Product Designer - Design Systems Specialist

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

Job summary

A well-established SaaS company seeks a Product Design Lead specializing in design systems. This fully remote role will be instrumental in shaping scalable user experiences and implementing cohesive design languages. The ideal candidate will excel in Figma and have a strong foundation in UI optimization, collaborating closely with engineers to ensure design consistency. Enjoy full remote flexibility across the UK and occasional team meetups.

Benefits

Full remote flexibility

Occasional team meetups/travel

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience owning scalable component libraries.
• Strong product fundamentals with core UX patterns.
• Detail-oriented UI specialist focused on creating cohesive design language.

Responsibilities

• Lead charge in shaping a unified, scalable experience for a SaaS platform.
• Collaborate with senior engineers and product partners.
• Implement and adopt design systems successfully.

Tools

Figma

Design systems

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Posted:

22.08.2025

Expiry Date:

06.10.2025

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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