Remote Senior Product Designer: Design Systems

Ladders; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Impact at scale

Collaborative team

Accessibility focus

Mentorship opportunities

AI-enabled design workflows

Job summary

Ladders is seeking a Senior Product Designer to shape design direction for a growing digital experience across web and mobile. You will partner with engineering and cross-functional teams to ensure accessibility, consistency, and strong execution in a scalable design system.

You'll own components, patterns, and documentation, mentor designers, and advocate for user-centered design while embracing AI-enabled design workflows. This is a remote role with meaningful impact.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in product or UX design, with 3+ years leading design systems.
• Bachelor's degree in design, HCI, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Proven experience managing and evolving design systems, including documentation and governance.
• Strong interaction and visual design skills with attention to detail.
• Knowledge of accessibility standards (WCAG, ADA) and experience implementing accessible design.
• Experience designing responsive web and mobile experiences.
• Advanced Figma skills, including component design and prototyping.

Responsibilities

• Lead the evolution and management of the design system for web and mobile
• Own and improve components, patterns, and documentation for the design system
• Collaborate with engineering to ensure design and code alignment
• Build accessibility into components from the start and advocate for best practices
• Evaluate design system solutions for usability and accessibility, documenting expectations
• Conduct user research and usability testing to inform design decisions
• Mentor other designers and promote design system fluency across the team

Skills

Design systems leadership

UX design

Accessibility knowledge

User research

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in design, HCI, or related field

Tools

Figma

Job description

Ladders is seeking a Senior Product Designer to shape design direction for a growing digital experience across web and mobile. You will partner with engineering and cross-functional teams to ensure accessibility, consistency, and strong execution in a scalable design system.

You'll own components, patterns, and documentation, mentor designers, and advocate for user-centered design while embracing AI-enabled design workflows. This is a remote role with meaningful impact.