Product Design Lead, Design Systems
Leads design of high-impact patterns, components, and features for Rippling's unified design system. Collaborates with design, engineering, and product teams to set standards and ensure quality implementation. Requires 6+ years experience and strong portfolio in UX/UI design.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Become an authority on Rippling’s design language, setting standards for our design system and how systems thinking is embedded within Rippling’s design practice.
- Lead the design of high-impact patterns, component redesigns, and cross-cutting features of our design system.
- Effectively manage your time and process to meet team deadlines.
- Create and validate designs through sketches, prototypes, and testing.
- Work with Engineering to ensure quality implementation and user experience.
- Create high-fidelity visuals and specifications for your final design solutions.
- Provide regular design feedback to other designers and engineers on implementing and contributing to our design system, and solicit feedback from them to ensure we’re addressing product needs.
Requirements
- 6+ years of experience as a design system or product designer
- Experience defining and expanding design systems, components and patterns
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
- An outstanding portfolio showcasing a depth of knowledge in user experience, interaction, and visual/user interface design
- Experience partnering with Product Managers, Engineers, and Product Designers to execute on component deliverables
- Experience with prototyping as a means to explore and convey design solutions
Compensation
- Pay range: $144,000 - $252,000 USD per year (US Tier 1)
Skills
Design Systems, Figma, Prototyping, UI Design, Interaction Design, Visual Design, Design Tokens, Component Libraries, Sketching, High-Fidelity Design
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