Role Description
WEX is seeking a Sr. Manager of UX Design for our Corporate Payments vertical to lead and scale a high-performing design organization while helping shape the future of AI-enabled product development at WEX.
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Oversee the end-to-end design lifecycle—from discovery and workflow creation to interaction design, prototyping, and production readiness.
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Partner closely with product, engineering, and research teams to deliver seamless, scalable experiences.
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Bring design expertise to both existing and new products, iterating quickly as new ideas arise and project demands evolve.
Qualifications
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8+ years of experience as a UX Designer, Product Designer, or UX Engineer handling complex digital workflows within the fintech or corporate payments sector.
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5+ years of direct people management experience leading and scaling high-performing UX teams.
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Bachelor’s degree with studies relevant to digital experience creation, human-computer interaction (HCI), or design (a graduate degree is a plus).
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Experience overseeing modern user research and usability platforms (e.g., UserTesting.com, OptimalWorkshop, Qualtrics).
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Experience directing design within corporate brand guidelines, including multilingual platforms (English, Spanish, French).
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Advanced proficiency with Figma (including Figma Make) and operational experience using AI-native development and prototyping tools like Cursor and Bolt.
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Exceptional communication, storytelling, and presentation skills tailored for executive and leadership audiences.
Requirements
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Provide direct people management for a team of UX designers.
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Define and optimize enterprise UX best practices, standards, and workflows.
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Oversee end-to-end UX research and testing programs.
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Partner with senior leaders across Product and Engineering to align on technical feasibility, design system evolution, and scalable UI patterns.
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Collaborate with Product and UX leadership to iteratively translate complex concepts into intuitive user flows, visualizations, and prototypes.
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Make strategic design and user-experience recommendations for both core capabilities and net-new features.
Benefits
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Health, dental, and vision insurances.
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Retirement savings plan.
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Paid time off.
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Health savings account and flexible spending accounts.
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Life insurance and disability insurance.
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Tuition reimbursement.
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Comprehensive and market competitive benefits designed to support personal and professional well-being.
Company Description
WEX is an innovative payments and technology company focused on simplifying the business of running a business.