UX Product Design Systems Lead, Venmo
Venmo
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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.
We operate a global, two-sided network at scale that connects hundreds of millions of merchants and consumers. We help merchants and consumers connect, transact, and complete payments, whether they are online or in person. PayPal is more than a connection to third-party payment networks. We provide proprietary payment solutions accepted by merchants that enable the completion of payments on our platform on behalf of our customers.
We offer our customers the flexibility to use their accounts to purchase and receive payments for goods and services, as well as the ability to transfer and withdraw funds. We enable consumers to exchange funds more safely with merchants using a variety of funding sources, which may include a bank account, a PayPal or Venmo account balance, PayPal and Venmo branded credit products, a credit card, a debit card, certain cryptocurrencies, or other stored value products such as gift cards, and eligible credit card rewards. Our PayPal, Venmo, and Xoom products also make it safer and simpler for friends and family to transfer funds to each other. We offer merchants an end-to-end payments solution that provides authorization and settlement capabilities, as well as instant access to funds and payouts. We also help merchants connect with their customers, process exchanges and returns, and manage risk. We enable consumers to engage in cross-border shopping and merchants to extend their global reach while reducing the complexity and friction involved in enabling cross-border trade.
Our beliefs are the foundation for how we conduct business every day. We live each day guided by our core values of Inclusion, Innovation, Collaboration, and Wellness. Together, our values ensure that we work together as one global team with our customers at the center of everything we do – and they push us to ensure we take care of ourselves, each other, and our communities.
Job Description Summary:
What you need to know about the role:As a UX Product Design Systems Lead for the Venmo design team, you will lead efforts to define and scale our design system. You will work closely with product and engineering partners to evolve our design system and ensure consistency, scalability, and usability across all our digital products. While your primary focus will be on design systems, you’ll also have opportunities to shape end-to-end user experiences, collaborate on cross-functional product teams, and mentor designers as we scale. Through hands-on work, design leadership and by collaborating with other leaders and cross-functional team members, you will build and deliver the best possible experiences.
This role calls for a creative 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.
Job Description:
As a Product Design Lead for the Venmo design team, you will lead efforts to define and scale our design system. You will work closely with product and engineering partners to evolve our design system and ensure consistency, scalability, and usability across all our digital products. While your primary focus will be on design systems, you’ll also have opportunities to shape end-to-end user experiences, collaborate on cross-functional product teams, and mentor designers as we scale. Through hands-on work, design leadership and by collaborating with other leaders and cross-functional team members, you will build and deliver the best possible experiences.
This role calls for a creative 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.
Responsibilities:
Own and evolve the design system: Lead the design, documentation, and maintenance of our design system (components, patterns, tokens, guidelines) to ensure visual and functional consistency.
Cross-functional collaboration: Partner with engineering, product, brand, and accessibility teams to ensure seamless implementation and ongoing refinement of the design system.
Design leadership: Mentor product designers, facilitate design critiques, and uphold design standards across teams.
Project Management: Contributes to the planning and estimating work and participates in broader work stream coordination and expectation setting.
Versatility You may be asked to contribute to work outside of design systems focused work, depending on the business need
Governance and scalability: Define governance models for component usage and contributions, ensuring quality and consistency at scale.
Accessibility & inclusivity: Champion inclusive design and accessibility best practices within the system and across product experiences.
Tooling & infrastructure: Oversee and improve design tooling, version control, documentation platforms, and workflow integrations.
Advocacy & adoption: Promote awareness and adoption of the design system internally through training, documentation, and support.
Hands-on design: Creates high-quality deliverables and executes based on product design goals and priorities without prescriptive guidance or direction, managing their work to a more extensive schedule.
Requirements:
8+ years experience.
Bachelors or Master Degree in the study of design including one of the following; Design, Information Architecture, Human Factors or equivalent project/portfolio experience.
Deep expertise in Figma (or similar tools), component libraries, and design-to-code workflows.
Thorough understanding of product design methodology and lifecycle across significant channels and platforms.
Customer-focused, with experience using design research methods to uncover customer insights.
Effectively operates within an iterative design team, managing product design responsibilities against defined milestones and plan with little day-to-day oversight.
Thorough knowledge of essential channels and platforms, with experience in mobile, dedicated, and native solution design.
Experience with resources such as; pattern library, repositories, and internal communication tools.
Nice to Have:
Experience in branding, visual systems, or motion
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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
$107300 to $259600For the majority of employees, PayPal's balanced hybrid work model offers 3 days in the office for effective in-person collaboration and 2 days at your choice of either the PayPal office or your home workspace, ensuring that you equally have the benefits and conveniences of both locations.
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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Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
PayPal provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. In addition, PayPal will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at [email protected].
Belonging at PayPal:
Our employees are central to advancing our mission, and we strive to create an environment where everyone can do their best work with a sense of purpose and belonging. Belonging at PayPal means creating a workplace with a sense of acceptance and security where all employees feel included and valued. We are proud to have a diverse workforce reflective of the merchants, consumers, and communities that we serve, and we continue to take tangible actions to cultivate inclusivity and belonging at PayPal.
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