Design Systems Leader for AI-Driven SaaS

HighLevel; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

HighLevel is seeking a Lead Product Designer for Design Systems to shape a scalable system used by product teams and developers worldwide. You will drive strategy, governance and documentation, ensuring consistency across tokens, components and templates, with AI-assisted tooling as a core capability.

The role emphasizes advanced visual and interaction design, system thinking and mentorship. Remote-friendly and suitable for candidates in the US, UK, or India, with a strong emphasis on

Qualifications

• 7+ years of product design experience with multi-team design systems
• Exceptional portfolio with system-level case study including governance and impact
• Advanced craft in visual/interaction design with focus on hierarchy and typography
• Expert in Figma libraries, variables, modes and token pipelines
• Strong front-end understanding (HTML/CSS, React/Vue) and ability to review implementations
• Experience designing AI-driven or intelligent interfaces
• Cross-functional leadership and ability to persuade engineers and product teams
• Ability to lead critiques, workshops and set system governance

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy and execution for areas of the design system grounded in product needs and data
• Define visual foundations: tokens, theming, color, typography, spacing, iconography
• Design and refine components with states, variants, responsive behavior and edge cases
• Create primitives, templates and starter kits for AI-assisted builds
• Document visual and accessibility rules for AI tools and agents to follow
• Collaborate with front-end engineers on token architecture and APIs
• Shape governance, versioning and deprecation models for growth without fragmentation
• Guide product teams onto the system and feed learnings back into it
• Stay ahead of trends in design and technology and drive innovation
• Set usability and accessibility standards and mentor designers through reviews
• Coordinate across US, UK, and India in a 100% remote environment

Skills

Design Systems

Multi-team leadership

Figma libraries

AI tools

Front-end knowledge

Job description

HighLevel is seeking a Lead Product Designer for Design Systems to shape a scalable system used by product teams and developers worldwide. You will drive strategy, governance and documentation, ensuring consistency across tokens, components and templates, with AI-assisted tooling as a core capability.

The role emphasizes advanced visual and interaction design, system thinking and mentorship. Remote-friendly and suitable for candidates in the US, UK, or India, with a strong emphasis on