Design System Manager/Designer

Job Overview

We are looking for a Design System Manager / Designer who will act as the product owner of the company’s Design System (DS) while remaining a hands-on individual contributor . This role is responsible for defining, building, evolving, and scaling the design system across the organization to ensure consistency, efficiency, and high-quality user experiences.

The ideal candidate combines strategic thinking with strong visual and craft skills , and will lead the planning and implementation of the design system across products, working closely with designers, developers, and product teams.

Key Responsibilities

Design System Ownership

• Act as the product owner of the company-wide Design System .
• Define the vision, strategy, and roadmap for the design system.
• Ensure the design system supports current and future product needs.
• Maintain governance and standards for design consistency across the organization.

Design System Implementation

• Plan and drive company-wide design system implementation .
• Work closely with product teams, designers, and engineers to ensure adoption.
• Define release cycles, versioning, and rollout plans for design system updates.
• Provide guidance and support to teams integrating the design system into their products.

Hands-On Design & Component Creation

• Design and maintain UI components, patterns, and visual guidelines .
• Create and maintain component libraries, documentation, and usage guidelines .
• Ensure accessibility, usability, and scalability of design components.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to align design tokens, components, and implementation standards .

Visual Design & Creative Production

• Contribute high-quality visual assets across the design system including:

Visual design

Illustrations

Icons and infographics

Motion graphics

Brand assets

Video content

• Ensure visual consistency across products and communication channels.

Collaboration & Design Governance

• Partner with product managers, designers, developers, and brand teams .
• Establish design system best practices and governance models .
• Run workshops or training sessions to improve design system adoption and usage .
• Advocate for design consistency and quality across the organization.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in product design, UI design, or design systems .
• Proven experience building or managing a design system at scale.
• Strong expertise in visual design and UI component design .
• Experience collaborating closely with engineering teams on component implementation .
• Proficiency with design tools such as Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, or similar tools .
• Experience creating design documentation and component libraries .
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with design tokens and component-based design systems .
• Familiarity with front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, Reac