Staff Product Designer, Design Systems

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

📋 Description

• Oversee the development, documentation, and implementation of Deel's design system.

• Enhance and uphold the quality, consistency, and scalability of UI components and patterns across both web and mobile platforms.

• Ensure that the system adheres to best practices in accessibility, localization, and responsiveness.

• Champion the public visibility of the design system to highlight Deel's design excellence.

• Direct the vision for designing robust, reusable components that cater to multiple use cases through the strategic use of variables.

• Create highly technical components, including customizable Data Grids, Form builders, and navigational patterns.

• Promote stronger engineering practices to enhance collaboration between designers and engineers.

• Develop tools that improve the experience of both designers and engineers at Deel.

• Mentor and assist designers in effectively adopting the design system.

• Act as a catalyst by producing foundational work that can be consistently reused across all product teams.

⛳️ Requirements

• 5-7 years of experience in Product Design, with a minimum of 4 years dedicated to design systems at scale.

• A robust portfolio that demonstrates system-level thinking and component design for intricate digital products.

• In-depth knowledge of accessibility standards, usability principles, and responsive design applicable to both web and mobile platforms.

• Proven track record in developing and evolving scalable design systems that accommodate extensive product surfaces.

• Expert-level proficiency in Figma, design tokens, component libraries, and design documentation methodologies.

• Excellent communication skills to align and influence stakeholders across various functions.

• Experience working closely with engineers on component implementation, quality assurance processes, and internal tooling development.

• A proactive problem-solver capable of leading projects with minimal supervision.

• Familiarity with the MUI (Material UI) component library and its underlying framework architecture.

• Demonstrable exploratory experience using the Figma MCP server.

• Experience with the Figma Plugin API and creating internal tools to facilitate design workflows.

• Front-end development experience (React, TypeScript) and an understanding of design-token-driven development.

🏝️ Benefits

• Stock grant opportunities based on your role, employment status, and location.

• Additional perks and benefits tailored to your employment status and country.

• The flexibility of remote work, including optional access to WeWork facilities.