UX Designer 2

As a UX Designer 2, you will create meaningful and cohesive end-to-end user experiences for Venmo. You will collaborate with cross-functional team members to influence decisions and deliver the best possible mobile payments experience.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate on projects to ensure user needs are met through effective design and assist in developing user-centered design concepts
• Gather and analyze user feedback to inform design decisions, exercising judgment within defined processes, and enhancing user experience through collaborative efforts
• Develop wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity mockups based on user needs and business goals
• Iterate on designs, incorporating feedback from stakeholders and users to refine and improve the overall user experience
• Drive high-quality execution by producing polished design deliverables aligned with product goals—managing your work independently and effectively presenting to stakeholders
• Optimize design processes, recommending new methods or refining existing approaches to improve efficiency and impact
• Work closely with product managers, engineers, and other stakeholders to ensure the design vision aligns with technical feasibility and business objectives
• You'll be involved in design reviews and provide clear documentation to guide the implementation of the user interface
• Partner with user researchers to conduct user interviews, surveys, and usability tests to gather valuable insights
• Analyze this data to identify user needs, pain points, and behaviors, and translate them into actionable design improvements
• Receive regular and general instruction and guidance from more experienced colleagues on work in the form of specific objectives

Requirements

• Minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience, including work on mobile platforms, and a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Ability to thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments, with excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Experience with Interaction and Visual Design: Understanding of visual design principles (e.g., typography, color theory, layout) and interaction design, with the ability to create intuitive and high-craft design solutions
• User-centered mindset: A solid understanding of user-centered design principles, including user research methodologies, usability testing, and applying feedback to improve user experiences
• Proficiency with design systems and tools, including pattern libraries, repositories, and internal communication platforms
• Collaborative & Communication Skills: Experience working in cross-functional teams, with the ability to effectively communicate design ideas, rationale, and user insights to stakeholders, product managers, and developers
• Prototyping capabilities using Figma and/or related tools

Key Skills

• Interaction and Visual Design
• User-centered design principles
• Usability testing
• Design systems and tools
• Collaborative & Communication Skills
• Prototyping capabilities using Figma and/or related tools

Benefits

• Flexible work environment
• Employee shares options
• Health and life insurance
• More benefits available at https://www.paypalbenefits.com