As a Product Designer at Paycom, you will take a central role in creating design solutions for our software that align with our design principles of simple, consistent, automated and intuitive and align with our long-term vision and business objectives. Your responsibilities will include designing interfaces for both existing and new screens across web and mobile applications. Working closely with cross-functional teams, you will create high-quality mockups that adhere to Paycom's design standards, ensuring a cohesive and user-friendly experience.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Responsible for creating high-level design concepts that solve users' needs into practical layouts, typography and visual hierarchies. Your expertise will ensure that the user experience aligns seamlessly with the intended design vision.
- Design components or patterns within our existing design systems and style guides. Your goal is to solve user needs while building out the cohesiveness of the Paycom experience for our users.
- Closely partner with product managers and development teams, using your insight and design strategy to help shape product direction and ensure alignment with business objectives.
- Build upon existing design systems, create mock-ups that maintain a consistent Paycom experience
- Leverage research data, design principles and other objective information to inform your design choices
- Plan and participate in usability testing, analyzing usability data reports and iterating on designs based on user feedback
- Balances workloads effectively to ensure successful project delivery
- Participates in complex problem solving, tackling intricate user issues alongside your team
- Other duties as assigned
Education/Certification:
- High school diploma or GED
Experience:
- 2+ years of experience in design, including multi-platform application, product, graphic design, digital media or related
- Portfolio required for review up interview
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Education/Certification:
- Bachelor's degree in art, computer science or technical field
Skills/Abilities:
- Skilled in different data collection techniques and design products based on data analysis
- Demonstrated proficiency in information architecture, user flows and cross-platform flows
- Strong understanding of department vision, the development process and the interdependencies
- Understands the different frameworks of other teams outside the Product Management department
- Advanced ability to use originality, imagination and creativity in designs
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Knowledge of mobile interface design across multiple operating systems
- Strong knowledge of HTML/CSS
- Effectively builds relationships across teams and functions
- Able to communicate complex ideas, goals and problems in a way that is easy for others not familiar with the project to understand
- Self-directed with the ability to work with minimal supervision
- Strong presentation skills and confidence in presenting recommendations to leadership
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to remain in a stationary position and move about inside the office; move to and from the office and navigate all areas of the building(s); operate and use computer, phone and other office productivity tools and resources; reach with hands and arms; communicate and exchange information; and observe and identify including close vision and the ability to adjust focus. The employee may occasionally move up to 25 pounds.
WORK ENVIRONMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
Such as in a typical office, there are no hazardous or significantly unpleasant conditions. The noise level and temperature in the work environment are that of a typical office, moderate and average, respectively.
Paycom is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. Paycom makes employment decisions on the basis of business needs, job requirements, individual qualifications and merit. Paycom wants to have the best available people in every job. Therefore, Paycom does not permit its employees to harass, discriminate or retaliate against other employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, military and veteran status, age, physical or mental disability, genetic characteristic, reproductive health decisions, family or parental status or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable laws. Equal employment opportunity will be extended to all persons in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation benefits, and separation of employment. The Human Resources Department has overall responsibility for this policy and maintains reporting and monitoring procedures. Any questions or concerns should be referred to the Human Resources Department. ****To learn more about Paycom's affirmative action policy, equal employment opportunity, or to request an accommodation - Click on the link to find more information: paycom.com/careers/eeoc
