Strategic ofertas em Alemanha

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.