Hybrid Senior Product Designer, Design Systems

at Zip

• Job title: Senior Product Designer, Design Systems
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $150,000 - $200,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, San Francisco, United States

About the role

• Designer leading design systems and best-in-class user experiences at cutting-edge procurement platform. Collaborating with teams to build and scale design systems for innovative solutions.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to Zip’s vision and how to reimagine the procurement space with elegant, modern, interfaces.
• Grow and mature our Design System capabilities and toolkits by pioneering new foundations, components, practices and methodologies
• Develop a long-term strategy for design systems at Zip and collaborate closely with engineering and design to ensure components are implemented correctly
• Drive requirements gathering with designers and engineers to build a well-rounded understanding of different product areas to help design of flexible and extensible frameworks, patterns, and components
• Set a high quality standard for user interfaces across the board, inventorying inconsistencies and proposing the necessary improvements
• Develop usage guidelines that teach designers and engineers how to use the components and patterns across design and code; create channels for feedback and improvements to ensure consistent implementation of components in code across multiple product verticals
• Organize robust Figma libraries, and keep them neat and usable
• Collaborate with other designers to craft and maintain a holistic product vision across Zip’s suite of products
• Evangelize the Design System’s importance across the company in presentations, meetings, and other forums

Requirements

• 5+ years experience as a design systems or product designer at a digital product company, contributing/leading the design and visual execution of product experiences. At least 3 years of design systems experience is required.
• Expertise in Figma, Storybook, WCAG compliance, and other design systems tools.
• A foundational understanding of HTML/CSS, how to design across multiple breakpoints, devices, and locales, and the ability to talk with developers about the implementation details
• Strong portfolio demonstrating samples of best practice Design System deliverables (style foundations, components, interaction design, iconography, and prototypes)
• Exceptionally strong visual, UI and interaction skills — you’re a champion for design and product excellence
• Highly organized & systematic thinker with experience in driving a design process and working collaboratively to solve problems
• Excitement about socializing a design system across an organization
• Thrive in ambiguity and can independently prioritize work based on user needs and business goals, and take responsibility to drive product ideas forward
• Great presentation, collaboration and communication skills
• Strong organizational skills; ability to manage multiple projects at various stages

Benefits

• 📈 Start-up equity
• 🦷 Health, vision & dental coverage
• 🍽️ Catered lunches & dinners for TO employees
• 🚠 Team building events & happy hours
• 🌴 Flexible PTO
• 💻 Apple equipment plus home office budget