Hybrid Product Designer III – Design Systems

at CrowdStrike

• Job title: Product Designer III – Design Systems
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Cyber Security, Ember.js, React
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Toronto, Canada

About the role

• Product Designer III focusing on design systems within CrowdStrike's cybersecurity platform. Collaborating with teams to deliver high-quality design components and guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Rapidly scope project work and balance short-term delivery needs with long-term goals.
• Drive discovery and requirements gathering to inform designs and deliver successful solutions rooted in a systems thinking approach.
• Evangelize use of the design system while promoting a culture of collaboration and inclusive decision-making.
• Effectively communicate design rationale and build cross-team consensus while solving complex challenges and supporting partnering design teams.
• Model a culture of constructive and rigorous design reviews and guideline creation, in addition to helping manage creative direction and contributions.
• Partner with front end engineers to guarantee adherence to coding standards such as variable usage and accessibility.
• Develop knowledge of all CrowdStrike features and services in order to drive extensible, consistent, and cohesive solutions.

Requirements

• Self-driven, growth-oriented, open to feedback and improvement.
• Data-driven decision-making skills.
• Strong servant leadership qualities, fostering teamwork and inclusivity.
• Excellent communication skills for effective team engagement and stakeholder relations.
• Ability to create alignment between various stakeholders.
• Bias for action.
• Flexibility to adapt to evolving priorities.
• Embraces ambiguity while figuring out incremental progress.
• Strong illustration portfolio demonstrating development and maintenance of illustration and animation guidelines for various platforms.
• Online portfolio.
• Expertise in industry-standard tools such as Figma.
• Outstanding collaboration and communication skills in visual, verbal and written formats.
• Experience with scaling enterprise-level design systems including component creation, theming, and design variables usage.
• Strong illustration portfolio demonstrating various styles and techniques.
• Experience with localization.
• Familiarity with engineering frameworks and ecosystems (Web Components, React, Ember, etc).
• Experience leveraging AI within the design process.
• Experienced in creating accessible solutions that meet WCAG 2.0 standards.
• Documentation expertise for design guidelines.
• Strong use of design artifacts to effectively build alignment, communicate ideas, and deliver an experience.
• Experience with custom Enterprise SaaS product design systems and familiarity with high-volume data industries such as cybersecurity and fintech desired.
• Strong understanding of the product development lifecycle.
• Ability to work from our Toronto office 2+ days per week.

Benefits

• Market leader in compensation and equity awards
• Comprehensive physical and mental wellness programs
• Competitive vacation and holidays for recharge
• Paid parental and adoption leaves
• Professional development opportunities for all employees regardless of level or role
• Employee Networks, geographic neighborhood groups, and volunteer opportunities to build connections
• Vibrant office culture with world class amenities
• Great Place to Work Certified™ across the globe