Remote Design Systems Lead — Figma Tokens & Components

Blacksmith Agency LLC; Metropolitana; Remote; COP 198,092,000 - 297,138,000; Full time

Job summary

Blacksmith Agency LLC is seeking a Design Systems Lead to build and maintain robust design systems for client websites. The role focuses on tokens, variables, modes, and cross-brand libraries to ensure scalable handoffs to developers and production pipelines.

You will own token architecture in Figma, develop consistent component libraries across sites, and document workflows so teams can ship with minimal questions.

Qualifications

• 4+ years as a product, UI or design systems designer on an in-house team.
• Built a design system in Figma with tokens, modes and semantic naming.
• Experience handing a system to developers and keeping Figma and code in step.
• Strong spoken English and ability to present on live calls with a US team.
• Full-time availability overlapping US business hours.

Responsibilities

• Token architecture in Figma: variables, modes and semantic naming, from primitives to component level.
• Component libraries that hold up across an entire site, not just a homepage.
• Handoff and documentation that let a developer or a build pipeline execute the system without questions.
• Manage several client brands at once, each distinct yet following the same structure.

Skills

Design systems

Figma

Handoff to developers

English proficiency

US hours overlap

Job description

Blacksmith Agency LLC is seeking a Design Systems Lead to build and maintain robust design systems for client websites. The role focuses on tokens, variables, modes, and cross-brand libraries to ensure scalable handoffs to developers and production pipelines.

You will own token architecture in Figma, develop consistent component libraries across sites, and document workflows so teams can ship with minimal questions.