  • 3+ years of hands-on experience in UX/UI or product design, ideally within fintech, mobile apps, or digital services
  • Proven track record of working across the full product lifecycle—from discovery to delivery
  • Experience collaborating closely with product managers, engineers, and researchers

Functional Skills

  • Proficient in design tools such as Figma, Adobe Suite (Lottiefiles is a plus!)
  • Comfortable creating user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and pixel-perfect UI designs
  • Ability to turn research insights into actionable design solutions
  • Skilled in rapid prototyping and testing ideas early and often
  • Strong understanding of mobile and web platform patterns (iOS, Android, responsive design)
  • Able to communicate design decisions clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences

Knowledge Areas

  • Solid grasp of human-centered design and usability best practices
  • Awareness of accessibility principles and  design patterns
  • Good knowledge of local digital behavior and mobile usage patterns
  • Awareness of financial services, payments, or digital wallet ecosystems is a plus
  • Familiar with how design and development processes align (e.g., component-based design, design systems.)

Benefits

– Medical, Life Insurance
– Mobile Usage allowance
– Ferry
– Other benefits including Company Bonus

Highlights

– Myanmar’s First Mobile Financial Services Provider
– International Working Environment

Career Opportunities

– Growing organization
– Develop your career

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