FleetCor Technologies

Principal Design Lead

FleetCor Technologies$139K — $165K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 6+ years of experience in B2B or enterprise product design for web and mobile, showcasing design craftsmanship and impactful results.
  • Proven ability to influence cross-functional senior stakeholders without formal authority.
  • Experience in leading UX strategy for AI-enabled products, translating AI into user-friendly workflows.
  • Expertise in managing strategic customer journeys across products while balancing diverse requirements.
  • Strong skills in simplifying complex financial and data-heavy workflows into intuitive experiences.
  • Profound systems thinking to identify patterns and create scalable design solutions across platforms and products.
  • Exceptional communication skills with the ability to convey design rationale and strategic recommendations clearly.

Responsibilities

  • Define and lead a cohesive UX vision for Corpay's web and mobile ecosystem, connecting customer journeys across products.
  • Own high-impact design work from initial concepts to prototyping and validation.
  • Lead the development and governance of Corpay's design system, ensuring consistency and quality.
  • Identify systemic UX challenges and devise scalable solutions for complex financial experiences.
  • Influence product strategy by collaborating across teams on key customer and business issues.
  • Leverage AI tools like Figma and prototypes to shape experiences and align stakeholder interests.
  • Elevate design quality within Corpay through mentoring, critiques, and direct work on complex product challenges.

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental & Vision benefits available starting the 1st month after hire.
  • Automatic enrollment in a 401(k) plan, subject to eligibility.
  • Virtual fitness classes available company-wide.
  • Robust PTO offerings including holidays, vacation, sick, personal, and volunteer time.
  • Employee discounts with major providers such as wireless, gym, and car rentals.
  • Philanthropic support for local and national organizations.
  • A fun corporate culture featuring contests and prizes.
Full Job Description
What We Need

Corpay is currently looking to hire a Principal Design Lead within our Commercial Card division. This position falls under our Corpay Payables line of business and is in Atlanta, GA or Brentwood, TN. The Principal Design lead will help shape a more connected, intuitive experience across our B2B enterprise web and mobile products. This role reports into the Senior Director, Product Delivery and will define experience direction across products, simplify complex customer journeys, and help ensure Corpay applications feel like part of a cohesive ecosystem. The ideal candidate combines strong design craft with strategic and systems thinking, executive communication, and cross-functional influence. This person should be equally comfortable setting experience direction and leading how AI is used to accelerate exploration, prototyping, iteration, and decision-making.

How We Work

As a Principal Design Lead, Corpay will set you up for success by providing:
  • Assigned workspace in Atlanta or Brentwood office
  • Company-issued equipment


Role Responsibilities

The responsibilities of the role will include:
  • Defining and leading a cohesive UX vision across Corpay's web and mobile ecosystem, connecting complex experiences across products, workflows, and customer journeys.
  • Owning hands-on design work for high-impact initiatives, from early concepts and journey definition through detailed interaction design, prototyping, and validation.
  • Leading the architecture, evolution, and governance of Corpay's design system across foundations, components, patterns, modules, and documentation.
  • Identifying systemic UX challenges and create scalable solutions that simplify complex financial, operational, transactional, and data-rich experiences.
  • Influencing product strategy and roadmap priorities by partnering with Product, Engineering, Technology, and Business leaders on Corpay's most important customer and business problems.
  • Using Figma, Figma Make, AI-assisted tools, and high-fidelity prototypes to rapidly explore ideas, shape AI-enabled experiences, align stakeholders, and reduce development risk.
  • Raising the design quality bar across Corpay through shared experience principles and patterns, design critique, executive facilitation, mentorship, and direct contribution to complex product challenges.


Qualifications & Skills
  • 6+ years of experience designing complex B2B or enterprise products across web and mobile, with a strong portfolio demonstrating craft, systems thinking, and measurable product impact.
  • Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive alignment across Product, Engineering, Design, Technology, and Business teams without relying on formal authority.
  • Experience leading UX strategy for AI-enabled product experiences, translating AI capabilities into useful, intuitive customer workflows and features.
  • Experience leading strategic customer journeys across products, teams, and workflows while balancing customer needs, business objectives, technical constraints, regulatory requirements, and speed to market.
  • Deep experience simplifying financial, transactional, operational, or data-intensive workflows into clear, intuitive experiences.
  • Strong systems thinking, with the ability to identify patterns, define experience principles, and create scalable solutions across products and platforms.
  • Demonstrated ability to move from ambiguity to strategy, concepts, prototypes, and detailed product experiences while maintaining a high bar for craft.
  • Advanced proficiency in Figma, prototyping, design systems, and AI-assisted design tools, with demonstrated ability to use AI to accelerate exploration, iteration, and validation throughout the design process.
  • Exceptional written, verbal, visual, and executive communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate design rationale, tradeoffs, and strategic recommendations.


Benefits & Perks
  • Medical, Dental & Vision benefits available the 1st month after hire
  • Automatic enrollment into our 401(k) plan (subject to eligibility requirements)
  • Virtual fitness classes offered company-wide
  • Robust PTO offerings including major holidays, vacation, sick, personal, & volunteer time
  • Employee discounts with major providers (i.e. wireless, gym, car rental, etc.)
  • Philanthropic support with both local and national organizations
  • Fun culture with company-wide contests and prizes


Pay Transparency

The expected salary range for this position is $139,900 - $165,000 based on the candidate's work location. This range reflects a good faith estimate of the expected compensation for this role at the time of posting. The final offer will be determined based on job-related factors including skills, experience, qualifications, and applicable market conditions. Compensation may vary based on geographic location and will be confirmed during the hiring process. Additional compensation and benefits, including incentive programs, health coverage, retirement plans, paid time off, and other benefits (where applicable), may also be provided.

About FleetCor Technologies

FleetCor Technologies, Inc. is a leading global business payments company that simplifies the way businesses manage and pay their expenses. The Company's portfolio of brands help companies automate, secure, digitize and control payments to, or on behalf of, their employees and suppliers. FleetCor serves businesses, partners and merchants in North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia Pacific. For more information, please visit www.fleetcor.com.
Learn more about FleetCor Technologies
Size
9,700 employees
Market Cap
$13.1 billion
Industry
Net Income
$704.2 million
Founded
1986
5 Year Trend
+9.1%
Revenue
$2.3 billion
NASDAQ

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