Manager User Experience, Product Design

Job Type Full-time DescriptionLocation: Remote (Must be based anywhere in the Czech Republic) Paylocity is an award-winning provider of cloud-based HR and payroll software solutions, offering the most complete platform for the modern workforce. The company has become one of the fastest-growing HCM software providers worldwide by offering an intuitive, easy-to-use product suite that helps businesses automate and streamline HR and payroll processes, attract and retain talent, and build a strong workplace culture. While traditional HR and payroll providers automate basic HR processes such as payroll and benefits administration, Paylocity goes further by developing tools that HR and businesses need to compete for talent and deliver against the expectations of the modern workforce. Help Paylocity enhance communication and enable employees to connect, collaborate, and create from anywhere with a position in Product & Technology! Want to develop the strategies and principles needed to deliver compelling software? Join our team and help us enhance our all-in-one software platform, elevate our one-of-a-kind technology, and improve the employee experience. Take your career to the next level at one of G2's Top 100 Software Companies. Explore our Product & Technology positions to see where you fit! Position Overview In this role you will lead design initiatives to identify and solve challenges for Paylocity users. You are a hands-on leader, actively shaping and owning the user experience within their product area while mentoring and partnering closely with the team to design the work. You will mentor and guide your team. Plan and guide research activities, establishing best practices and maintaining high standards. You are a storyteller, a change driver, open to new possibilities, impact-oriented, and a strong cultural fit. Primary Responsibilities The below represents the primary duties of the position, others may be assigned as needed. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. In addition to people management responsibilities, this role also requires a hands-on approach to design, collaborating with stakeholders, facilitating workshops, and co-creating solutions alongside designers. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Core Responsibilities

• Align schedules and planning definitions, including dependency tracking across disciplines and products.
• Collaborate with Product, Design and Tech leaders to guide end-to-end experiences from concept to break down silos and launch for large or complex products.
• Influence product strategy and lead efforts to define the needs of large or complex product designs based on user insights and business needs.
• Mentor and support designers, actively shaping requirements and influencing project or feature goals.
• Provide strategic insight for project planning, working closely with other managers or reporting directly to senior leadership.
• Demonstrate exceptional negotiation skills, effectively communicating and facilitating trade-off decisions to achieve alignment and consensus among stakeholders.
• Foster collaboration across teams, identifying opportunities to build on existing work and leverage prior efforts.
• Prioritize critical or frequently encountered user goals, identifying optimal design opportunities.
• Exercise sound judgment in determining the right timing for conceptual designs and effectively presenting them to executive UX and product leadership.
• Lead communication workstreams, explore new storytelling methods, and be recognized as an expert in design advocacy.
• Leverage expert storytelling skills to captivate and influence audiences.
• Ensure the accessibility criteria and standards are met.

Education And Experience

• Extensive experience in UX, usability, accessibility, and product design, supported by a degree in a relevant field
• 5-7 years equivalent practical background, with 1+ years in a management role preferred. Varied educational paths are valued when paired with strong design leadership and execution.

Required Skills

• Exceptional visual, communication, and presentation skills.
• Ability to tackle complex design problems in undefined spaces.
• Broad UX skill set with experience in design and system design for enterprise and/or complex information architectures.
• Extensive UX expertise with advanced experience in design and system design within complex information architectures.
• Proven ability to drive process improvements and influence product and engineering counterparts.
• Capable of designing for multiple platforms while ensuring product scalability across various environments, including mobile, tablet, responsive design, native applications, accessibility, and localization.

Preferred Skills

• Experience designing for SaaS products in an agile environment.
• Proven ability to mentor and coach team members.
• Stay up to date with the latest design trends, tools, and technologies, adapting to changing design requirements.
• Experience leading AI and machine learning-driven design initiatives, collaborating with data science teams, and driving implementation at scale.

Soft Skills

• Expert communicator and facilitator when engaging with business stakeholders.
• Relentlessly curious about tech and market trends, with the ability to adapt accordingly.
• Strong advocate for user experience, ensuring the best possible outcomes.
• Skilled at building relationships in highly collaborative environments.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to sit for extended periods: The role requires sitting at a desk or workstation for long periods, typically 7-8 hours a day.
• Use of computer and phone systems: The employee must be able to operate a computer, use phone systems, and type. This includes using multiple software programs and inquiries simultaneously

Paylocity is an equal-opportunity employer. Paylocity is committed to the full inclusion of all individuals. We recruit, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. At Paylocity, we believe diversity makes us better. We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences in age, culture, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique. We actively cultivate these differences through our employee resource groups (ERGs), employee experiences, perspectives, talents, and approaches to drive innovation in the software and services we provide our customers. We comply with federal and state disability laws and make reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. To request reasonable accommodation in the job application or interview process, please contact LeaveBenefits@paylocity.com. This email address is exclusively designated for such requests, aligning with federal and state disability laws. Please do not send resumes to this email address, as they will be removed. Your personal data will be processed for recruitment purposes in accordance with our Notice of Privacy Practices for Job Applicants and applicable data protection laws.