The role
We are not looking for someone who executes briefs. We want someone who interrogates them.
This is a senior individual contributor role that sits at the heart of Elile's product and brand experience. You will own the design function end-to-end — from product UI/UX across our enterprise applications, to our corporate and marketing web presence, to digital assets and campaign materials. You will work in close collaboration with our developers and product managers on-site, ensuring that what gets built matches the vision exactly.
The right person sees the whole picture the moment they walk into a project - the user, the purpose, the platform, the emotion, and the journey, and makes a series of deliberate, confident decisions to bring it to life.
You know when a product screen needs silence and restraint, and when a website needs to stop the scroll. You can pair brutal minimalism with bold visual moments and make both feel completely intentional.
If your portfolio makes people stop and look twice - if your work has a clear point of view and the confidence to hold it, we want to meet you.
What you will own
Product Design & UI/UX
- Own the end-to-end product design process — from user research and journey mapping through to wireframes, high-fidelity UI, and developer-ready specifications
- Design intuitive, polished interfaces for complex enterprise software products across web and mobile platforms
- Architect user flows, interaction models, and information structures that make sophisticated functionality feel effortless
- Build and maintain a structured design system: components, tokens, patterns, and documentation, that scales with the product and dev team
- Conduct usability reviews, identify friction in existing flows, and iterate continuously based on feedback and data
- Design for multiple user types and contexts — from technical operators in high-assurance environments to senior government stakeholders
Visual Design & Brand
- Define and evolve Elile's visual identity across all digital touchpoints: products, websites, presentations, and marketing assets
- Maintain a coherent, high-quality design language that works across contexts: enterprise product interfaces, public-facing websites, and executive-level materials
- Know when an interface needs restraint and negative space, and when it needs to command attention, and execute both with conviction
- Design landing pages, campaign assets, pitch decks, and presentation materials that are visually consistent and strategically sharp
- Art-direct Elile's corporate and product websites - crafting experiences that inform, impress, and convert
Collaboration & Delivery
- Work closely and daily with front-end developers on-site to ensure pixel-perfect, faithful implementation of designs
- Collaborate with product managers to align design decisions with the product roadmap and user priorities
- Present and defend design decisions clearly and confidently to leadership, including the CEO
- Deliver production-ready Figma files, annotated specs, and assets that leave no room for misinterpretation in development
- Challenge briefs where necessary — bring a perspective and a point of view, not just execution
What we are looking for
Non-negotiable
- A portfolio that demonstrates genuine mastery - range, restraint, boldness, and a strong individual design point of view. This is the primary credential we evaluate
- Expert command of Figma and 3D rendering tools, as needed - components, auto-layout, variables, prototyping, design systems, and developer handoff
- Deep understanding of UX principles, information architecture, and interaction design across web and mobile platforms
- Strong visual design sensibility - typography, colour, spacing, hierarchy, and motion all deployed with intention and discipline
- The ability to design across multiple platforms and contexts without losing visual coherence or brand consistency
- Fluent communication in English, able to present and defend design rationale to technical and non-technical audiences
- Available to work on-site in Abu Dhabi, 5 days per week
Strongly preferred
- Experience designing enterprise or B2B software products — complex workflows, data-dense dashboards, and multi-user environments
- Familiarity with front-end constraints — you do not need to code, but you understand what is buildable and why it matters
- Motion design and micro-interaction sensibility — knowing when animation adds meaning versus noise
- Prior work in security, defence-tech, government technology, or high-assurance software environments
- Arabic language skills — an advantage for local stakeholder engagement and regional market understanding
Your portfolio
We will evaluate your application almost entirely on your portfolio. We are not counting years - we are looking at work. Show us the range. Show us the thinking behind the decisions.
Show us something that made a developer say 'how did you even think of that.' Show us work you are genuinely proud of. Applications without a portfolio link will not be reviewed.
Who you are
- You see design problems where others see blank screens, and you already have ideas before the brief is finished
- You understand that great design is invisible when it works and obvious when it does not, and you obsess over the difference
- You know when to be minimal and when to be loud, and you never confuse the two
- You take feedback well because your ego is invested in the outcome, not the original idea
- You do not ship work you are not proud of, and you will say so when something is not right
- You thrive working closely with a tight, talented team on-site — collaborating in real time, not just async
What we offer
- Competitive tax-free compensation - we pay for exceptional talent
- Full creative ownership of Elile's design identity across products and digital presence
- Direct collaboration with the CEO and product leadership — your design vision shapes how the company presents itself to the world
- On-site in Abu Dhabi — a collaborative, in-person environment with a close-knit, high-calibre team
- Work on products that matter — serious technology built for high-stakes, real-world environments
- Medical insurance, annual leave, and full benefits as per UAE Labour Law
Applications without a portfolio will not be reviewed.
Applications are treated with strict confidentiality. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.