The CompanyPayPal 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:As a Design Director, Wallet, you will lead the Wallet design team across all end-to-end experiences for consumers globally and work closely with your product and engineering partners to define and drive the strategy and roadmap. You will guide your team and work with other leaders and cross-functional team members to build and deliver the best possible experiences across all aspects of commerce from discovery to post-purchase experiences.
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. You will lead a team that has passion for designing intuitive cross-platform experiences leveraging prototyping techniques, empathy, and research with a test & learn mindset. You will help us find, develop, and retain the world's best design talent, and have a passion for coaching teams and guiding partners in empathizing with customer problems. You will champion a diagnose with data and treat through design approach. You will report to the VP, Experience Design and be a member of our Experience Design leadership team where we use our design and research skills to inspire and influence across the company. We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds inside our team lead to innovation and inclusion in our product design. We advocate for meaningful and engaging experiences for our diverse global customers. We support each other, learn from challenges, and have fun along the way.
Job Responsibilities- Lead global teams of designers, 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
- Hold team accountable to leverage and extend the use of design system, style guides, patterns and assets in the creation of UX deliverables
- Contribute to the wider UX & UX manager community, mentoring others, leveraging your strengths to help others grow
Requirements- Minimum of 12+ years' experience in product management in a leadership role within the fintech or financial services industry, preferably in P2P solutions
- Significant experience leading large consumer product and technology teams across multiple capabilities
- Strong understanding of P2P and fintech trends, technologies, regulatory environments and consumer insights / trends.
- Proven track record for building, launching, and maintaining high-scale, successful products in a highly matrixed organization
- Demonstrated experience in managing complex app ecosystems, design systems, user onboarding, third-party integrations, identity management, and search functionality.
- Experience with Agile methodologies and product management tools.
- Experience strategically influencing and aligning senior stakeholders and key partners to drive action, results and change consistently
- Multi-disciplined leader who builds, develops, and advances high performing teams with strong development and domain capability, analytical, strategic, and operational excellence
- Exceptional communication and presentations skills with an ability to convey complex concepts and issues in a compelling, persuasive, fact-based manner
- Hands-on, roll up your sleeves mindset, with the ability to be a driver and change agent in an organization.
- Passionate for innovation and staying ahead of industry trends, emerging product technologies and advancements.
- BA is required; MBA, and/or technical degree is preferred.
Additional Job Description:Subsidiary:PayPal
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