Design System Lead ensuring design consistency and scalability of digital products for interactive investor. Collaborating across UX, Product, and Engineering to manage the Design System effectively.
Responsibilities
The Design System Lead is responsible for the continuation of work on v2 of our Design System.
Ensure consistency, scalability, accessibility, and quality across all digital products and touchpoints.
Be a hands-on design leader with deep expertise in interaction and UI design.
Influence and collaborate across UX, Product, Engineering, and the wider business.
Own the Design System today while defining where it needs to go tomorrow.
Ensure the Design System is usable, well-documented, widely adopted, and continuously improved based on user feedback and industry best practice.
Work closely with UX Designers, Product Managers and Engineers to embed the design system across all products.
Manage the rollout of the Design System (V2 and beyond) across design teams and products.
Conduct continuous user testing on components and patterns.
Work with DesignOps lead to help create and maintain clear, usable documentation to ensure assets are used correctly and consistently.
Requirements
Extensive experience in interaction or UI design, with a strong portfolio demonstrating Design System leadership.
Proven, expert-level proficiency in Figma.
Demonstrable UI design expertise with exceptional attention to detail.
Solid understanding of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, and how they influence design decisions.
Experience working in Agile development environments.
Experience leading, mentoring, and coaching designers.
Strong facilitation and workshop-leading skills.
Experience integrating Design Systems with Storybook or similar Component libraries (desirable).
Experience driving adoption and change at scale within large or complex organisations (desirable).
Familiarity with accessibility standards (e.g. WCAG) and inclusive design practices (desirable).
Benefits
Group Personal Pension Plan – 8% employer contribution and 4% employee contribution
Life Assurance and Group Income Protection
Private Medical Insurance – Provided by Bupa
25 Days Annual Leave, plus bank holidays
Staff Discounts on our investment products
Personal & Well-being Fund – Supporting your physical and mental wellness
Retail Discounts – Savings at a wide range of high street and online retailers
Voluntary Flexible Benefits – Tailor your benefits to suit your lifestyle
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