Product Designer - Design Systems Specialist

JR United Kingdom; Bristol; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company is seeking a Product Designer – Design Systems Specialist to lead the design efforts for a SaaS platform. This fully remote role requires expertise in design ops, experience with component libraries, and strong collaboration skills with engineers. Ideal candidates are detail-oriented UI specialists who can ensure a cohesive design language. The position also offers full remote flexibility across the UK.

Benefits

Full remote flexibility

Occasional team meetups/travel

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in scalable component libraries.
• Ability to wrangle inconsistency and build order.
• Confident decision-making balancing short/long-term goals.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design charge for a SaaS platform.
• Build and maintain scalable component libraries.
• Collaborate with engineers on system component implementation.

Skills

Design ops and systems expertise

Experience with component libraries

Strong product fundamentals

Collaboration with engineers

Detail-oriented UI design

Systems thinking

Proficient in Figma

Agile teamwork

UI pattern consolidation

Accessibility focus

Tools

Figma

Job description

Product Designer - Design Systems Specialist, Bristol

Client:

3Search

Location:

Bristol, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Views:

2

Posted:

22.08.2025

Expiry Date:

06.10.2025

Job Description:

PRODUCT DESIGN LEAD – DESIGN SYSTEMS SPECIALIST

An exciting opportunity for a seasoned Product Designer with a passion for design systems and UI optimisation to lead the charge in shaping a unified, scalable experience for a well-established SaaS platform. This fully remote role sits within a high-performing squad focused on improving performance, scalability, and user experience, and offers the chance to build something truly foundational that impacts the wider mission-driven tech business.

What they need

• A design lead who’s evolved into design ops and systems work, with hands-on experience owning scalable component libraries
• Someone who thrives in messy environments, who can wrangle inconsistency, spot inefficiencies and build order through design
• A designer with strong product fundamentals, who can define core UX patterns and make confident decisions that balance short-term improvement and long-term vision
• Someone collaborative, confident working day-to-day with senior engineers and product partners to make sure systems are implemented and adopted successfully
• A detail-obsessed UI specialist, motivated by the small stuff and driven to create a cohesive design language that scales

What you're great at

• You're a systems thinker and Figma expert, skilled in building scalable component libraries, streamlining UI patterns, ensuring accessibility, and partnering closely with engineers to implement consistent, efficient design solutions
• Building and maintaining component libraries in Figma, with experience linking these to real components
• Leading UI audits, pattern consolidation and design clean-up, driving consistency across complex product surfaces
• Collaborating with front-end engineers to implement and refine system components across platforms
• Working in agile teams alongside some exceptional PMs & engineers to establish a cohesive design language

What you'll get

• Full remote flexibility from anywhere in the UK with occasional team meetups/travel