UX Writer

Sanlam Fintech X (SFTX) is looking to fill the role of UX Writer, reporting into a Head of Design. As part of the central Digital Product & Design function within SFTX, the role will be responsible for working on key parts of the product experience of SFTX's digital products and channels. The role will support relevant stakeholders, leveraging innovative design outcomes to give customers confidence during any digital engagement or experience of their financial services.

As a UX writer, you will be expected to:

• Lead the UX writing craft and output across Sanlam Fintech X, ensuring each project deliverable is of the highest quality
• Drive UX writing consistency across multiple projects: guide the direction, supporting the design lead with stakeholders and teams within the organisation as needed
• Define and inform content based on relevant business, technical, and design considerations
• Establish best practices and standards of writing for products within Fintech X
• Create standards alongside other content designers and ensure that these maintain parity
• Evolve processes and cultivate continuity across all documentation and manage its distribution. Ensure product design (and other stakeholders) are enabled to leverage key content principles and patterns across projects

• Provide oversight and review of individual project team's work and assume overall accountability for it
• Present, explain and discuss decisions eloquently, and give feedback and input to improve overall outcomes
• Execute UX writing tasks and maintain a high quality of deliverables
• Collaborate with UX team members including other UX disciplines, Marketing, BA's, Product Managers and other stakeholders to understand objectives and key business outcomes, user needs and behaviours to inform overall direction and solutioning

• At least 7 years of experience in the discipline of UX writing
• At least 4 years of content strategy experience
• Experience working in cross functional product teams as a UX writer is required
• Experience writing for financial products and markets
• Experience writing for cross channel and cross audience experiences

• High dexterity in speed and quality with the tools of your trade
• Firm understanding of human centred design and design thinking mindset and approaches
• Advanced knowledge of the content landscape, including but not limited to content design, content creation, content strategy, content marketing, content management and content operations
• History of tackling and solving complex interactive challenges
• Demonstrated ability to maintain attention to detail across project deliverables and management of version control
• Demonstrated advanced problem solving skills to help establish a direction for a given project, evaluate a creative approach, brainstorm, think and respond quickly while delivering unexpected, original and innovative ideas
• Knowledge of and curiosity about technology and its impact on UX writing and design solutions
• Ability to leverage and apply research findings (both qualitative and quantitative) into both individual projects and consider these in the broader Sanlam Group context as well

• Advanced analytics to address business requirements
• Conducts research using user experience methodologies
• Plans, designs and executes user testing, including stakeholder interviews, focus groups, contextual enquiry and usability testing
• Designs solutions and produces user experience outputs. Manages the user experience component of projects
• Project Management

• Balances stakeholders - contributing through others
• Tech savvy - contributing through others
• Plans and aligns - contributing through others
• Optimises work processes - contributing through others

The Group's Employment Equity plan and targets will be considered as part of the selection process.