Lead Design Technologist, Design Systems & AI (Remote)

CSAA Insurance Group; Oklahoma; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

CSAA Insurance Group is seeking a Lead Design Technologist for Design Systems, with remote work options across the US. The role focuses on building scalable, AI-ready design systems and translating UX patterns into production-ready components and APIs.

You will lead cross-functional collaboration with UX, CX, Engineering, Architecture, and Platform teams to ensure reusable, enterprise-grade assets and governance across products and AI experiences.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience required.
• 8+ years in design systems, front-end engineering, or experience architecture.
• Strong hands-on front-end engineering with modern component framework.
• Experience governing design tokens and component libraries.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the technical structure of the enterprise design system.
• Translate UX patterns into scalable code structures and APIs.
• Maintain connection between design tooling and production code.
• Define asset structuring, governance, and versioning in code.
• Collaborate with UX and platform teams for cross‑product reuse.
• Extend system foundations for AI models and agents.
• Prepare system assets for discoverability and governance.
• Partner with Engineering on realization and feasibility.
• Drive adoption and self-sufficiency across teams.

Skills

Front-end engineering

AI-assisted development tools

Translate design to code

Written communication

Influence across teams

Navigating ambiguity

Design-to-engineering translation

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

CS/HCI/Design Technology degree

Tools

Design tokens

Job description

CSAA Insurance Group is seeking a Lead Design Technologist for Design Systems, with remote work options across the US. The role focuses on building scalable, AI-ready design systems and translating UX patterns into production-ready components and APIs.

You will lead cross-functional collaboration with UX, CX, Engineering, Architecture, and Platform teams to ensure reusable, enterprise-grade assets and governance across products and AI experiences.