Remote Design System Designer — Scale & Governance

TEKsystems; Warren (MI); On-site; USD 83,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

401(k) retirement plan

Life Insurance

Paid time off (PTO)

Job summary

TEKsystems seeks a senior Design Systems Architect to lead the creation and evolution of a scalable component library. You’ll design and maintain complex components and tokens in Figma, drive governance, and collaborate with UI/engineering teams to translate assets into production-ready experiences.

You will mentor contributors, establish documentation standards, and advocate for accessibility and consistent design system adoption across multiple product teams in a fully remote role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HCI, Graphic Design, Visual Design, Interaction Design, Product Design, Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of professional experience focused on design systems, UI systems, product design, or digital product experiences.
• Extensive experience building, governing, and scaling enterprise-level design systems.
• Expert-level proficiency in Figma, including component architecture, variants, libraries, tokens, and documentation.
• Proven experience creating and maintaining robust component libraries used across multiple product teams.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating design systems work, component creation, governance, and systems thinking.
• Experience partnering with engineering teams to support implementation and resolve design system challenges.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to influence stakeholders across design and development organizations.
• Ability to work independently with minimal oversight while driving initiatives forward.

Responsibilities

• Lead creation and evolution of the Design System component library.
• Design, update, and maintain complex components, patterns, tokens, and scalable system frameworks within Figma.
• Drive consistency, quality, and governance across the design system ecosystem.
• Establish documentation standards and contribute to component specifications, usage guidance, accessibility guidance, and implementation requirements.
• Collaborate closely with development teams to ensure accurate translation of design system assets into production-ready experiences.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for component architecture, system scaling, and design system best practices.
• Support and mentor other design system contributors through reviews, guidance, and design critiques.
• Partner with UI, visual design, and engineering teams to solve complex system challenges and improve design system adoption.
• Identify opportunities to improve workflows, reduce bottlenecks, and create reusable assets across the organization.

Skills

Design systems

Figma expertise

Component library governance

Systems thinking

Cross-functional leadership

UI design collaboration

Accessibility awareness

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HCI/Design/CS

Job description

TEKsystems seeks a senior Design Systems Architect to lead the creation and evolution of a scalable component library. You’ll design and maintain complex components and tokens in Figma, drive governance, and collaborate with UI/engineering teams to translate assets into production-ready experiences.

You will mentor contributors, establish documentation standards, and advocate for accessibility and consistent design system adoption across multiple product teams in a fully remote role.