Remote Lead Design Systems Technologist

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

Job summary

CSAA Insurance Group is hiring a Lead Design Technologist for Design Systems, focused on building and evolving a scalable enterprise design system that serves both traditional applications and AI-enabled experiences. You will translate UX patterns into reusable technical assets, collaborate with UX, CX, Engineering, and AI governance, and ensure assets are versioned and reusable across products.

The role emphasizes leading a cross-functional team of engineers and designers, extending system

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ years of progressive experience in design systems, front-end engineering, or experience architecture.
• Strong hands-on front-end engineering experience with a modern component framework.
• Experience implementing and governing design tokens, component libraries, and the technical expression of reusable UX patterns at enterprise scale.
• Practical experience with design-to-code workflows and the tools that connect design assets to production components.
• Working fluency with AI-assisted development tools and a practical understanding of how AI models use context, skills, and tool definitions.
• Ability to define the structure and technical direction of a shared system and partner effectively with Engineering and Architecture.
• Strong written communication skills and ability to create documentation and standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Technical Structure of the Enterprise Design System.
• Translate UX patterns into scalable structures in code, including component APIs and design tokens.
• Maintain the connection between design tooling and code for production readiness.
• Define how design-system assets are structured, governed, and versioned in code.
• Collaborate with UX, platform teams, and AI governance to translate design standards to multiple platforms.
• Define contributions, updates, deprecation, and versioning of shared assets.
• Set criteria for shared assets versus product-specific implementations.
• Extend design-system foundations for AI models and agents.

Skills

Front-end engineering

Design tokens

API design

AI-assisted development tools

Design-to-code workflows

Documentation/writing

Cross-functional collaboration

System design

Influence without authority

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Degree in Computer Science or HCI or Design Technology

Job description

CSAA Insurance Group is hiring a Lead Design Technologist for Design Systems, focused on building and evolving a scalable enterprise design system that serves both traditional applications and AI-enabled experiences. You will translate UX patterns into reusable technical assets, collaborate with UX, CX, Engineering, and AI governance, and ensure assets are versioned and reusable across products.

The role emphasizes leading a cross-functional team of engineers and designers, extending system