Principal Designer, Consumer

At PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL), we believe that every person has the right to participate fully in the global economy. Our mission is to revolutionize commerce globally to make moving money, selling and shopping, personalized and secure.

Job Description Summary:

This role calls for a visionary leader with an unwavering commitment to user-centered design. This passion translates into flawless execution, leveraging a deep understanding of design patterns to build trust and security within our financial products. They will cultivate a visually sophisticated brand experience that resonates with our target audience, all while influencing stakeholders to champion their design vision.

The customer is at the center of everything we do at PayPal. As a leader in financial technologies, PayPal teams are cross-functional and inspired by the goal of improving the financial wellbeing of people and businesses around the world. As a Principal Designer within the Global Design team, you have an unwavering commitment to user-centered design. This passion translates into flawless execution, leveraging a deep understanding of design patterns to build trust and security within our financial products. You will cultivate a visually sophisticated brand experience that resonates with our target audience, all while influencing stakeholders to champion your design vision.

Job Description:

This role calls for a visionary leader with an unwavering commitment to user-centered design. This passion translates into flawless execution, leveraging a deep understanding of design patterns to build trust and security within our financial products. They will cultivate a visually sophisticated brand experience that resonates with our target audience, all while influencing stakeholders to champion their design vision.

The customer is at the center of everything we do at PayPal. As a leader in financial technologies, PayPal teams are cross-functional and inspired by the goal of improving the financial wellbeing of people and businesses around the world. As a Principal Designer within the Global Design team, you have an unwavering commitment to user-centered design. This passion translates into flawless execution, leveraging a deep understanding of design patterns to build trust and security within our financial products. You will cultivate a visually sophisticated brand experience that resonates with our target audience, all while influencing stakeholders to champion your design vision.

Expect an immersive, fast-paced environment, overseeing multiple projects, while flexing your skills as an effective communicator - especially when it comes to relaying creative concepts to our design teams and company stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design leadership - drive best practices in process and methodology and deliver against business and customer needs

• Guide UX efforts across teams, including strategy, planning, working with cross-functional partners to remove blockers and presenting effectively to senior staff and stakeholders

• Leverage and extend the use of design system, style guides, patterns and assets in the creation of UX deliverables

• Contribute to the wider UX community, mentoring others, leveraging your strengths to help others grow

• Ensure that all the organization's output/visuals are consistent with the overall brand and strategic commitments.

• Apply a customer-focused, iterative design process.

• Make design decisions based on research and insights, as well as advocate for continuous learning and inclusive design best practices.

• Collaborate with other cross-functional Design team members (Research, Content Design, UX Operations, Branding) and Business and Engineering stakeholders.

Requirements

• 10 to 12+ years in UX role, bachelor's and/or master's degree in the study of user experience, design, research or related fields or equivalent professional experience

• Thorough command of the UX lifecycle with deep, direct experience in all skill areas and tools, including facilitation of workshops or other collaboration techniques to drive momentum and credibility within the organization

• Complete UX skillset, to deliver excellence across products and platforms, mobile apps, financial services expertise an advantage

• Experience leading delivery, through feedback, design critique, presentation to program sponsors, planning and coordinating with partners where needed

• Familiarity and experience with standard design and prototyping tools, such as Figma, Framer, and Miro

• High degree of craft, taste, and product intuition, with a keen eye towards future trends, emerging technology, and shifting customer expectations

• Experience managing multiple projects and working through ambiguity.

• Ability to work cross-team and synthesize feedback from multiple teams/owners.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Strong organizational skills and a relentless attention to detail.

• Compelling storyteller who can educate as well as entertain.

Additional Job Description:

Subsidiary:

PayPal

Travel Percent:

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• PayPal is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.

Actual Compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to work location, and relevant skills and experience.

The total compensation for this practice may include an annual performance bonus (or other incentive compensation, as applicable), equity, and medical, dental, vision, and other benefits. For more information, visit https://www.paypalbenefits.com.

The U.S. national annual pay range for this role is

$120300 to $287100

Our Benefits:

At PayPal, we're committed to building an equitable and inclusive global economy. And we can't do this without our most important asset-you. That's why we offer benefits to help you thrive in every stage of life. We champion your financial, physical, and mental health by offering valuable benefits and resources to help you care for the whole you.

We have great benefits including a flexible work environment, employee shares options, health and life insurance and more. To learn more about our benefits please visit https://www.paypalbenefits.com

Who We Are:

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PayPal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for more than 25 years. Creating innovative experiences that make moving money, selling, and shopping simple, personalized, and secure, PayPal empowers consumers and businesses in approximately 200 markets to join and thrive in the global economy. For more information, visit https://www.paypal.com ,  https://about.pypl.com and  https://investor.pypl.com.

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