Staff Product Designer

Job Description

As a Staff Product Designer, you will lead design initiatives, to help identify and solve challenges for the Paylocity user groups within the Product organization. You will lead initiatives in a product space and help mentor more junior designer team members helping establish best practices and uphold standards across your teams. You are a storyteller, have a diverse set of skills, are a driver of change, are open to new possibilities, are impact-oriented, and have a great cultural fit.
Responsibilities

Influence the product strategy and lead others in defining the needs of large and/or complex product designs based on multiple factors, such as user insights and business needs.
Collaborate with product owners and development team members to shepherd end-to-end experiences from concept to ship for large and/or complex products.
Exhibit complete independence in initiating medium-to large-sized projects, defining the scope of work, providing effort estimates, and setting timelines with Product and Engineering peers.
Mentor and support junior designers, actively participating in the requirements definition process and influencing project or feature goals.
Provide strategic insight for project planning and may work with other team members or report directly to senior leadership.
Exhibit exceptional negotiation skills, adeptly communicating and facilitating trade-off decisions to reach win-win agreements and consensus among stakeholders.
Have a significant impact by collaborating with product teams to represent and advocate for user needs in the design process.
Prioritize critical or frequently encountered user goals and identify the optimal design opportunities.
Possess the judgment to discern the appropriate timing for conceptual designs, and you understand how and when to present them to Product Design leadership.
Lead communication workstreams for effective communication across groups, exploring new ways of storytelling, and are recognized as an expert in evangelizing designs through communication.
Are recognized as an expert storyteller, known for your ability to captivate and influence audiences.

Required Experience

Bachelor’s degree in human computer Interaction (HCI) in Human Cognition, Interaction Design, Human Factors, candidates with 7-10 years of applied experience within the UX field.
Exceptional visual, communication, and presentation skills.
Must be able to tackle complex design problems, in undefined problem spaces.
Possess a broad set of UX skills and advanced experience in design and system design within a complex information architecture.
Proven ability to collaborate on process improvements and influence product/engineering counterparts in an organization.

Soft Skills

Expert communicator and facilitator to stakeholders within business.
Relentlessly curious about tech and market trends, able to adapt accordingly
Unflinching in your desire to advocate best user experience possible
Ability to build relationships in a highly collaborative environment

Preferred Skills

Experience designing for SaaS products in agile environment
Familiarity with AI patterns, machine learning, and prior partnership with data science teams with referenceable examples of implementation.
Proven experience in mentoring and coaching team members
Stay up to date with the latest design trends, tools, and technologies, and being able to adapt to changing design requirements.

Paylocity is an equal-opportunity employer.  Paylocity is committed to the full inclusion of all individuals. We recruit, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. At Paylocity, we believe diversity makes us better.
We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences in age, culture, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique. We actively cultivate these differences through our employee resource groups (ERGs), employee experiences, perspectives, talents, and approaches to drive innovation in the software and services we provide our customers.
We comply with federal and state disability laws and make reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. To request reasonable accommodation in the job application or interview process, please contact accessibility@paylocity.com.
This role can be performed from any office in the US. The pay range for this position is $133k – $247k/yr; however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.