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Senior Product Designer & Design Systems

Build and own the company design system from scratch, creating scalable Figma component libraries, tokens, and documentation while ensuring adoption across design and engineering teams. Requires 5+ years product design experience with 3+ years in design systems.

New York, NYProduct DesignHybrid5+ YOE

About the role

Responsibilities

Design Systems Ownership

  • Audit existing design assets and build a scalable, accessible component library in Figma
  • Create reusable components, design tokens, and detailed usage documentation
  • Own prioritization, roadmapping, and stakeholder communication for the design system
  • Define governance processes for adoption, enhancements, and deprecations
  • Collaborate closely with engineering to ensure design-to-code fidelity and proper implementation
  • Establish education and onboarding processes that drive real adoption across the team

Supporting Design Team Work

  • Provide guidance and support to designers across advisor tools, client platforms, and mobile, ensuring design system principles are applied consistently
  • Partner with PMs and engineering teams as needed to clarify component usage, patterns, and best practices during feature implementation
  • Apply systems thinking to help maintain consistency, accessibility, and quality across all product experiences
  • Collaborate with other designers to support seamless cross-platform experiences, leveraging the design system as the single source of truth

Requirements

  • 5+ years of product design experience, including 3+ years leading design systems
  • Expert in Figma, capable of building scalable component architectures
  • Deep understanding of design-to-code implementation and cross-platform consistency
  • Both strategic and executional—able to set vision, define governance, and execute detailed components
  • Self-directed, highly organized, and skilled at prioritization and stakeholder management
  • Excellent documentation, communication, and collaboration skills

Nice-to-Haves

  • Experience in fintech or regulated industries
  • Familiarity with Storybook or similar tools
  • Background in mobile design systems (iOS/Android)
  • Interest in AI tools and design automation
  • Experience mentoring designers or leading adoption initiatives

Skills

FigmaDesign SystemsDesign TokensComponent LibrariesStorybookAccessibilityIos DesignAndroid DesignAI ToolsDesign Automation

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