Senior Designer, Design Systems

TL;DR

Senior Designer, Design Systems: Lead the evolution of a core design system supporting web and mobile platforms with an accent on UI components, patterns, tokens, typography, color, and iconography. Focus on ensuring consistency, scalability, accessibility, and seamless translation into production-ready code through collaboration with engineering teams.

Location: Remote work opportunity within Brazil

Company

Product organization focused on creating seamless, trustworthy, and accessible digital experiences for millions of users navigating complex decisions.

What you will do

• Define, evolve, and maintain scalable design system including components, patterns, tokens, typography, color, and iconography.
• Design and refine reusable UI components and interaction patterns for consistency across web and mobile.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to translate design systems into production-ready code.
• Develop documentation, guidelines, and tooling to support adoption across product teams.
• Improve contribution models for teams to propose and maintain design system components.
• Champion accessibility standards (WCAG AA), usability, and visual consistency; support product teams via reviews and feedback.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in product or systems design with proven ownership of design system strategy and execution
• Strong portfolio demonstrating design system work, component design, and scalable UI solutions
• Advanced proficiency in Figma (auto layout, components, variants, responsive design, design tokens)
• Strong visual design skills with attention to detail, interaction design, and accessibility compliance (WCAG AA)
• Experience designing for both web and mobile platforms
• Strong understanding of front-end concepts and collaboration with engineering on implementation
• Excellent communication, storytelling, and collaboration skills
• Ability to balance systems thinking with product needs in fast-paced environments

Nice to have

• Familiarity with AI-assisted design workflows and design-to-code automation tools

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work within Brazil
• Contract-based or full-time engagement depending on project scope
• Collaborative, international, cross-functional work environment
• Strong focus on accessibility, design quality, and user impact
• Exposure to modern design tooling, AI-assisted workflows, and design-to-code innovation
• Professional growth in high-ownership, systems-driven design role