Product Designer II, Design Systems

Whoop•Boston, MA

12h•$125,000 - $170,000•Onsite

About The Position

WHOOP is seeking a Product Designer II to join its Design Systems team and help build, evolve, and maintain the foundational design systems that support the WHOOP experience. The role involves close collaboration with designers, engineers, and product partners to create scalable, accessible, and well-crafted systems across web, iOS, and Android. The designer will contribute to the next generation of the WHOOP Design System (DS2), helping teams deliver consistent, high-quality experiences and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of product design and development. The role is based in WHOOP’s Boston, Massachusetts office. The successful candidate must be prepared to relocate if necessary to work from that office. WHOOP offers a base salary, equity, benefits, and an equity package. The stated U.S. base salary range is $125,000–$170,000.

Requirements

At least 3 years of product design experience, including hands-on experience contributing to, maintaining, or evolving a design system.
A portfolio demonstrating meaningful design-system contributions, such as component design, system architecture, or improvements to designer, developer, or end-user workflows.
Strong visual and interaction design skills, exceptional attention to detail, and the ability to create polished, accessible, scalable UI solutions.
Proficiency in Figma, including component libraries, variables, styles, and design-system documentation.
Understanding of design-system architecture and front-end development concepts, with the ability to collaborate effectively with engineering partners across platforms.
Ability to independently drive design projects from problem definition through execution, navigate ambiguity, incorporate stakeholder feedback, and balance technical and product requirements.
Familiarity with accessibility best practices, including WCAG standards, and ability to apply inclusive design principles to reusable components and patterns.
Commitment to using AI tools in day-to-day tasks and ensuring AI-assisted work meets the same quality standards as personal contributions.
Must be prepared to relocate if necessary to work from WHOOP’s Boston, Massachusetts office.

Responsibilities

Own and evolve design-system elements, including design tokens, styles, UI components, patterns, and layout templates, ensuring consistency, scalability, and quality across platforms.
Help architect and build the next-generation WHOOP Design System (DS2), partnering with engineering on foundational components, system architecture, and workflows for web, iOS, Android, and Figma.
Maintain and govern Design System Figma libraries, keeping them aligned with production code and evolving product needs; guide designers and engineers through documentation, collaboration, and support channels.
Partner with design leadership, product designers, and engineers to translate complex requirements into system solutions that balance visual craft, accessibility, technical feasibility, localization, and platform-specific considerations.
Contribute to Design System roadmap planning by identifying opportunities to improve designer, developer, and member experiences, incorporating cross-functional feedback, and using AI and emerging tools to accelerate workflows.
Champion design excellence and accessibility by ensuring new system elements meet WCAG 2.2 AA standards, sharing expertise, and helping improve the quality, consistency, and craft of product experiences.