UX Designer, Design System Components

SAS • Cary HQ, NC

22h • Hybrid

About The Position

We’re a leader in data and AI. Through our software and services, we inspire customers around the world to transform data into intelligence - and questions into answers. If you're looking for a dynamic, fulfilling career with flexibility and a world-class employee experience, you'll find it here. We're recognized around the world for our inclusive, meaningful culture and innovative technologies by organizations like Fast Company, Forbes, Newsweek and more. About the job The Digital Experience organization in R&D is looking for a UX Designer to join SAS's design system team, Filament. You'll apply your design systems expertise to expand the component library and interaction patterns that power SAS's marketing and post-purchase experiences. You'll partner with Product, Engineering, and Marketing to design reusable, accessible components, working within an established design system while having opportunities to influence its direction and contribute to the digital experience of SAS customers at global scale.

Requirements

• Five years of experience in user experience design and research
• Bachelor’s degree in UX, Interactive Media/Design, Information Architecture, Human Computer Interaction, or in a related design field such as Computer Science, Visual Communications, or related field
• Demonstrated experience contributing to or working within design systems, with an understanding of component architecture, tokens, and documentation
• Proficiency with modern design and prototyping tools, particularly Figma, for component design and developer handoff
• Experience designing for WCAG compliance and understanding of accessibility principles, including keyboard navigation, screen reader compatibility, and inclusive design practices
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate design rationale and collaborate effectively across disciplines
• Available online portfolio demonstrating design deliverables (design systems, personas, journey maps, wireframes, research, and prototypes)
• Equivalent combination of related education, training and experience may be considered in place of the above qualifications.
• To qualify, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States, and should not require, now or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status.

Nice To Haves

• Decision Making - Identifying and understanding problems and opportunities by gathering, analyzing, and interpreting quantitative and qualitative information; choosing the best course of action by establishing clear decision criteria, generating and evaluating alternatives, and making timely decisions; taking action that is consistent with available facts and constraints and optimizes probable consequences.
• Quality Orientation - Accomplishing tasks by considering all areas involved, no matter how detailed; showing concern for all aspects of the job; accurately checking processes and tasks; being watchful over a period of time.
• Innovation - Creating novel solutions with measurable value for existing and potential customers (internal or external); experimenting with new ways to solve work problems and seize opportunities that result in unique and differentiated solutions.
• Demonstrated history of conducting user research, or assisting with the collection of user insights and feedback (e.g., customer interviews and usability studies), and leveraging research in your designs
• Experience designing user interfaces for enterprise decision management, analytics, machine learning, or digital marketing
• Understanding of front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and familiarity with modern frameworks (React, Angular, Vue, etc.) and Web Components to effectively collaborate with developers
• An understanding of the current AI landscape and a familiarity with AI-assisted design tools

Responsibilities

• Design detailed mockups and/or prototypes to effectively communicate component designs, UI patterns, and user interactions, ensuring consistency and scalability.
• Define component specifications, including variants, states, and responsive behaviors, to ensure components work across contexts and screen sizes while supporting accessibility and universal design principles.
• Develop documentation and design resources to support cross-team adoption of Filament components.
• Contribute to Figma libraries, plugins, templates, and design resources.
• Partner with developers, designers, marketers, and other stakeholders to refine component specifications, validate implementations, ensure design intent is preserved, and collaborate on innovative designs.
• Prepare and conduct user surveys, design reviews, and usability tests with key stakeholders and representative users to validate and iterate designs as needed.
• Analyze quantitative and qualitative user research data and present findings and recommendations to inform design decisions.
• Ensure consistency across components and support seamless integration within the broader design system.
• Embrace curiosity, passion, authenticity and accountability. These are our values and influence everything we do.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental and vision plans.
• Medical plan options include: PPO with low annual deductible and copays. HDHP combined with a health savings account with a contribution from SAS (no access to on-site health care center).
• Onsite Health Care Center (HQ) that’s free to employees and family members enrolled in the PPO plan. There's a pharmacy too! Not local to HQ? The pharmacy will ship prescriptions for no additional charge!
• An industry-leading 401k plan.
• Tuition Assistance Program and programs and resources to support your development
• Generous time away including vacation time, a variety of paid holidays, and our much-loved U.S. Winter Wellness Break between December 25 and January 1.
• Volunteer Time Off, parental leave and unlimited paid sick days.
• Generous childcare benefits for all full-time employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level