Design System Lead — Hybrid UK, Scale & Accessibility

Kaluza

West of England

Hybrid

GBP 85,000 - 110,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Pension scheme

Discounts and benefits

Learning budget

Home office budget

Furthr climate action app

Discretionary bonus

Flex Fund 5% of salary

Job summary

Kaluza in the UK is seeking a Design System Lead within the UX team, reporting to the Head of UX. You will shape the future of Kaluza's design system and its global Agent Experience product, working as an equal partner to engineering, product and delivery.

Based in Bristol or London, you will work a hybrid pattern with three days in the office and the rest flexibly. You will design, prototype and ship components using AI-assisted tools, ensure WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility from the start, and coach

Qualifications

Deep experience designing, building and evolving a design system at scale (tokens, components, docs, governance).
Strong UX judgement with user-first approach; able to challenge engineers and designers.
Practical knowledge of WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility standards.

Responsibilities

Set and deliver the design strategy for the design system in partnership with the engineering lead.
Uphold design and UX quality across contributions, including accessibility.
Run the contribution process end-to-end across teams for proposals to adoption.
Design, prototype and ship components, using AI-assisted tools and production-ready code, WCAG 2.2 AA from start.
Coach and develop designers and engineers who contribute to the system.
Represent the design system to stakeholders and advocate its value across the business.
Champion accessibility and design thinking in architecture and technical decisions.