Lead Design Systems Architect — Remote

Blacksmith Agency LLC; United States; Remote; MXN 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Blacksmith Agency LLC is seeking a senior Design Systems Lead to own how client design systems are built. You will extract patterns from brands into a working system with tokens, variables, modes, and core components ready for a build pipeline.

This is a senior, systems-first role operating across multiple client brands. You will implement token architectures in Figma, ship robust component libraries, document systems for developers, and collaborate across brands while maintaining consistency

Qualifications

• 4+ years designing for the web with real design system work in portfolio.
• Fluency in Figma variables, component properties, auto layout, and variants.

Responsibilities

• Build token architecture in Figma using variables, modes, and semantic naming for predictable pipelines.
• Ship core component libraries that hold up across an entire site, not just the homepage.
• Document the system so a developer or automated pipeline can execute it without questions.
• Work across several client brands at once, each looking distinctly different, with the same structural rigor.

Skills

Design systems

Figma variables

Component properties

Auto layout

Tools

Figma

Job description

Blacksmith Agency LLC is seeking a senior Design Systems Lead to own how client design systems are built. You will extract patterns from brands into a working system with tokens, variables, modes, and core components ready for a build pipeline.

This is a senior, systems-first role operating across multiple client brands. You will implement token architectures in Figma, ship robust component libraries, document systems for developers, and collaborate across brands while maintaining consistency