UX Principal, Design Systems

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Illinois, +3 more states.

📋 Description

• Take ownership and enhance TCGplayer's design system throughout the commerce ecosystem.

• Create a visual language, interaction patterns, and reusable components to ensure consistent, high-quality products.

• Collaborate with Design and Engineering teams to apply the design system uniformly across Figma and code.

• Define and uphold design standards, governance, documentation, and contribution models.

• Develop and sustain component libraries, design tokens, variables, and productivity workflows.

• Advance visual language, accessibility standards, and UX patterns in response to customer needs.

• Work alongside UX Design and Product teams on roadmap initiatives, design sprints, and vision projects.

• Establish new interaction patterns and experience frameworks to address emerging customer requirements.

• Advocate for AI-assisted design, design-to-code methodologies, and modern design and development workflows.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 8 years of experience in Product, UX, Visual, or Experience Design.

• Extensive experience in designing and evolving enterprise-scale design systems for intricate digital products.

• Proficient in design systems architecture, component libraries, design tokens, variables, interaction patterns, documentation, governance, and scalable contribution models.

• Exceptional skills in visual and interaction design, backed by a portfolio showcasing refined product experiences and reusable system assets.

• Knowledge of AI-assisted design and design-to-code workflows.

• Experience in designing for desktop, responsive web, and native mobile platforms.

• Comprehensive understanding of design systems implemented in code and front-end technologies.

• Capacity to define and refine design languages, interaction models, UX standards, accessibility, and efficiency across products and teams.

• Proven experience in establishing interaction patterns and translating product innovations into scalable design system functionalities.

• Strong systems thinking to balance immediate product requirements with long-term platform health and scalability.

• Experience with Figma component libraries, variables, design tokens, and prototyping.

• Excellent communication and facilitation skills to foster alignment among Design, Product, and Engineering teams.

• Preferred: experience in eCommerce, marketplaces, seller tools, SaaS, fintech, or complex product ecosystems.

• Preferred: experience in implementing AI-assisted design and development processes.

• Preferred: familiarity with gaming, hobby, or collectibles communities, especially trading card games.

• Remote positions are not eligible for U.S. visa sponsorship.

🏝️ Benefits

• Target bonus.

• Restricted stock units (as applicable).

• Medical benefits.

• Financial benefits.

• 401(k) eligibility.

• Paid time off (PTO).

• Parental leave.