Sr. Design System Designer

Job Description

This is a remote position.

Duration : 6 months (extension possible)

Hours : 40 hours per week

Location : Remote (Mexico or Colombia)

Reporting to : Senior Product Design Manager, Design Systems

About the Role

Our client is seeking a Design System Designer to help build, refine, and maintain the core components, design tokens, and documentation that our designers and engineers rely on daily.

In this role, you’ll collaborate closely with lead designers and engineers to deliver pixel-perfect, accessible components in Figma , while partnering across teams to ensure seamless implementation. This position offers a chance to deeply engage in system-level design craft, strengthening foundational design systems and learning from a world-class, multi-platform product team.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

Component & Token Design

• Design, refine, and maintain core Figma components for mobile and web design libraries.
• Translate visual identity elements—such as color, typography, motion, and spacing—into reusable, production-ready components.
• Maintain visual and functional consistency across platforms.

Documentation & Collaboration

Cross-Functional Support

Accessibility & Quality Assurance

Required Qualifications

5+ years of product design experience, including 1–2 years focused on design systems or infrastructure.

Expertise in Figma libraries (components, variants, and token structures).

Proven ability to create scalable design systems across web or mobile (React / React Native experience preferred).

Strong understanding of design-to-development workflows and cross-functional collaboration.

Meticulous attention to visual and interaction detail while maintaining efficiency.

Familiarity with accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1+).

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with Tokens Studio, Zeroheight, or Storybook.

Background in large-scale product ecosystems.

Interest in AI-assisted design tools (e.g., Figma Make, ChatGPT, Claude).

Enthusiasm for motion design, localization, or theming systems.

Soft Skills

Collaborative : Excellent communicator who thrives in cross-functional teams.

Craft-driven : Passionate about design quality and precision.

Organized : Capable of managing multiple updates and deadlines.

Curious : Eager to learn from senior designers and engineers.

Reliable : Consistently delivers production-ready work with minimal oversight.

Requirements

Design System Designer, Figma