Staff, UX Designer - Design System
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JobgetherEnterprise Design Systems
Based in the United StatesFull-TimeStaff
Salary not disclosed
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Job Details
- Experience
- 8+ years of experience in product, UX, or UI design, including 3+ years leading or building large-scale design systems.
- Required Skills
- FigmaHTMLCSSJavascriptUI DesignReact
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in product, UX, or UI design, including 3+ years leading or building large-scale design systems.
- Proven experience creating and deploying production design systems from Figma libraries and design tokens through shipped code.
- Strong front-end development knowledge, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and familiarity with component-based frameworks such as React.
- Experience collaborating directly with engineers on component libraries, implementation workflows, and design-to-code processes.
- Proficiency with AI-assisted coding tools and modern workflows that improve design system development.
- Experience making design systems accessible to non-designers and AI-enabled tools through structured documentation and scalable frameworks.
- Advanced Figma expertise, including variables, tokens, component architecture, auto layout, and prototyping.
- Strong visual design skills with expertise in typography, layout, color, spacing, interaction states, and enterprise interface design.
- Understanding of design token architecture, tooling, and the transition from design assets to production code.
- Strong knowledge of accessibility standards, including WCAG principles and reusable accessible components.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills with experience influencing senior teams.
- Portfolio demonstrating both design system strategy and successful implementation of production-ready digital experiences.
Responsibilities
- Own the design system vision, roadmap, governance model, and long-term strategy across enterprise web products.
- Design, refine, and help implement reusable components, patterns, and design tokens through both design and development workflows.
- Maintain a strong connection between design and engineering by supporting Figma-to-code workflows, component libraries, and production implementation.
- Partner with engineering teams to develop and maintain token pipelines, shared component libraries, and scalable front-end solutions.
- Use AI-assisted development tools to accelerate prototyping, component creation, and design-to-code collaboration.
- Create structured documentation, specifications, and workflows that allow designers, engineers, product managers, and AI tools to effectively consume the design system.
- Establish quality standards, validation processes, accessibility guidelines, and automated checks to ensure consistent product experiences.
- Drive adoption by identifying product team needs, prioritizing system improvements, and supporting contribution models.
- Mentor designers and engineers contributing to the system while raising standards for visual and interaction design quality.
- Communicate strategy, progress, and business impact to senior stakeholders and leadership teams.
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