Lead Product Designer - Design Systems

About the role

Lead the evolution of the company’s design system, creating a shared set of elements that are flexible across web and mobile platforms.

Design and maintain scalable components, tokens, patterns, and system documentation.

Partner with engineering to deliver high-quality, performant libraries, tooling, and documentation.

Champion accessibility, inclusivity, and localization within the design system.

Advocate for high-quality design craft by raising visual and interaction standards across the organization.

Enable and educate product teams through documentation, workshops, critiques, and hands-on collaboration.

Partner with product, engineering, brand, and marketing teams to encourage adoption and alignment.

Mentor designers and influence the broader organization by promoting systems thinking as a core design capability.

Continuously identify gaps, inconsistencies, and opportunities to improve the system as products evolve.

About you

Minimum Qualifications

7+ years of experience in product, visual, or systems design, including significant ownership of design systems.

Deep expertise building and scaling design systems in complex, multi-product environments.

Strong systems thinking - you see patterns, anticipate edge cases, and design for scale.

Hands-on experience designing and maintaining component libraries in tools like Figma and Storybook.

You stay up to date and have experience with the latest design system features, tooling and benchmarks, including emerging AI-assisted design and development workflows (e.g., MCP, Code Connect, Figma Make, v0).

Strong understanding of accessibility standards (WCAG) and inclusive design principles.

Experience collaborating closely with Engineering to deliver production-ready components.

Ability to translate complex system requirements into clear, usable patterns and documentation.

Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate system decisions and influence adoption.

Familiarity with front-end technologies and constraints (e.g., CSS, component-based frameworks like React or Angular, and design tokens).

Skills Required
7+ years of experience in product, visual, or systems design, including significant ownership of design systems.
Deep expertise building and scaling design systems in complex, multi-product environments.
Strong systems thinking with ability to see patterns, anticipate edge cases, and design for scale.
Hands-on experience designing and maintaining component libraries in tools like Figma and Storybook.
Experience with modern design system features, tooling, and AI-assisted workflows (e.g., MCP, Code Connect, Figma Make).
Strong understanding of accessibility standards (WCAG) and inclusive design principles.
Experience collaborating closely with engineering to deliver production-ready components.
Ability to translate complex system requirements into clear, usable patterns and documentation.
Excellent communication skills with ability to articulate system decisions and influence adoption.
Familiarity with front-end technologies and constraints (e.g., CSS, component-based frameworks like React or Angular, design tokens).