The Company
PayPal 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 Summary:
With PayPal Everywhere, PayPal is extending trusted, secure, seamless payments across both online and offline experiences. The In‑Store Experiences team brings PayPal into stores, restaurants, transit, events, and more, using tap‑to‑pay, QR codes, rewards, and loyalty to give consumers more value and convenience. We sit at the center of PayPal’s global consumer strategy, enabling people to Pay Everywhere, Pay Their Way, and Get the Most Value, while helping merchants grow and deepen customer relationships. Our first launch—the contactless tap‑to‑pay wallet in Germany—and PayPal World, which supports payments in hundreds of currencies, show the scale of this vision. This role has a strong international focus, with deep research and design across markets worldwide.
Job Description:
**Essential Responsibilities: **
- Develop and articulate clear objectives in enhancing user and customer experiences that deliver results and meet organizational goals
- Influence decision-making at the senior leadership level
- Perform the most highly complex digital and physical products and services using domain knowledge and extensive business expertise
- Develop and deliver innovative strategies that benefit customers and product users
- Lead major business projects which impact the Experience Design job family
- Design, evaluate, and select process, product, and service improvements based on thorough understanding of user and customer needs and industry trends
- Mentor and guide junior team members in user-centered design practices.
Minimum Qualifications:
- 8+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.
Additional Responsibilities & Preferred Qualifications:
The Sr. Staff Designer serves as the team’s Craft Master—setting the bar for exceptional visual, UI, and interaction quality. This role is hands-on, driving design excellence while also leading design thinking and occasional discovery workshops to fuel innovation. You have an exemplary portfolio of highly polished, consumer mobile experiences.
- You are equal parts creative and analytical. You are a strong storyteller, persuasive, and know how to bring people together with positive, collaborative energy.
- You have evidence of pushing beyond the status quo, bringing to life new ways of thinking, interaction paradigms, and have a curiosity to turn over stones to discover potential new problems we may have overlooked as a business. You raise the bar in your own work and others – exploring wide across the opportunity space, then going deep to dial in the perfect solution, with a care to bring delight and friction-free interactions to each moment of the journey.
- Finally, you are AI-curious. You will have an edge if you’ve used AI deeply in your work as a designer and have evidence of how you’ve dug into staying current with AI tools to improve the design work of you and your larger team through efficiency, quality, rich-prototypes and internal applications.
This role is part of PayPal’s Experience Design organization, spanning Consumer, Merchant, Research, Content, Design Systems, and Operations. The team is shaping the future of PayPal beyond transactions—designing end-to-end commerce experiences that engage customers before, during, and after payment. Led by PayPal’s Chief Design Officer, Experience Design works closely with Engineering, Product, Brand, and Marketing in fast-moving, multi-disciplinary pods focused on bold ideas and real market impact.
Subsidiary:
PayPal
Travel Percent:
0
- 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:
Primary Location | Pay Range:
New York City, New York | ($196,500.00 - $291,500.00 Annually)
Additional Location(s) | Pay Range:
San Jose, California | ($196,500.00 - $291,500.00 Annually)
Additional compensation for this role may include an annual performance bonus, equity, or other incentive compensation, as applicable.
PayPal does not charge candidates any fees for courses, applications, resume reviews, interviews, background checks, or onboarding. When making an application directly, we will never ask you to share passwords, one-time passcodes (OTP), or verification codes. Any such request is a red flag and likely part of a scam. All communication regarding your application will come from official PayPal email domains. If you suspect fraudulent activity, please report it immediately. To learn more about how to identify and avoid recruitment fraud please visit https://careers.pypl.com/contact-us.
For the majority of employees, PayPal's balanced hybrid work model offers 3 days in the office for effective in-person collaboration and 2 days at your choice of either the PayPal office or your home workspace, ensuring that you equally have the benefits and conveniences of both locations.
Our Benefits:
At PayPal, we’re committed to building an equitable and inclusive global economy. And we can’t do this without our most important asset-you. That’s why we offer comprehensive, choice-based programs, to support all aspects of personal wellbeing—physical, emotional, and financial—delivering meaningful value where it matters most. We strive to create a flexible, balanced work culture with a holistic approach to benefits, including generous paid time off, healthcare coverage for you and your family, and resources to create financial security and support your mental health.
Who We Are:
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**Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion **
PayPal provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. In addition, PayPal will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at paypalglobaltalentacquisition@paypal.com.
Belonging at PayPal:
Our employees are central to advancing our mission, and we strive to create an environment where everyone can do their best work with a sense of purpose and belonging. Belonging at PayPal means creating a workplace with a sense of acceptance and security where all employees feel included and valued. We are proud to have a diverse workforce reflective of the merchants, consumers, and communities that we serve, and we continue to take tangible actions to cultivate inclusivity and belonging at PayPal.
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