- Own and evolve the multi-brand design system across HomeMade and Mable
- Make decisions on the system's structure, priority, and direction
- Design and maintain design tokens, components, and patterns across both brands and web and mobile
- Establish and evolve the design system's connection to AI tooling, including Claude and Claude Code
- Audit component usage, identify inconsistencies, and drive consolidation
- Write documentation and usage guidelines for designers and engineers
- Partner with engineers to keep design and code in sync and ensure components are implemented and quality checked
- Set and uphold design system governance
- Lead the cross-functional Design System Guild
- Champion accessibility to WCAG 2.2 AA standards
- Advocate for the design system across the organisation and support designers in using and contributing to it
- Continuously improve the system using feedback, usage data, and AI-assisted workflow insights
- Work with product designers across HomeMade and Mable, engineering teams, and the AI platform team
- Participate in the Customer Experience team with support from design managers and product designers
Requirements
- 8+ years as a product designer, with 4-5+ years specifically owning or heavily shaping a design system
- Portfolio demonstrating strong systems thinking, reusable components, and systems across multiple products
- Advanced Figma skills, including component libraries, variants, variables, and design tokens
- Experience working with a multi-brand or multi-product design system
- Practical experience using AI tools like Claude in a design workflow
- Curiosity about how design systems and AI tooling should work together
- Strong collaboration experience with engineering, including getting components built and shipped
- Solid understanding of accessibility standards and practical application
- Clear written communication for documenting decisions and guidelines
- Confidence making and owning system-level decisions
- Demonstrated autonomy in setting direction and making system-level decisions
Core Competencies
Demonstrates expertise in managing and evolving design systems across multiple brands, with a solid focus on accessibility standards and collaboration with engineering teams. Proficient in utilizing AI tools to enhance design workflows and ensure quality implementation of components.
Highest-signal resume keywords
- Design System Ownership
- Advanced Figma Skills
- AI Tool Integration
- Accessibility Standards Compliance
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
Hard Skills
- Design Tokens
- Component Libraries
- Reusable Components
- Systems Thinking
- Documentation Writing
- Component Auditing
- Design Patterns
- Multi-Brand Design Systems
- Quality Assurance
- Governance of Design Systems
Soft Skills
- Transparent Written Communication
- Curiosity
- Confidence in Decision-Making
- Autonomy
- Collaboration