Design Systems Design Lead
Location
United States
Posted
3 days ago
Salary
$105 / hour
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Design Systems Design Lead
New Era Technology
• Lead by example as an individual contributor, setting the quality bar for component design, interaction patterns, and documentation. • Drive consistency, accessibility, and scalability across all design deliverables. • Define and steward a long-term design roadmap that responds to enterprise-wide needs and product team realities. • Partner with engineering, product, and brand leadership to align system direction with broader organizational goals. • Build a culture of system literacy through workshops, onboarding programs, and ongoing coaching. • Identify systemic gaps, adoption risks, and governance needs to build pragmatic structures for the organization.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Design, Interaction Design, Visual Communication, or a related field. Equivalent practical experience will be considered.
- Demonstrated experience leading a design team at enterprise scale.
- Proven track record of making nuanced design decisions rooted in user needs and technical constraints.
- Experience navigating competing stakeholders and building buy-in in complex environments.
- Ability to translate complex design decisions into language that resonates with non-designers.
Benefits
- Competitive benefits
- Continuous training
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