Remote Design Systems Lead Technologist

CSAA Insurance Group; Louisiana; Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

CSAA Insurance Group is seeking a Lead Design Technologist to build and evolve the enterprise design system and its AI-enabled extensions. You will translate UX patterns into scalable technical assets, define structure and governance, and collaborate with UX, CX, Engineering, Architecture, and AI governance to ensure consistent, reusable implementations across products and channels.

You will lead the technical structure, extend system assets for AI, and drive adoption and self-sufficiency

Qualifications

• 8+ years in design systems, front-end engineering, or experience architecture.
• Hands-on front-end engineering with a modern component framework.
• Experience governing design tokens and component libraries at enterprise scale.
• Ability to translate design intent into reusable system structures across products.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the technical structure of the enterprise design system.
• Translate UX patterns into scalable code structures, including APIs and tokens.
• Maintain alignment between design tooling and production components.
• Define asset structuring, versioning, and governance for reusable assets.
• Collaborate with UX, CX, Engineering, Architecture, and AI governance.
• Extend the design system to AI, establishing guardrails and governance.
• Support design-to-development readiness and cross-team adoption.

Skills

Front-end engineering

Design system ownership

API design

AI integration

Cross-functional collaboration

Documentation writing

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Degree in Computer Science / HCI / Design Technology

Tools

Design tokens

Component libraries

MCP servers / AI agent interfaces

Job description

CSAA Insurance Group is seeking a Lead Design Technologist to build and evolve the enterprise design system and its AI-enabled extensions. You will translate UX patterns into scalable technical assets, define structure and governance, and collaborate with UX, CX, Engineering, Architecture, and AI governance to ensure consistent, reusable implementations across products and channels.

You will lead the technical structure, extend system assets for AI, and drive adoption and self-sufficiency