Senior Design Systems Lead — Remote-First

Duck Duck Go; United States; Remote; USD 152,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Health benefits

Remote-first team

Job summary

DuckDuckGo seeks a Senior Product Designer, Design Systems, to own and scale our design system across products like Duck.ai and Search. You will audit the existing system, lead cross-platform projects, and shape rollout strategy, balancing craft with scalable frameworks.

You will collaborate with design and engineering teams, apply user-centered thinking, and push for metrics-driven decisions while embracing a remote-first working environment. 7+ years’ experience requested.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in product or design systems roles.
• Experience leading design systems at scale.
• Strong ability to audit, propose solutions and rollout frameworks.
• Excellent communication with designers, engineers and product partners.

Responsibilities

• Audit current design system and define a roadmap.
• Lead cross-platform design system projects across products.
• Build scalable processes, tokens and libraries for consistency.
• Communicate recommendations with clear metrics and rationale.
• Collaborate with design and engineering to integrate AI-driven enhancements.

Skills

Design systems

Figma

Cross-functional collaboration

Roadmapping

Mentorship

Stakeholder communication

User-centered design

Design system governance

AI-driven design

Creative problem-solving

Tools

Figma

Job description

DuckDuckGo seeks a Senior Product Designer, Design Systems, to own and scale our design system across products like Duck.ai and Search. You will audit the existing system, lead cross-platform projects, and shape rollout strategy, balancing craft with scalable frameworks.

You will collaborate with design and engineering teams, apply user-centered thinking, and push for metrics-driven decisions while embracing a remote-first working environment. 7+ years’ experience requested.