Lead Product Designer, Design Systems

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Transform product and experience requirements into scalable design system solutions utilizing reusable components, patterns, foundational elements, and guidance.

• Collaborate with engineering teams to develop a scalable, technically coherent, accessible, globally inclusive, and adoptable design system.

• Assess product designs and pinpoint opportunities for standardization and reusable system assets.

• Work alongside UX, Product, Engineering, Marketing, Brand, and other cross-functional teams.

• Lead strategic initiatives for the design system and assist in roadmap planning.

• Advocate for design quality through accessibility reviews, implementation validation, and stewardship of the system.

• Collaborate with front-end engineers to ensure code quality, parity, and maintainability.

• Contribute to the governance, standards, and evaluation of requests for the design system.

• Promote system adoption through consultation, education, documentation, and engagement with partners.

• Evaluate adoption rates and enhance the experiences of designers and developers.

• Mentor designers and encourage collaboration, continuous learning, systems thinking, and a commitment to design excellence.

• Manage Figma libraries, documentation, release communications, design reviews, and team workflows.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in related fields.

• 5–8+ years of experience in Product Design or UX Design.

• 3+ years of focused experience in contributing to and evolving enterprise design systems across various products or platforms.

• A portfolio showcasing scalable design patterns, systematic approaches to complex UI challenges, and cohesive accessible experiences across platforms.

• Strong proficiency in visual design, interaction quality, and meticulous attention to detail.

• Expert-level proficiency in Figma, including component architecture, variables, design tokens, Auto Layout, and scalable library management.

• In-depth knowledge of accessibility standards and a commitment to inclusive design practices.

• Strong understanding of HTML, CSS, React, or similar front-end technologies.

• Experience with the design-to-code workflow, including design specifications, Storybook, design QA, implementation validation, and design-code parity.

• Excellent communication and documentation skills.

• An online portfolio to accompany the resume/CV is required.

• Preferred: experience with design system analytics, adoption metrics, internationalization/localization, accessibility audits, automation, AI-assisted workflows, MCPs, or Figma plugins.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance.

• Life and disability insurance.

• Eligibility to enroll in the company 401(k) plan.