Principal Product Designer

Remote - Work from Home

Paycor's HR software is purpose-built for leaders and modernizes people management. We help our customers build winning teams and great places to work. Paycor’s culture is the key driver of our success. Every day, our associates find new ways to add value and progress toward audacious goals. We celebrate wins and share the wealth with a high performance-centric culture that empowers talented people to try new roles, innovate and experiment, and follow their passions.

Job Summary

As a Principal Product Designer at Paycor, you will work closely with other product designers, software engineers, and product managers to create exceptional software products. You will be the spokesperson for our users and work with various teams to create a shared understanding of how those users interact with our products. You will lead initiatives that impact multiple products and require a clear vision for how our work affects each aspect of the user’s experience. You will develop simple, effective, usable user interface designs that meet our customers’ needs. You are a critical thinker, a strategic planner, and an effective collaborator. You want to share your passion for user-centered design with your teams through teaching, mentoring, and leading by example. You like to work hard and have fun doing it. You see every day as an opportunity to be the champion for amazing designs across your team and throughout the organization.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Develop strategic plans for how best to solve complex problems that affect multiple products¬¬
• Influence teams to make more efficient & more user-centered decisions
• Advise teams about the best methods ways to conduct user research, validate design directions, ensure consistency across products, and work effectively within an Agile environment
• Conduct extensive user research with clients and customers (e.g. observation and in-depth interviews)
• Build sketches, wireframes, and prototypes with an eye for clean, uncluttered design that clearly communicate concepts to your teams, stakeholders, and users
• Facilitate usability tests to rapidly improve and validate design decisions
• Collaborate daily with cross-functional teams in order to build a shared understanding of user needs, software behaviors, and strategic goals
• Mentor and teach Product Designers best practices for conducting research, performing usability studies, and creating designs
  
  

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Computer Interaction, Interaction Design, or related field
• 8+ years of relevant experience
• Extensive experience conducting UX research and usability tests, remotely and face-to-face
• Proficiency with common UX tools for wireframing and prototyping (e.g. Sketch, InVision)
• Understand current web and mobile design standards
• Experience following Agile methodologies and working closely with Agile teams
• A proven ability to work collaboratively with others
• Exceptional written, verbal, and visual communication skills along with a portfolio demonstrating your abilities
  
  

Paycor Total Rewards

Take Care of Each Other is one of our Guiding Principles and it’s something we actively pursue through the benefits we offer. We are dedicated to delivering a great personal and professional experience with exceptional benefits to support your wellbeing and the wellbeing of your family. For a complete view of our total rewards program, please visit www.mypaycorbenefits.com .

Highlights Include

• A flexible virtual-first work philosophy
• An initial equity award in Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) for all new Associates and on-going award opportunities to participate in the value created through Paycor's growth
• 401(k) with $.65 match for every dollar contributed up to 6% of eligible pay
• Generous paid time off in addition to 10 paid holidays (including YOUR Holiday to celebrate a day or holiday you hold special)
• Three medical plan options – including a $0 cost option and travel & lodging support to ensure access to medical care
• Paid leave for birth parents, non-birth parents, elder caregivers, and military support
• Sabbatical opportunities for tenured Associates
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan, which enables you to buy PYCR stock at a 15% discount
• Inclusive and accessible Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to help with everyday challenges
  
  

We also offer competitive compensation determined by each individual's relevant experience, skills, and education. We anticipate the base pay for this position to be between $85,540.00- 146,040.00. In addition to base pay, Paycor Associates are eligible for either a performance-based annual bonus or commission, depending on their position. If your desired salary falls outside of these rates, we hope you'll still apply as there may be other positions that better align.

If you need assistance or an accommodation during the interview process due to a disability, please email us at interviewaccommodations@paycor.com . This information will be treated as confidential and used only for the purpose of determining an appropriate accommodation for the interview process.