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PayPal · 1 day ago

Sr Experience Designer

Chicago, IL

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$124K/yr - $213K/yr

5+ years exp

PayPal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for more than 25 years. As a Senior Experience Designer at Venmo, you'll craft end-to-end experiences for millions of users worldwide, working closely with product and engineering partners to deliver seamless, intuitive financial experiences.

E-Commerce PlatformsFinTechMobile PaymentsTransaction Processing

No H1B

Responsibilities

Perform product designs specialized in experience design knowledge and developed business expertise

Lead projects and/or programs within the product function with moderate scope impacting function or sub-function

Create customer experiences across digital and physical products within general parameters under broad supervision

May act as a subject matter resource for entry level and developing colleagues

Collaborate cross-functionally with product management, engineering, content design, and user research to create and deliver best-in-class products and services using a customer-focused, iterative design process

Contribute to planning and estimation, ensuring alignment across workstreams and setting clear expectations

Drive high-quality execution by producing polished design deliverables aligned with product goals—managing your work independently and effectively presenting to stakeholders, including executives

Leverage and enhance design systems, tools, and templates to create scalable, consistent experiences

Optimize design processes, recommending new methods or refining existing approaches to improve efficiency and impact

Foster collaboration across disciplines, driving excellence in design execution and influencing product direction

Lead design initiatives, guide best practices in UX methodology, process, and execution

Qualification

User-centered designProduct design methodologiesConsumer mobile app experienceDesign systemsPrototyping skillsFintech experienceFront-end technologiesCollaboration skillsCommunication skills

Required

3+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience

5+ years of experience leading and shipping consumer mobile app experiences, with a strong track record of measurable impact

Comfort in operating in fast-paced, ambiguous environments, paired with excellent communication and collaboration skills; confident in presenting to senior and executive audiences

Exceptional craft skills, including the ability to build realistic prototypes and work fluently with design systems, pattern libraries, repositories, and internal design tooling

Deep understanding of product design methodologies and lifecycle, across multiple channels and platforms

User-centered mindset, with experience leveraging design research to uncover insights and inform decisions

Highly self-sufficient, able to manage design responsibilities independently and balance iterative exploration with milestone-driven delivery

General awareness of front-end technologies (JavaScript, HTML/CSS) and how they impact design implementation