Principal Product Designer, Design Systems

Chime • San Francisco, CA

276d • $198,990 - $281,900

About The Position

We're hiring a Principal Product Designer to lead and evolve Chime's Design System. As our Design System Owner, you will drive how our components, patterns, and guidelines scale across our products, ensuring consistency, accessibility, and a best-in-class mobile experience. This role is perfect for a seasoned design leader who thrives at the intersection of consumer mobile design, design systems, and front-end development. You'll work closely with product designers, engineers, and brand teams to create scalable, intuitive, and high-quality design solutions that power the Chime experience.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in product design, with a strong focus on consumer mobile applications.
• Expertise in design systems, UI libraries, and token-based architecture.
• Deep knowledge of Figma, design tokens, and modern design tooling.
• A track record of designing mobile-first experiences (iOS & Android) that feel native, intuitive, and high-quality.
• Strong collaboration skills—you thrive in cross-functional partnerships with engineers, product managers, and brand teams.
• A passion for scalability and efficiency, with an eye for both pixel-perfection and practical implementation.
• Excellent communication skills—you can simplify complex design concepts and influence teams across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve Chime's Design System, ensuring it scales effectively across products and platforms.
• Lead mobile-first design thinking, crafting seamless and intuitive experiences for iOS and Android.
• Define, document, and implement design system components, patterns, and best practices in collaboration with product designers, engineers, and brand teams.
• Ensure accessibility and usability standards are embedded within the design system to support all Chime members.
• Partner with engineers to develop and maintain a robust design-to-code pipeline, ensuring pixel-perfect implementation.
• Establish governance processes that balance consistency with flexibility, enabling teams to work efficiently while maintaining quality.
• Advocate for design system adoption, educating and mentoring teams on how to best leverage the system.

Benefits

• A thoughtful hybrid work policy that combines in-office days and trips to team and company-wide events depending on location.
• Hybrid work perks like backup child, elder and/or pet care, as well as a subsidized commuter benefit.
• Competitive salary based on experience.
• 401k match plus great medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits.
• Generous vacation policy and company-wide Chime Days, bonus company-wide paid days off.
• 1% of your time off to support local community organizations of your choice.
• Annual wellness stipend to use towards eligible wellness related expenses.
• Up to 24 weeks of paid parental leave for birthing parents and 12 weeks of paid parental leave for non-birthing parents.
• Access to Maven, a family planning tool, with $15k lifetime reimbursement for egg freezing, fertility treatments, adoption, and more.
• In-person and virtual events to connect with your fellow Chimers.
• A challenging and fulfilling opportunity to join one of the most experienced teams in FinTech and help millions unlock financial progress.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Credit Intermediation and Related Activities