Staff Design Systems Lead – Hybrid London

Hard Problems; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Voy is hiring a Staff Product Designer to lead its design system end-to-end for web and mobile platforms. You will have oversight of the long-term roadmap, partnering with Design Leads, Front-End Engineering Leads, and Product Managers to bridge design and code through systemic strategy and hands-on execution.

The role demands 6+ years in product design and design systems, with strong tokenization knowledge, accessibility practices, and experience mentoring others. Hybrid London-based role.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in product design and design systems.
• Proven ability to collaborate with front-end engineers on design tokens, component architecture, and code repositories.
• Strong knowledge of WCAG standards and inclusive design practices.

Responsibilities

• Set long-term roadmap and vision for the design system across web and mobile.
• Work with product design and front-end engineering to ensure tokenization and library alignment.
• Maintain high UI consistency, interaction quality, and visual polish across brand touchpoints.
• Establish, document, and enforce WCAG guidelines and inclusive design practices.
• Drive adoption through governance, contribution models, and thorough documentation.

Skills

Design systems leadership

Front-end collaboration

WCAG accessibility

Figma

Storybook

Zeroheight

Design tokens

Component architecture

Stakeholder management

Mentoring

Startup experience

AI tooling awareness

Tools

Storybook

Zeroheight

Figma

Job description

Voy is hiring a Staff Product Designer to lead its design system end-to-end for web and mobile platforms. You will have oversight of the long-term roadmap, partnering with Design Leads, Front-End Engineering Leads, and Product Managers to bridge design and code through systemic strategy and hands-on execution.

The role demands 6+ years in product design and design systems, with strong tokenization knowledge, accessibility practices, and experience mentoring others. Hybrid London-based role.