Lead Design Systems Technologist - Remote & AI-Ready

CSAA Insurance Group

Iowa

Remote

USD 120,000 - 160,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

CSAA Insurance Group in the United States is seeking a Lead Design Technologist, Design Systems, to own the technical foundation of the enterprise design system and AI-ready assets. You will drive scalable structures, design tokens, APIs, and shared packages through close collaboration with UX, engineering, architecture, and platform teams.

You will guide the translation of UX decisions into production-ready code, ensuring consistency across products and AI-enabled experiences, while

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
8+ years of progressive experience in design systems, front-end engineering, design technology, or experience architecture.
Strong hands-on front-end engineering experience with a modern component framework and API design.
Experience with design tokens, component libraries, and enterprise-scale UX patterns.

Responsibilities

Define and maintain the technical structure of the enterprise design system, including components, tokens, patterns, and shared packages.
Translate UX patterns into scalable code structures, including APIs, tokens, and shared assets.
Maintain the link between design tooling and code to ensure production-ready implementations.
Extend design-system assets for AI and future-state experiences, including prompting, tools, and MCP servers.
Collaborate with UX, Engineering, Architecture, and Platform teams to ensure reusable, governance-compliant assets across products and AI-enabled systems.