Senior Figma Design Systems Lead - Tokenization & Migration

Delan Associates, Inc

Arizona

Hybrid

USD 120,000 - 160,000

Full time

14 days+
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Job summary

Delan Associates, Inc is seeking a senior design-systems specialist to lead a Figma migration. You will manage token-level migration, evaluate effort, and coordinate with design and engineering teams to ensure tokens and shared libraries migrate cleanly.

The role emphasizes deep Figma expertise, design tokens, and scalable UI systems with strong communication. A timeline of sandbox testing and full migration execution is planned, with senior leadership guiding the effort.

Qualifications

  • Expert in Figma with token-level knowledge and strong communication.
  • Solid understanding of design tokens, shared libraries and cascading properties.
  • Senior-level communication and leadership skills for migration planning.
  • Ability to evaluate, estimate effort, and advise on migration strategy.
  • Experience with design systems, components, patterns and scalable UI systems.
  • Token-focused migration experience is prioritized over admin tasks.

Responsibilities

  • Act as lead during migration and define the approach and execution strategy.
  • Collaborate with designers, design system manager, engineering, and Figma support.
  • Evaluate tasks, estimate effort, and identify risks to migration.
  • Coordinate testing, fix breakages, and reconnect tokens across projects.

Skills

Figma expertise
Token-level knowledge
Design tokens
Shared libraries
Cascading properties
Senior communication
Effort estimation
Design systems
Components & patterns
UI systems

Education

7–10 years senior experience

Tools

Token Studio
GitHub-backed token workflows

Job description

Delan Associates, Inc is seeking a senior design-systems specialist to lead a Figma migration. You will manage token-level migration, evaluate effort, and coordinate with design and engineering teams to ensure tokens and shared libraries migrate cleanly.

The role emphasizes deep Figma expertise, design tokens, and scalable UI systems with strong communication. A timeline of sandbox testing and full migration execution is planned, with senior leadership guiding the effort.

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