Staff Product Designer, Payments

About the Role

We’re looking for a systems thinker who can create and scale design frameworks from scratch. As a Staff Product Designer, you’ll shape the future of payment experiences—from sign-up to renewal—driving seamless, intuitive, and engaging global payment journeys. Beyond interface design, you’ll lead vision, influence product strategy, and ensure cohesive experiences across teams.

What You’ll Do

• Own & Scale Design Systems – Build and evolve scalable frameworks that ensure consistency and efficiency.
• Drive Vision & Influence – Shape product strategy, align teams, and advocate for a cohesive user experience.
• Design for Impact – Craft payment experiences that drive conversion, retention, and long-term revenue growth, ensuring seamless transactions across diverse global markets.
• Data-Informed Decisions – Leverage experimentation, A/B testing, and insights from analytics to refine and optimize user flows.
• Test & Iterate – Partner with research, data science, and engineering to run experiments that validate hypotheses and refine experiences, ensuring designs are grounded in insights and real-world impact.
• Navigate Complexity – Break down ambiguous problems, structure initiatives, and drive execution across teams.
• Cross-Functional Leadership – Work across disciplines, collaborating deeply with product, engineering, and business partners.
• Executive Presence – Confidently communicate design rationale, influence senior stakeholders, and drive alignment.
• Raise the Bar – Set a high standard for design excellence, providing feedback and mentorship to elevate the team’s craft.

What We’re Looking For

• Systems Thinking – Proven experience designing and implementing scalable design systems from scratch.
• Strong Design Craft – Expertise in visual design, interaction, prototyping, and user research.
• Design Leadership – Act as a thought leader, shaping how we approach payments UX across teams. Mentor designers, share insights, and help elevate design standards.
• Strategic Problem-Solving – Ability to synthesize business needs, user motivations, and technical constraints.
• Communication & Influence – Ability to lead discussions, coach others, and make strategic design decisions.
• Payments or E-commerce Experience (Preferred) – Understanding of global payment flows, user behaviors, and industry trends.