Who Our Client Is

Our client is a purpose-driven organization focused on building products that help companies create stronger workplace cultures and better employee experiences. They are investing heavily in design as a strategic function and are looking for a design leader who can help shape both the product experience and the future of their design practice.

What Our Client Needs

Our client is seeking a Lead or Principal Product Designer who is an expert in Design Systems to own and evolve a unified design system across a growing product portfolio. This role combines strategic systems leadership with hands-on product design work and cross-functional collaboration.

Who You Are

You are a systems thinker and experienced product designer who understands that a design system is more than a component library. You bring a strong balance of strategic leadership, operational excellence, and hands-on execution. You thrive in complex environments, communicate clearly across teams, and enjoy mentoring others while driving meaningful change.

What You’ll Do

Lead the strategy, governance, adoption, and execution of a unified design system while contributing to high-quality product design across the organization.

• Own and evolve the design system as a product with a clear roadmap, governance model, and adoption strategy
• Build and maintain UI components, documentation, developer-facing resources, and design-to-code parity
• Partner closely with engineering to align Figma, Storybook, and production implementations
• Drive consolidation efforts across multiple active products and teams
• Define scalable design patterns that support complex enterprise workflows and multiple user types
• Identify and resolve inconsistencies across products and advocate for system improvements
• Design end-to-end product experiences including user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and polished UI designs
• Support accessibility, responsive design, localization, and edge-case considerations in all work
• Mentor designers and help mature design practices, standards, and processes
• Present work confidently to stakeholders and communicate the strategic value of design systems

This role is primarily remote with occasional opportunities for in-person collaboration. No direct supervisory responsibilities were specified.

What You’ll Need

• 7–15 years of product design experience with significant design systems expertise
• Proven experience building or scaling design systems across multiple live products
• Strong understanding of governance models, documentation standards, and cross-functional workflows
• Experience driving design system adoption and training programs
• Deep knowledge of Figma, component architecture, design tokens, Storybook, and design-to-code workflows
• Strong product design skills with the ability to lead delivery work from concept through execution
• Experience designing complex B2B or enterprise software products
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills across design, engineering, and product teams
• Mentorship experience supporting the growth of other designers
• Knowledge of accessibility standards and inclusive design principles
• Experience working within Agile or Scrum product development environments
• Portfolio demonstrating strong systems thinking, execution, and design craft

What They Offer

• Competitive compensation and bonus eligibility - depending on experience level and role (Lead vs Principal) $120k - 150k
• Remote work flexibility
• PTO including holidays, vacation, sick time, and floating holidays
• Health care premium support
• 401(k) participation options
• Training, education, and professional development support
• Access to third-party professional coaching
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Opportunity to contribute to a purpose-driven organization focused on positive workplace impact

Equal Opportunity Statement

Our client believes that diversity fuels innovation, strengthens teams, and drives success. They are committed to fostering a workplace where every individual—regardless of background—feels valued, respected, and empowered to thrive. Discrimination or harassment of any kind is strictly prohibited.

Our client does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. Their commitment extends beyond compliance; they actively cultivate an inclusive culture where diverse perspectives are welcomed, and every employee has an equal opportunity to contribute and succeed.