Josh Payton

VP, Design at Wise

Josh Payton is the Vice President of Design at Wise. Josh has over fifteen years of experience in the design industry, having worked with some of the world's biggest companies including Skyscanner, Airbnb, Apple, Huge, and Amazon.com.

Josh's passion for design began at a young age. Josh would often be found doodling and experimenting with different mediums, and they knew from a early age that they wanted to pursue a career in the creative field. After studying design in college, Josh began their professional career as a visual designer at Yahoo!. Josh then spent two years at Amazon.com as a user experience designer before moving to Apple, where they eventually became the Creative Director of UX.

In 2018, Josh left Apple to join Airbnb as their Design Director. Josh spent two years leading the product strategy and design direction for Airbnb's guest-facing products across web and native platforms. In 2020, Josh left Airbnb to join Skyscanner as their Vice President of Brand Experience. In this role, they oversaw the Design, Content Strategy, User Research, and Product Marketing teams.

Josh is currently the Vice President of Design at Wise. Josh is responsible for leading the design team and creating intuitive and user-friendly products that help people make smart financial decisions.

Josh Payton's educational career includes earning a certificate of completion in graphic design and illustration from Seattle Central Community College.

Their manager is Nilan Peiris, Chief Product Officer. and Duncan Lamb - Senior Design Director reports to Josh Payton.

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