Hybrid Principal Product Designer, Design Systems

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About the role

  • Principal Product Designer driving design systems that empower teams at Homebase. Crafting exceptional user experiences while ensuring scalable and quality design processes.

Responsibilities

  • Drive end-to-end ownership of our design system
  • Set uncompromising standards for visual design, interaction patterns, and component quality
  • Develop robust governance, tooling, and frameworks to maintain visual consistency
  • Pioneer the integration of AI design elements across products
  • Drive exceptional iOS and Android experiences with respect for platform conventions
  • Partner with engineers to validate decisions and ensure implementation matches vision
  • Mentor and guide designers on systems thinking and craft excellence

Requirements

  • 10+ years crafting exceptional experiences for complex consumer products
  • 4-5+ years specifically building and scaling design systems where quality and velocity coexist
  • Deep command of typography, spacing, color theory, hierarchy, motion, and interaction design
  • Understanding of what makes iOS feel like iOS and Android feel like Android
  • Successfully grown design systems from supporting small teams to enabling dozens or hundreds of designers
  • Proven ability to integrate AI into product experiences with thoughtful, polished execution
  • Technical depth: Code or prototype at high fidelity
  • Detail obsessed with a track record of raising the craft bar

Benefits

  • Stock options + 401(k) with 4% match
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage + FSA options
  • Flexible PTO + company holidays
  • Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave (after 6 months of service)
  • Life insurance + short/long-term disability coverage
  • Work From Anywhere Month + meeting-free weeks yearly
  • Meals provided, commuter benefits, team offsites, and Customer Days
  • Required in-office days on Tuesdays and Wednesdays for collaboration

Job title

Principal Product Designer, Design Systems

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

$198,500 - $255,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Tech skills

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