Product Designer, Design Systems

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

📋 Description

• Collaborate closely with fellow product designers, product managers, engineers, and various stakeholders to enhance Alley-oop, our Design System.

• Develop and maintain core patterns, UI components, and documentation while adhering to accessibility standards.

• Assist product designers in accelerating their workflows by creating reusable and adaptable interactive components that utilize variants, design tokens, and component properties.

• Anticipate the impact of components and styles within the system on users and optimize Figma libraries accordingly.

• Champion Alley-oop throughout the organization and aid cross-functional teams in its adoption.

• Clearly communicate and articulate your design thoughts and processes to justify your design choices.

• Remain open to feedback, explore iterations, and offer objective feedback to fellow product designers.

• Continuously drive the system forward by helping to shape the roadmap and governance model to enhance team and organizational processes.

⛳️ Requirements

• A robust portfolio that demonstrates your process and experience in shaping Design Systems and comprehensive end-to-end experiences, utilizing design thinking and user research to inform decisions.

• A desire to grow your design leadership skills through mentorship and by elevating design quality—actively seeking and providing feedback, communicating designs, and setting high standards for execution.

• Experience collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to identify user challenges and frame them to develop impactful solutions.

• Able to work autonomously and proactively while knowing when to involve others to expedite progress.

• Comfortable leading internal or external workshops or presentations that explain complex concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Experience in designing for web and native platforms, ensuring WCAG compliance and accessible design.

• Over 3 years of experience designing digital products and experiences, including native applications for both iOS and Android.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation package

• Fun, relaxed work environment

• Education and conference reimbursements.

• Parental leave top-up

• Opportunities for career progression and mentoring others