Job Description

Payroll enables sellers to pay their team, and pay their employment taxes. And enables hourly employees, most commonly in restaurants or retail, to receive benefits and earned wages fast.

As a Product Designer on the Payroll team, you’ll oversee design decisions that directly influence the product and roadmap. Your work will span from core features to experimental projects. We believe in generalists who have a hand in each stage of product development, so Product Designers at Square take projects from sketches to final visual specifications. You’ll report to the Head of Design for Square Staff.

You’ll collaborate with designers, engineers, product managers, analysts, and other cross-functional team members to ensure that our product provides a remarkable, delightful experience.

We are aiming to build a design team that mirrors the inclusivity of the Square seller community and encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. We also welcome you to share any personal experiences that inform your empathy for our sellers, including firsthand experience in hospitality.

• Create professional, well-thought-out designs using established design systems and patterns
• Work with product managers, and engineers to iterate on new features and user journeys related to paying your team and getting paid
• Think holistically about complex systems, empathize with users, and understand goals to create compelling user experiences
• Conceptualize designs, from wireframes, visual mockups to prototypes
• Advocate for product quality and uphold a high standard for our sellers and their employees

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional design experience
• A portfolio of multiple shipped projects on which you were the primary designer
• Experience discussing high-level team goals and can connect your work to a larger team or company projects
• Experience working across native platforms and web
• You plan, scope, and create work that contributes to a larger, long-term plan
• You know when to compromise without sacrificing user experience or design principles
• You are an advocate for the customer
• You take pride in the quality of your work and create professional, well-thought-out designs using established design systems
• You work on challenging, wide-reaching projects for your team
• You know when to go deep on a problem and create a comprehensive vision
• Experience conducting user research is of value in this role