Design · Abu Dhabi · Full time
Product Designer
Research, prototype and design products that store, warehouse and bank teams use all day.
About the role
You’ll join our Abu Dhabi studio as the designer on a product engineering team, working with a delivery lead, a tech lead and three to five engineers. The products are rarely glamorous and always used for hours a day: store apps, depot dashboards, onboarding journeys.
You’ll do your own research. That means shifts on shop floors and loading docks, interviews with call-centre staff and watching people use your prototypes. Then you’ll design and test the product with the engineers until it ships, and keep improving it after.
You’ll report to Sam Whitfield, our Head of Design, and work alongside seven other designers in Abu Dhabi.
The work and you
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What you’ll do
A typical month, though no two engagements are the same.
- Plan and run research with real users, often on site
- Turn findings into prototypes and test them within days
- Design interfaces for mobile and web, working in our design system
- Pair with engineers on build details and accessibility
- Present your work and reasoning to client teams
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What you’ll bring
If you meet most of these, please apply. We’d rather hear from you than not.
- Three or more years designing digital products that shipped
- A portfolio that shows research and iteration, not only final screens
- Confidence running interviews and usability tests yourself
- Working knowledge of accessibility standards (WCAG 2.2 AA)
- Fluent English; Arabic is a strong plus
Salary and package
Every salary band at Kestrel is published inside the company and on every job advert.
Pay and benefits
- Base salary, Abu DhabiMonthly and tax-free, our published band for Product Designer
- AED 22,000–28,000
- Profit sharePaid every June, the same percentage for everyone
- Up to 8%
- Learning budgetEvery year, plus five learning days
- AED 9,000
- Health insuranceFor you and your family
- Included
Your offer sits within the band based on the working session, not on what you earn now. We don’t ask for your salary history.
How we hire
Four steps, usually two to three weeks from application to offer.
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Apply
Send your CV or a link and a few lines on why. We reply to everyone within five working days.
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Intro call
Thirty minutes with the hiring manager about the role, the team and what you want next.
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Working session
Ninety minutes pairing on a real problem with two of us. No take-home tests, no puzzles.
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Meet the team
An hour with people you’d work with, in the studio or on video. An offer within 48 hours.
Apply for Product Designer
It goes straight to Sam Whitfield, Head of Design, who reads every application.
Not quite the right role?
We hire all year round. Send us a note at jobs@kestrel.ae and tell us what you’re good at.