Principal Design Systems Engineer – UX Platform, AI Experiences

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📋 Description

• Lead the DesignOps and UI Systems organization responsible for the design system, component libraries, accessibility, performance, and documentation.
• Build and evolve a unified Design System and pattern library that ensures consistency and efficiency across multiple product lines and front-end frameworks.
• Define and manage the end-to-end design-to-development workflow, integrating tools such as Figma, Storybook, and automated design token pipelines.
• Partner with Platform Engineering and Product Line Engineering teams to ensure design systems are delivered as stable, versioned, and consumable components.
• Champion and integrate Applied AI and Generative UI design patterns, enabling intelligent and adaptive user experiences across the product ecosystem.
• Establish scalable design review processes, accessibility standards (WCAG), and UI performance budgets.
• Collaborate with AI and Product teams to design AI-assisted workflows, copilots, and contextual recommendations that enhance user productivity and trust.
• Lead and mentor a cross-functional team of design technologists, component engineers, and UX system designers.
• Partner with Product and Architecture to align user experience strategy with platform modernization, modularization, and API-first principles.
• Define clear design governance and metrics for adoption, consistency, and satisfaction across internal and external users.
• Manage stakeholder relationships across engineering, marketing, and executive teams, balancing creativity, speed, and business priorities.
• Build a culture of craftsmanship, feedback, and continuous improvement, integrating user insights and delivery data into system evolution.

🎯 Requirements

• 12+ years of combined experience in design, front-end engineering, and user experience for complex software products
• 5+ years in a DesignOps, Design Systems, or Design Engineering leadership role
• Proven experience in finance, banking, or ERP software design, with a deep understanding of data integrity, security, and compliance in user workflows
• Demonstrated expertise designing for Applied AI use cases, including contextual copilots, conversational interfaces, or predictive insights
• Hands-on experience designing and delivering Generative UI systems that adapt to user context, roles, and data
• Experience collaborating with Platform and Engineering teams to operationalize design systems at scale
• Technical fluency in front-end frameworks (React, Next.js, or similar), design tokens, accessibility, and performance optimization
• Strong understanding of product development workflows, agile delivery, and continuous deployment environments
• Familiarity with observability and feedback systems for UX quality measurement
• Experience with Design Thinking, Service Design, or LeanUX Design is a significant plus, particularly where design is used as a strategic driver of innovation and customer value
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional design and engineering teams with empathy, clarity, and accountability
• Strong communicator who can engage both creative and technical audiences with credibility and influence
• Structured thinker who balances long-term design vision with pragmatic delivery priorities
• Skilled in change management and adoption strategies, driving consistent system use across multiple teams and geographies
• Comfortable navigating complexity, resolving conflicts diplomatically, and using data to guide decision-making
• Believes design systems are living products that enable creativity through consistency
• Values craftsmanship, clarity, and empathy in both design and leadership
• Curious and learning-driven, staying ahead of trends in AI, generative interfaces, and design tooling
• Committed to elevating user experience as a measurable driver of business performance

🏖️ Benefits

• Applicants must include portfolio with relevant case studies to be considered

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