Head of Design Systems (m/f/d)

Deutsche Telekom AG; Bonn; Vor Ort; EUR 80.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading company is seeking a Head of Design System to manage a design team and develop a cohesive design system for their digital products. The role involves strategic vision, team management, and driving the evolution of design practices to enhance user experience. Candidates should have extensive experience in UX and a proven track record in design systems.

Qualifikationen

• Many years of experience in architecting and managing scalable design systems.
• Passion for translating complex design challenges into intuitive solutions.
• Strong knowledge of standards around frontends and native user interfaces.

Aufgaben

• Manage the development and implementation of a unified design system.
• Oversee integration and improvement of design tokens and UI elements.
• Drive innovation through emerging design trends.

Kenntnisse

User Experience

Design Systems

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Prototyping Techniques

Strategic Design

Budget Management

Ausbildung

Degree in User Experience or Service Design

Jobbeschreibung

As Head of Design System (m/f/d), you will manage the personnel and technical aspects of a large area of responsibility. You will be the point of contact for complex and particularly difficult issues with strong decision-making and decision-making authority.

• You are responsible for the development, implementation, and adoption of a unified design-to-code design system that ensures a consistent visual language and component scalability across all digital products.
• You oversee the integration and continuous improvement of design tokens and reusable UI elements that support rapid iteration and robust user experiences.
• You establish and refine advanced tools to streamline cross-functional collaboration between design, engineering, and product teams.
• You leverage user feedback and usability testing insights to iteratively enhance the design system, aligning it with evolving brand identity, product requirements, and technology trends.
• You are responsible for selecting new employees, organizing the team, motivating employees, initiating training and further development, and promoting talent.
• You cascade the overarching strategy into your own area and develop design system strategies, basic regulations, and workflow adoptions.
• You optimize the area of responsibility based on key figures, increase process efficiency, and perform budget planning tasks.
• You represent work results to higher management levels.
• You are involved in projects.

Severely disabled applicants with equal qualification will be given particular consideration.

You have a degree with a focus on User Experience, Service Design, or a comparable qualification, and already have many years of professional experience in the User Experience and Design System environment.

Furthermore, you are characterized by the following knowledge and skills:

• Many years of experience in architecting and managing scalable design systems that elevate user experience.
• Passion for translating complex design challenges into intuitive, cohesive solutions.
• Many years of experience in collaborating with cross-functional teams to align design system standards and advanced tools with product development goals.
• Passion for driving innovation through emerging design trends, combined with many years of experience with advanced prototyping techniques.
• Experience in developing and maintaining detailed design documentation and component libraries.
• Many years of experience in combining design craft with a deep understanding of frontend standards, native UI patterns, and platform conventions like web and mobile apps.
• Many years of experience in user experience and design of high-tech international consumer products.
• Many years of experience in mentoring creative teams to foster a culture of design excellence and continuous improvement.
• Many years of experience in strategic design projects and related execution to optimize workflows and processes.
• Several years of experience in independently planning and managing new topics.
• Strong experience with a holistic (integrated) perspective.
• Strong knowledge of budget and cost management.
• Strong knowledge of technical standards around frontends and native user interfaces.
• Excellent experience in both classic and agile cooperation models.