UX/UI-Design Systems Lead

Cynosure Corporate Solutions; Chennai District; On-site; INR 4,200,000 - 5,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Cynosure Corporate Solutions in Chennai is seeking a Senior UX/UI Design Lead to shape product strategy, design systems, and governance across web and mobile experiences.

You will mentor designers, collaborate with product and engineering teams, ensure accessibility to WCAG AA, and drive scalable design foundations for multiple markets.

Qualifications

• Senior-level UX/UI design experience with emphasis on Design Systems.
• Portfolio showing high-quality UI for complex digital products.
• Experience developing Design Systems across multiple markets or white-label products.
• Deep knowledge of design tokens, component libraries, and prototyping.
• Understanding of governance, versioning, workflows, and documentation for Design Systems.
• Experience designing for Web and App platforms.
• Collaboration with engineering on handoff and QA.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience validating designs via usability testing and data.
• Mentoring or providing creative direction to other designers.
• Strong WCAG AA accessibility knowledge.
• Familiarity with AI-driven or automated interface design approaches.

Responsibilities

• Define UX/UI strategy and digital design direction aligned with business goals and user needs.
• Own the Design System architecture, governance, component library, tokens, and long-term scalability.
• Maintain brand and UI standards across markets and digital products.
• Establish design standards and reusable foundations for designers and developers.
• Create polished, responsive, and accessible web and app experiences.
• Validate design decisions through usability testing, data, and experimentation.
• Manage handoff to development and conduct design QA for accuracy.
• Develop documentation and guidelines to drive consistent Design System adoption.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and design teams on strategy and goals.
• Mentor designers and provide creative direction as needed.
• Explore AI-driven design approaches to improve delivery efficiency.
• Ensure accessibility standards WCAG AA are met.

Skills

UX/UI strategy

UI design

Design Systems

Figma proficiency

Governance & documentation

Web & App design

handoff to engineering

stakeholder management

usability testing & data

mentoring designers

accessibility WCAG AA

AI-driven design familiarity

Education

Graduate

Tools

Figma

Job description

Lead UX/UI strategy and digital design direction for web and app products while owning the Design System end-to-end. Establish scalable design standards, governance, and reusable components to ensure consistent experiences across multiple markets and products.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define UX/UI strategy and digital design direction aligned with business goals and user needs.
• Own the Design System architecture, governance, component library, tokens, and long-term scalability.
• Maintain consistent brand and UI standards across multiple markets and digital products.
• Establish design standards and reusable foundations for designers and developers.
• Create polished, responsive, and accessible web and app experiences.
• Validate design decisions through usability testing, data, and experimentation.
• Manage Figma-to-development handoff and conduct design QA to ensure design accuracy.
• Develop documentation and guidelines to drive consistent Design System adoption.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and design teams to align on design strategy and product goals.
• Mentor designers and provide creative direction where required.
• Explore AI-driven and automated design approaches to improve design delivery efficiency.
• Ensure designs comply with accessibility standards, including WCAG AA.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Strong senior-level experience across UX, UI, and Design Systems.
• Impressive portfolio demonstrating high-quality UI design for complex digital products.
• Proven experience developing and maintaining Design Systems, preferably across multiple markets or white-label products.
• Advanced proficiency in Figma, component libraries, variables, design tokens, and prototyping.
• Strong understanding of Design System governance, versioning, contribution workflows, and documentation.
• Extensive experience designing for both Web and App platforms.
• Experience working closely with engineering teams on design handoff and design QA.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience validating designs through usability testing, data, and experimentation.
• Experience mentoring or providing creative direction to other designers.
• Strong understanding of accessibility standards, particularly WCAG AA.
• Familiarity with AI-driven or automated interface design approaches.

Additional Details:

• Experience

  8 - 14 Years

• No. of Openings

  3

• Education

  Graduate

• Role

  UX UI Design Lead

• Industry Type

  Telecom / ISP

• Gender

  [ Male / Female ]

• Job Country

  India

• Type of Job

  Full Time

• Work Location Type

  Work from Office