Lead a team of product and UX designers supporting developer experience, design systems, and AI-enabled design tooling across PayPal.
Compensation
The base pay for this role will depend on where you work and the relevant experience and expertise you bring. The expected range of pay for this role by location is: Austin, Texas: ($198,000.00 - $294,250.00 Annually)
Responsibilities
Establish overall business or technical strategy for user experience initiatives
Negotiate with and influence decision-making reaching the senior executive level
Identify and resolve unique situations of substantial significance in user interface or interaction design
Allocate resources, responsibly and apply creativity to enhancing user and customer experiences across digital and physical products and services
Lead the development of user experience strategies that resonate with target audiences
Lead the technical foundation of the enterprise design system, translating UX standards into scalable, reusable technical assets and ensuring consistency across products, channels, and AI experiences.
The national average salary range for this position is $152,010.00-$168,900.00. However, we have a location-based compensation structure. Our salary ranges vary and are calculated based on your location. The starting pay range for this position across all the states we hire in is $152,010.00-$202,550.00. This role also includes an opportunity for a company-wide annual discretionary bonus, through our Annual Incentive Plan (AIP), of up to 12% of eligible pay.
Responsibilities
Define and maintain the technical structure of the design system
Partner with UX to translate approved patterns into code
Maintain connection between design tooling and code
Define asset structure, composition, governance, and versioning
Resolve platform-specific implementation needs
Requirements
Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
Nice to have: certification in front-end engineering
