Figma Design Specialist

Delan Associates, Inc; Arizona; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Delan Associates, Inc is seeking a senior design-systems specialist to lead a Figma migration. You will manage token-level migration, evaluate effort, and coordinate with design and engineering teams to ensure tokens and shared libraries migrate cleanly.

The role emphasizes deep Figma expertise, design tokens, and scalable UI systems with strong communication. A timeline of sandbox testing and full migration execution is planned, with senior leadership guiding the effort.

Qualifications

• Expert in Figma with token-level knowledge and strong communication.
• Solid understanding of design tokens, shared libraries and cascading properties.
• Senior-level communication and leadership skills for migration planning.
• Ability to evaluate, estimate effort, and advise on migration strategy.
• Experience with design systems, components, patterns and scalable UI systems.
• Token-focused migration experience is prioritized over admin tasks.

Responsibilities

• Act as lead during migration and define the approach and execution strategy.
• Collaborate with designers, design system manager, engineering, and Figma support.
• Evaluate tasks, estimate effort, and identify risks to migration.
• Coordinate testing, fix breakages, and reconnect tokens across projects.

Skills

Figma expertise

Token-level knowledge

Design tokens

Shared libraries

Cascading properties

Senior communication

Effort estimation

Design systems

Components & patterns

UI systems

Education

7–10 years senior experience

Tools

Token Studio

GitHub-backed token workflows

Job description

Project Scope

Focus is on Figma migration work:

Moving a subset of files and a shared design library to a new account

Expect breakages (especially tokens) that must be fixed/reconnected

Includes

• Initial sandbox testing
• Assessment + effort estimation
• Full migration execution

Estimated timeline

• ~1 month testing
• ~1–2 months migration work

Top Candidate Requirements (Non-Negotiables)

• Deep Figma expertise + token-level knowledge
• Strong understanding of design tokens, shared libraries, and cascading properties
• Strong communication / seniority
• Ability to evaluate, estimate effort, and advise on migration
• Design systems experience
• Experience with components, patterns, and scalable UI systems
• Token experience is the highest priority vs. admin or migration-only experience.

Preferred Background

• 7–10 years of experience (senior-level role)

Experience with

• Design systems (building or influencing them)
• Tokenization (critical)
• Shared libraries in Figma
• Industry background: Open to any domain

Nice-to-Have (Not Required)

• Figma migration experience (helpful but not required)
• Token Studio tool familiarity (helpful but not mandatory)
• Backend/dev knowledge (bonus; dev support available)
• Experience with GitHub-backed token workflows

Role Expectations

• This person will:
• Act as a lead during migration
• Help define approach and execution strategy
• Work with additional designers, a design system manager, engineering, and Figma support