UI Design System Lead - Hybrid (Leeds/London)

Sharkninjaoperatingllc; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Paid time off

Employee stock purchase options

Wellness programs

Job summary

SharkNinja is seeking a UI Design System Lead to own and evolve its design system across the DTC and ecommerce digital estate. The role sits at the intersection of design, technology and product, ensuring a scalable, high-quality interface across touchpoints.

The ideal candidate will lead a hands-on design system effort, partner with engineering on tokenization and governance, and enable teams with clear guidelines, documentation and training to ship consistently.

Qualifications

• Experience building and scaling a design system within a product-led organisation.
• Experience acting as a governance owner for design-system standards.
• Strong knowledge of WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility and inclusive design.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve SharkNinja's UI design system across DTC digital properties.
• Collaborate with engineering on tokens, libraries and handoff.
• Develop documentation, guidelines and training for teams.
• Champion design system usage and drive consistency across projects.

Skills

UX Design

Design Systems

Figma

WCAG Accessibility

Cross-functional collaboration

Leadership

Governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Design or related field

Tools

Figma

HTML/CSS basics

Job description

SharkNinja is seeking a UI Design System Lead to own and evolve its design system across the DTC and ecommerce digital estate. The role sits at the intersection of design, technology and product, ensuring a scalable, high-quality interface across touchpoints.

The ideal candidate will lead a hands-on design system effort, partner with engineering on tokenization and governance, and enable teams with clear guidelines, documentation and training to ship consistently.