Design Systems Designer

Genius AI

18h • Remote

About The Position

Genius AI is seeking a Senior Design Systems Designer to own and evolve its design system as the company scales its products, invests in AI, and undertakes a company-wide rebrand in partnership with Porto Rocha. The role will set the system’s vision and standards, raise the bar for design craft, and help designers and engineers work more effectively. The designer is expected to take ownership, work with minimal oversight, influence cross-functional partners, and help shape the future direction of design systems at Genius AI.

This remote role is based in the Greater Toronto Area. The designer will build and maintain reusable components and design infrastructure across mobile and web, lead the creation of tokens and Figma resources, and improve the connection between design and production. The position also owns documentation and governance, champions accessibility and quality, supports consistent application of the rebrand, and explores tooling efficiencies—including AI-powered workflows. The designer will mentor colleagues and contribute a strategic perspective to the design systems roadmap and priorities.

Requirements

• At least 4 years of product design experience, with significant hands-on focus on design systems, component libraries, or design infrastructure.
• A portfolio demonstrating strong UI craft and end-to-end product thinking.
• Proven experience owning and scaling a design system in a production environment, including leadership rather than contribution alone.
• Expert-level Figma skills, including components, variables, auto layout, libraries, and prototyping.
• Strong systems-thinking skills, including identifying patterns, accounting for edge cases, and designing for scale.
• Ability to collaborate across functions and align engineers, product managers, and designers around shared standards with minimal oversight.
• Ability to clearly articulate and defend design decisions.
• A mobile-first mindset and experience designing in a mobile-first product context.
• Experience contributing to design system pillars such as tokens, accessibility, working with code or developers, documentation, and contribution models.
• Empathy for small business owners and a strong interest in understanding and serving their needs.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Storybook, Tokens Studio, or Style Dictionary.
• Experience with a rebrand or platform evolution.
• Curiosity about AI tools such as Cursor or Claude.

Responsibilities

• Own the vision and execution of the design system, defining standards, driving adoption, and evolving it as the product scales.
• Architect and maintain a documented, reusable component library for mobile and web.
• Lead development of design tokens, Figma libraries, variables, and naming conventions to support a scalable, consistent visual language.
• Drive the design-to-development handoff in partnership with engineering, connecting Figma designs to production and reducing release friction.
• Champion accessibility, quality, and craft standards across system components and patterns.
• Own design system documentation and governance, making the system understandable, adoptable, and open to contributions across the organization.
• Help systematize and consistently apply the company-wide rebrand across the product.
• Identify and implement tooling efficiencies, including AI-powered workflows, to improve team velocity and output quality.
• Mentor and collaborate with designers to raise the craft level of the broader team.
• Influence the design systems roadmap and prioritization, providing a strategic perspective on what should be built and when.

Benefits

• Competitive health and dental insurance options.
• Flexible paid time off.
• Annual professional development and continued-learning stipend.
• A $5,000 bonus for high performers at five years, to use as they choose.
• Paid parental leave.
• Fertility and adoption benefits through Carrot.
• In-person local gathering opportunities for the distributed team throughout the year.

What This Job Offers

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