Senior Design Systems Designer

Our client•Santa Monica, CA

About The Position

Our client is looking for a Senior Design Systems Designer to help build the design system. You'll join the Design Systems team, a small sub team of Design Engineering, and work closely with design engineers, product designers, and engineers to define the foundations and components that teams across the client build with every day.

Requirements

Systems thinker who can balance consistency with the real needs of product teams
Strong visual design and interaction design skills, with sharp attention to detail
Deep knowledge of Figma, including components, variants, variables, and library management
Expert communicator who can explain system decisions simply and get buy-in across teams
Self-motivated attitude with the ability to work in a fast-paced, sometimes ambiguous work environment
Strong sense of ownership and accountability
BS/BA degree or equivalent years of work experience
A strong portfolio showcasing your work, including design systems work
5+ years of experience designing mobile applications, including 2+ years building, maintaining, or contributing to a design system
Experience designing for iOS and Android platform conventions
Experience working with engineers on component specs and how they’re implemented in code

Nice To Haves

Experience working on a design system for a large consumer mobile app
Experience using AI tools for design and prototyping

Responsibilities

Design and spec components, including their variants, states, and behavior across iOS and Android
Expand and maintain foundational styles and design tokens (color, typography, spacing) with clear semantic naming and consistent scales
Develop the Figma library and keep it in sync with code, partnering with design engineers on the component specs that generate production code
Write clear usage guidelines and documentation that designers, engineers, and AI agents can all follow
Partner closely with Product Design and Design Engineering
Review how the system is used in product work and give direct, practical feedback to designers and engineers
Communicate design system decisions to leadership, design peers, and engineers
Use AI tools to speed up design, prototyping, auditing, and documentation