Senior Product Designer, Design Systems

DuckDuckGo; Portugal; Remote; EUR 143.000 - 175.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

paid parental leave

office setup

co-working allowances

Zusammenfassung

DuckDuckGo is seeking a senior design systems leader to own and evolve the company’s design system as a cornerstone of product development. You will define the roadmap, audit existing components, and drive cross‑platform initiatives including Duck.ai and Search.

Expect to shape governance, tokens and libraries, partner with design and engineering, and implement AI‑driven workflows to scale the system while delivering delightful user experiences.

Qualifikationen

• 7+ years in product or design systems roles with senior experience.
• Proven track record building and scaling complex systems.
• Ability to define and roll out a future design system roadmap.
• Strong documentation and metrics-driven prioritization for stakeholders.
• Skills to create scalable tokens and libraries across platforms.
• Deep knowledge of design tools like Figma for system evolution.

Aufgaben

• Take ownership of design system at a pivotal moment.
• Define a role and roadmap from the ground up and build the process.
• Audit the existing design system.
• Lead projects advancing the design system across Duck.ai and Search.
• Shape management and scaling as the company grows.

Kenntnisse

design systems

tokens

libraries

architecture

communication

prototyping

AI-driven design

Tools

Figma

Jobbeschreibung

About the Role

• This is the first role of its kind at DuckDuckGo.
• Required to attend meetings on camera via video conferencing.
• Expected to travel at least two times a year: once for an all-hands meetup and again for a team retreat (each around 4-5 days).
• Flexible work arrangement with no core hours, with an average full-time commitment of 40 hours per week.
• A successful candidate must pass a background check as a condition of joining the team.

What You'll Be Doing

• Take ownership of design system at a pivotal moment.
• Define both a role and a roadmap from the ground up, helping to build the process rather than just stepping into one.
• Audit the existing design system.
• Lead projects that move the design system forward across platforms and products like Duck.ai and Search.
• Shape how the design system is managed and scaled as the company grows.

What You'll Bring

• 7+ years of experience in product or design systems roles, including 2+ years in senior-level design positions at significant global consumer brands.
• Demonstrable track record of building and scaling complex and established systems.
• Ability to lead the future of the design system, from audit, recommending solutions, and planning their rollout via quick wins or large-scale projects.
• Ability to communicate recommendations and prioritization with clear documentation, success metrics, resources, and rationale which stakeholders, designers, and engineers can confidently act on.
• A knack for balancing structure with scale by creating frameworks (tokens, libraries) that hold up across platforms and teams without sacrificing craft.
• Deep knowledge of design tools, such as Figma, that are key to evolving and maintaining the design system.
• Experience bridging design and engineering practices, including creating shared nomenclature and workflows that map across tools and platforms.
• Accustomed to applying agentic and AI-driven solutions into design system management and maintenance workflows, to both accelerate and elevate how the system scales.
• Enjoy pushing creative limits while solving challenging design problems and delivering on delight, craft and exceptional quality.
• Ability to communicate visual and interaction recommendations with high-quality mockups, prototypes, and rationale.
• Skills to manage ambiguity and wrangle vague problems, propose innovative solutions, and execute them with a focus on metrics.
• Ability to take initiative in generating ideas and carrying them forward with urgency and discretion, while working openly and collaboratively.

Compensation & Benefits

• $178,500 USD annually and stock options.
• Compensation is transparent across the organization; all team members within the same professional level and global region receive the same compensation.
• Eligibility for company-sponsored health benefits is limited to team members based in the United States. This program does not extend to team members located in other countries, such as Canada or the UK.
• Includes paid parental leave, office setup, and co-working allowances.

Interview Process

• The hiring process is a two-way street designed to help you get to know DuckDuckGo, envision your future role, and find out more about how they hire.

About DuckDuckGo

• DuckDuckGo is an online protection company and remote-first team of 300+.
• Founded in 2008 and profitable since 2014, with annual revenue exceeding $100m USD.
• Offers a browser for Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android, a search engine, and the DuckDuckGo subscription.
• Offers private, useful, and optional AI, including Duck.ai, which lets users chat privately with ChatGPT, Claude, and other AIs.
• Culture of trust, inclusivity, and empowered project management where each team member takes full ownership of their projects, from scoping and execution to postmortem.