Design Systems Architect for Scalable AI UI

Genius AI (HearstLab); United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & dental insurance

Flexible PTO

Professional development stipend

Bonus at 5 years

Parental leave

Fertility & adoption benefits

In-person events

Job summary

Genius AI, part of HearstLab, is seeking a Senior Design Systems Designer to own the vision for our design system, elevate craft, and multiply every designer's impact as we scale and rebrand. You will architect a robust component library, define tokens, and build Figma libraries to support a consistent visual language across web and mobile.

Collaborating with engineers, PMs, and designers, you’ll drive the design-to-dev handoff, ensure accessibility, govern documentation, and mentor teammates

Qualifications

• 4+ years of product design experience with design systems focus.
• Proven track record leading design system initiatives in production.
• Expert-level Figma skills with components, variables, auto layout.
• Strong systems thinking and scalable design approach.
• Ability to influence cross-functional teams without heavy oversight.

Responsibilities

• Own the vision and execution of the design system and its adoption.
• Maintain a robust component library for mobile and web.
• Lead design tokens, Figma libraries, and naming conventions.
• Oversee design-to-dev handoff with engineering to reduce friction.
• Champion accessibility and craft standards across components.
• Governance and documentation to enable organization-wide contribution.
• Support company-wide rebrand with consistent visual language.
• Identify tooling efficiencies, including AI-powered workflows.
• Mentor designers and raise team craft.
• Influence roadmap and prioritization for the design systems team.

Skills

Figma

Design systems

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentorship

Accessibility standards

Design tokens

Prototyping

Tools

Storybook

Tokens Studio

Style Dictionary

Figma Libraries

Job description

Genius AI, part of HearstLab, is seeking a Senior Design Systems Designer to own the vision for our design system, elevate craft, and multiply every designer's impact as we scale and rebrand. You will architect a robust component library, define tokens, and build Figma libraries to support a consistent visual language across web and mobile.

Collaborating with engineers, PMs, and designers, you’ll drive the design-to-dev handoff, ensure accessibility, govern documentation, and mentor teammates