Senior Director User Experience

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. 

We give our employees what they need to succeed, including great benefits and perks! We offer medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and a 401(k) match, as well as perks that support you, your family, and your finances. And if it’s career development you desire, we provide that, too! At Paylocity, people matter most and have always been at the heart of our business.  

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! 

This is a fully remote position, allowing you to work from home or location of record within the U.S. with no in-office requirements.? You must be available five days per week during designated work hours.? The work arrangement for this role is subject to change based on business needs and individual performance. This may include adjustments to on-site requirements or schedule expectations, as necessary.?  

 In this role you will shape the user experience strategy for Paylocity’s products. You will foster a collaborative culture, build deep partnerships with cross-functional teams, and set a high bar for design excellence. You will define and implement design strategies across multiple products while leading teams in crafting holistic, end-to-end experiences. You are a storyteller, a change driver, a creative problem solver, and an advocate for innovation, impact, and cultural fit. 

Primary Responsibilities

• Define, influence, and advocate for a long-term UX product strategy that aligns with emerging technology and company growth. 
• Collaborate with senior leadership, product owners, and development teams to guide end-to-end experiences from concept to launch across multiple products. 
• Lead vision and planning for large-scale ideation, processes, and frameworks to ensure optimal product design across an entire product ecosystem. 
• Provide high-level guidance to teams, synthesizing complex challenges into clear, user-focused solutions. 
• Oversee resource management across multiple products and teams, including project scoping, headcount planning, resource allocation, and team relationship building. 
• Secure executives buy-in to ensure product designs optimize user experience and functionality. 
• Responsible for team budgeting, assessing and growing design talent, presenting to executive leadership, and driving broader organizational understanding of UX. 
• Mentor and coach leaders and teams, fostering accountability as a core driver of success. 

Experience

• Extensive experience in UX or product design, supported by a degree in a relevant field
• 15+ years equivalent practical background, with 8+ years leading one or more teams. Varied educational paths are valued when paired with strong design leadership and execution. 
• Proven leadership with the ability to influence at all levels of management. 
• Data-driven mindset with expertise in leveraging multi-method research approaches. 
• Strong portfolio demonstrating expertise in user flows and journeys across multiple products and platforms, including mobile, tablet, responsive design, native applications, accessibility, and localization. 
• Keen attention to detail and a high level of craft to deliver modern, delightful product experiences. 
• Experience in coaching and mentoring designers, hiring top talent, and fostering a growth oriented team environment. 
• Proven ability to align senior leadership with product design strategy and long-term vision. 
• 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. 

Preferred 

• Proven experience mentoring and coaching team members. 
• Strong design craft with expertise across multiple design fields, including UX, UI, design systems, and prototyping, with a demonstrated track record of a robust design process. 
• Experience collaborating with UX Research teams to interpret data and translate insights into actionable design decisions.
• Ability to stay current with the latest design trends, tools, and technologies and adapt to evolving design requirements. Experience leading AI and machine learning-driven design initiatives, partnering with data science teams, and driving large-scale implementation. 

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 accessibility@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. 

 The base pay range for this position is $205,500 - $270,000 /yr; however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. This position is eligible for an annual bonus and restricted stock unit grant based on individual performance in addition to a full range of benefits outlined here. This information is provided per the relevant state and local pay transparency laws for the location in which this position will be performed. Base pay information is based on market location. Applicants should apply via www.paylocity.com/careers.