Director, Design Systems

TL;DR

Director, Design Systems: Leading the vision, execution, and adoption of a cross-platform design system, partnering with stakeholders across Design, Engineering, and Brand to build an elegant, inclusive, and scalable foundation. Focus on maintaining a high bar for design quality, accessibility, and engineering partnership across every component, token, and documentation artifact.

Location: US NY New York / US CA Remote

Salary: $240,000 - $257,500 a year

Company

hirify.global Inc. is the parent company of hirify.global, Badoo, hirify.global For Friends, and Geneva.

What you will do

• Own the Design Systems Vision: Define and lead the long-term roadmap for hirify.global’s design system across mobile and web.
• Lead and Grow the Team: Manage and mentor a team of talented systems designers, fostering a culture of rigor, collaboration, and innovation.
• Drive Adoption and Alignment: Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of the design system into workflows, tools, and codebases.
• Ensure Craft and Consistency: Maintain a high bar for design quality, accessibility, and engineering partnership across every component, token, and documentation artifact.
• Build Bridges Across Teams: Partner with Brand, Product Design, Engineering, and Research to ensure the system meets evolving product and user needs while remaining flexible and scalable.
• Enable Product Velocity: Reduce duplication and fragmentation by delivering a stable, well-documented system that helps teams move faster and smarter.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in product design, with 4+ years focused on systems or platform design leadership.
• Proven success leading large-scale, multi-platform design systems in consumer tech environments.
• Deep understanding of systems architecture, component libraries, accessibility standards, and design tooling (especially Figma and design tokens).
• Experience partnering closely with engineers, including familiarity with frontend frameworks and system governance models.
• Strong mentorship and team development skills.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills.

Nice to have

• Experience contributing to open-source design systems or cross-functional tooling.
• Background in accessibility-first or internationalized product environments.
• Familiarity with analytics, usage tracking, or measuring system adoption.

Culture & Benefits

• You’ll own one of hirify.global’s highest-potential growth areas.
• You’ll lead a talented, mission-driven team at a company known for challenging norms and designing for good.
• You’ll be building more than features—you’ll be building belonging at scale.
• Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k) match.
• Unlimited Paid Time Off Policy.