Lead UX Designer
Every day, Global Payments makes it possible for millions of people to move money between buyers and sellers using our payments solutions for credit, debit, prepaid and merchant services. Our worldwide team helps over 3 million companies, more than 1,300 financial institutions and over 600 million cardholders grow with confidence and achieve amazing results. We are driven by our passion for success and we are proud to deliver best-in-class payment technology and software solutions. Join our dynamic team and make your mark on the payments technology landscape of tomorrow.
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The Lead UX Designer owns user experience strategy and design for a strategic component of the Genius portfolio, one of Global Payments' flagship commerce and software platforms. Working closely with Product Management, Engineering, and Product Delivery teams, you will define experience strategy, drive customer-centered design, evolve design systems, and help shape the future of our digital commerce experiences.
What you'llown:
You will define and evolve the user experience vision across mobile, web, kiosk, and point-of-sale experiences, ensuring a cohesive and intuitive customer journey.
You will lead user-centered design efforts from discovery through delivery, partnering closely with Product Management and Engineering to create engaging and effective user experiences.
You will own personas, journey maps, experience frameworks, and interaction models that inform product strategy and design decisions.
You will establish and evolve scalable design systems, component libraries, and reusable design patterns that improve consistency and accelerate delivery across products.
You will partner closely with Engineering to strengthen UX-to-development workflows, ensuring designs are efficiently translated into high-quality experiences.
You will conduct and oversee user research activities, including usability testing, customer interviews, journey mapping, and prototype validation. You may also partner with external research vendors to gather customer insights.
You will create wireframes, prototypes, user flows, and high-fidelity designs that effectively communicate design solutions and support stakeholder alignment.
You will champion accessibility, usability, and modern UX best practices while helping improve UX maturity and integration within the Product Development Lifecycle (PDLC).
You will act as a UX advocate across the organization, influencing product direction and helping drive the modernization of customer-facing experiences. Not an exhaustive list; other duties as assigned.
What you'llbring:
Bachelor's Degree
Relevant degree in UX Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Product Design, Interaction Design, Human Factors, Psychology, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
Typically 8+ years of UX, Product Design, or related experience
Experience designing customer-facing digital experiences across mobile and web platforms
Experience partnering closely with Product Management and Engineering teams
Experience developing user journeys, personas, and design strategies
Experience establishing or evolving design systems and component libraries
Strong portfolio demonstrating end-to-end product design work
It's a bonus if you have the following!
Experience in restaurant technology, hospitality technology, digital ordering, commerce platforms, or customer engagement solutions
Experience designing omnichannel experiences spanning mobile, web, kiosk, and point-of-sale environments
Experience leading UX modernization initiatives
Experience managing or partnering with external user research providers
Experience mentoring designers or supporting the growth of a UX practice
Our perks- what we’llbring for you:
We know it’sbigger than just your career. It’syour life and your world. That’swhy we offer global benefits and programs to support you at every stage. Here’sa taste of what you can expect.
A competitive salary and benefits package that recognizes your contribution
Opportunities to grow your skills and build your career within a global business
Access to learning, development and on-the-job experiences that expand your expertise
A supportive, inclusive team environment where your ideas and input matter
Time to give back through community and charity initiatives
A global employee assistanceprogram to support your wellbeing
Recognition through a global platform that celebrates your achievements.
About the Team:
Our inclusive and global teams win together every day. We’reproud to have the best minds in the industry, who you can learn from as you grow your career. The people, the energy, the connections - it’sunmatched. Come and be part of an ever-evolving company and get dynamic opportunities that go beyond borders.
What makes a Globalpayer?
Globalpayersthink like a client, act like an ownerand win as one team. We’recurious and innovative - always finding better ways to deliver impact. We empower each other to make decisions, and it’sour passion that drives excellence in everything we set out to do.Come and be part of an ever-evolving company and get dynamic opportunities that go beyond borders.
Does this sound like you? Apply now to take your career global!
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