Savannah Informatics is a Kenyan e-Health software company founded by clinicians and finance specialists to deliver interoperable, connected solutions for healthcare facilities, organizations, and regions. Our vision is to enable a better healthcare future for Kenya through pioneering use of information technology and knowledge creation.
Junior Product Designer Role
We are seeking a Junior Product Designer to join our Product Development team. In this role, you will support product discovery, user research, and design execution across healthcare systems and workflows. You will help translate user needs into clear user journeys, flows, and prototypes, and collaborate closely with product managers, engineers, and healthcare professionals to deliver high-quality products. This role is ideal for someone early in their design career who enjoys solving complex problems, thinking in systems, and designing with users, constraints, and real-world environments in mind.
Responsibilities
User Research & Discovery
- Assist in gathering user requirements through stakeholder collaboration and research activities.
- Participate in brainstorming and design discussions to explore and improve product features.
- Support market and competitive research to inform product decisions.
User Journeys & Prototyping
- Create user journeys and flows that clearly represent user goals, system states, decision points, edge cases, and fallbacks.
- Wireframe and design high-quality prototypes using modern design tools.
- Iterate on designs based on feedback from users and internal teams.
Validation & Quality
- Support developer handoff, user testing and validation activities.
- Assist in ensuring design quality and alignment with product and organizational goals.
- Contribute to design QA during development and release cycles.
Documentation & Templates
- Document design decisions, assumptions, and trade-offs.
- Help develop and maintain reusable templates and design assets.
- Ensure documentation supports product, engineering, and QA teams.
Collaboration & Delivery
- Work closely with designers, product managers, and engineers throughout the product lifecycle.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies including standups, sprint planning, grooming, and reviews.
- Communicate progress, blockers, and dependencies clearly.
- Demonstrate ownership, teamwork, and a willingness to learn and grow.
Tools & Workflow
You will work with:
- Figma, Canva and Adobe Creative Suite for design and prototyping.
- Jira and Confluence for task tracking and sprint planning.
- GitLab for collaboration with engineering teams.
- Agile/Scrum workflows.
Note: You do not need to be an engineer, but you should be comfortable working within a software development environment.
Qualifications and Experience
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Design, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, Marketing, or a related field.
- Relevant certifications (UX & UI Design, Product Design, Design Thinking, Product Management) are a plus.
Experience
- Experience as a design intern, assistant designer, or junior designer.
- A portfolio demonstrating product design, UX/UI work, or relevant coursework.
- Exposure to user research and requirements gathering.
- Experience collaborating with developers is an advantage.
- Familiarity with Agile teams and tools such as Jira is an advantage.
