Senior UX Designer, Payments Platform Design System

At Google, we "Focus on the user and all else will follow." Our Interaction Designers transform complex tasks into intuitive, easy-to-use experiences for billions of people. From creating user flows and wireframes to building mockups and prototypes, you will envision and bring product experiences to life with an inspired, refined, and magical feel. You will join our multi-disciplinary UX team, collaborating with Engineering and Product Management, leveraging user insights to create industry-leading products.

As an Interaction Designer, you'll apply user-centered design methods to craft industry-leading user experiences from concept to execution, working with design partners to evolve the Google design language to build beautiful, innovative products.

At Google, we "Focus on the user and all else will follow." Our Interaction Designers transform complex tasks into intuitive, easy-to-use experiences for billions of people. From creating user flows and wireframes to building mockups and prototypes, you will envision and bring product experiences to life with an inspired, refined, and magical feel. You will join our multi-disciplinary UX team, collaborating with Engineering and Product Management, leveraging user insights to create industry-leading products.

In this role, you will apply user-centered design methods to craft industry-leading user experiences from concept to execution, working with design partners to evolve the Google design language to build beautiful, innovative products.

Whether it is paying online with Autofill, using tap and pay in stores, or using the Google Pay app, the Payments team at Google is focused on making payments simple, seamless, and secure. In addition to consumer payment technologies, the Payments team also powers the money movement between Google and its consumers and businesses.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $159000 - $230000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Advocate and guide the evolution of the Payments Platform design system, delivering cohesive payment experiences across Google product surfaces.
• Build and maintain scalable, reusable design frameworks and principles that simplify standardization, implementation, and cross-product delivery.
• Leverage AI to evolve the Platform design system, driving rapid optimization and system variation for seamless user experiences.
• Craft, structure, and deliver executive level narratives and direction for design systems and creative initiatives.
• Apply AI expertise to introduce emerging technologies, build new tools, and modernize workflows, expanding creative range, boosting execution speed, and enhancing output quality.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 6 years of interaction design experience in product design or UX design.
  
• Include a portfolio, website, or any other relevant link to your work in your resume (providing a viewable link or access instructions).

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 3 years of experience working in a complex, cross-functional organization.
  
• 2 years of experience leading design projects.
• Experience implementing visual design systems across platforms in an iterative software development environment, applying design tools.
• Experience developing AI-native frameworks and design systems tailored for AI-integrated development environments.

The application window will be open until at least November 06, 2026. This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be before or after the specified date.