Venmo · 4 hours ago
Principal Experience Designer
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$188K/yr - $324K/yr
10+ years expPayPal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for more than 25 years. As a Principal Experience Designer for Venmo, you'll shape end-to-end experiences for millions of users, driving user-centered design and collaborating with cross-functional partners to deliver exceptional commerce experiences.
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Responsibilities
Establish overall business or technical strategy for user experience initiatives
Negotiate with and influence decision-making reaching the senior executive level
Identify and resolve unique situations of substantial significance in user interface or interaction design
Allocate resources, responsibly and apply creativity to enhancing user and customer experiences across digital and physical products and services
Lead the development of user experience strategies that resonate with target audiences
Support and mentor less-experienced roles to provide an example of innovation, excellence, and day-to-day learning
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
Qualification
Required
10+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience
10+ 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
Demonstrate exceptional visual craft with mastery of typography, color theory, composition, and visual hierarchy to create polished, pixel-perfect designs that elevate user experiences
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
Preferred
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
Benefits
Flexible work environment
Employee shares options
Health and life insurance
Company
Venmo
Venmo offers an app that allows users to share and make payments with friends for a variety of services.
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$1.3MKey Investors
RRE Ventures
2014-01-01Acquired
2011-08-01Series A
2010-05-07Seed· $1.2M
Leadership Team
Melissa Glassman
Head of Partnership Marketing
Sofia Capretta
Partnerships Marketing Manager
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