Design Governance Lead

Toyota • Plano, TX

2d

About The Position

As the Design Governance Lead, you will be the primary steward of our unified digital ecosystem. You will oversee the transition from siloed, brand-specific assets to a centralized, token-driven design system and shared AEM component library. You will act as the bridge between design, engineering, and marketing, ensuring that Toyota and Lexus deliver consistent, on-brand digital experiences at scale. You will drive the adoption of our new modular content framework, leveraging AI-assisted tools and workflow automation to streamline content creation and governance. You will apply data-driven strategies to quantify the business impact of design, utilizing operational frameworks to reduce rework and drive enterprise-wide adoption.

Requirements

• Deep working knowledge of UX principles, design systems, and digital governance.
• Strong background in brand governance across multiple brands or business units.
• Experience with DAM strategy, taxonomy, metadata, and asset governance.
• Strong understanding of workflow automation and content operations.
• Proven ability to use data and user insights to inform design and content decisions.
• Demonstrated ability to track and report on design system adoption metrics and financial impact (e.g., cost savings, hours saved)
• Experience with AI-enabled content generation, tagging, or operational automation.
• Ability to lead cross-functional programs spanning design, product, marketing, content, and technology.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in automotive, retail, or large-scale multi-brand digital environments.
• Familiarity with Adobe Experience Manager and shared component libraries.
• Experience working with design tokens, design-to-development handoff, and shared UI libraries.
• Knowledge of accessibility standards and governance frameworks.
• Experience supporting transformation initiatives in complex matrixed organizations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the evolution of our token-driven design system.
• Define and enforce UX standards, accessibility requirements, and brand-specific theming across Toyota and Lexus digital experiences.
• Establish cross-product design communities to break down silos and foster collaborative governance.
• Direct the development and maintenance of a shared, reusable CMS component and template library.
• Ensure components integrate seamlessly with design tokens and standardized styling patterns.
• Champion the shift to a modular, component-based content model.
• Integrate AI-assisted content generation and tagging tools into the production workflow to enable scalable personalization.
• Consulted on the migration to a unified digital asset management environment.
• Inform taxonomy and metadata standards to ensure assets are searchable, reusable, and compliant.
• Partner with technology and content operations teams to implement and optimize workflow management tools for design system module creation.
• Redesign and digitize content review and approval processes to reduce cycle times and eliminate manual bottlenecks.
• Apply Lean Six Sigma or similar operational methodologies to improve process efficiency and reduce operational costs.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to ensure adherence to governance standards and modular architecture.
• Provide training, documentation, and enablement to drive adoption.

Benefits

• A work environment built on teamwork, flexibility and respect
• Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career, as well as tuition reimbursement
• Team Member Vehicle Purchase Discount
• Toyota Team Member Lease Vehicle Program (if applicable)
• Comprehensive health care and wellness plans for your entire family
• Toyota 401(k) Savings Plan featuring a company match, as well as an annual retirement contribution from Toyota regardless of whether you contribute (if applicable)
• Paid holidays and paid time off
• Referral services related to prenatal services, adoption, childcare, schools and more
• Tax Advantaged Accounts (Health Savings Account, Health Care FSA, Dependent Care FSA)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed