Product Designer - Design Systems Specialist

JR United Kingdom; Cambridge; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading SaaS company is looking for a Product Design Lead – Design Systems Specialist to shape the design of their platform. In this fully remote role, you'll build scalable component libraries and collaborate closely with engineers to ensure a cohesive design language. Ideal for those with a strong foundation in product design and a passion for improving user experience.

Benefits

Full remote flexibility

Occasional team meetups

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience owning scalable component libraries.
• Strong collaboration skills with senior engineers and product partners.
• Ability to define core UX patterns and make sound design decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of a unified design system for a SaaS platform.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure design consistency.
• Oversee UI audits and drive design clarity.

Skills

Design systems expertise

Collaboration with engineers

Figma proficiency

UI optimization

Strong product fundamentals

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22.08.2025

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06.10.2025

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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