Senior Product Designer, Design Systems

Into Design Systems; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

One North is seeking a Senior Product Designer, Design Systems with deep UX/UI expertise and advanced Figma proficiency. You will shape scalable enterprise design systems, oversee libraries, tokens, and governance, and collaborate with client teams on embedded engagements.

You will partner with design and engineering to ensure parity, audit components for accessibility, and develop clear documentation and onboarding materials for broad adoption across client projects.

Qualifications

• Deep knowledge of design systems and UX principles.
• Advanced Figma skills including AutoLayout, Variables, DevMode.
• Experience with design system tools: Zeroheight, Knapsack, Tokens Studio.
• Ability to adapt designs to multiple screen sizes.
• Strong WCAG accessibility knowledge.
• Collaborates across design, services, strategy, and tech teams.
• Strong execution across design deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Lead creation and evolution of enterprise design systems.
• Build and maintain advanced Figma libraries with auto layout and tokens.
• Reuse existing systems and create specialized libraries as needed.
• Ensure Figma workspaces and libraries are organized and aligned with brand.
• Partner with engineering to ensure parity between design and code.
• Audit and refactor components for usability and accessibility.
• Prototype and test new patterns before integration.
• Create scalable documentation and onboarding materials.

Skills

Design fundamentals

Design systems

UX/UI

Figma

Responsive design

Accessibility WCAG

Cross-functional teamwork

Tools

Zeroheight

Knapsack

Tokens Studio

MCP Server

Job description

One North is seeking an experienced Senior Product Designer, Design Systems with deep expertise in UX/UI and advanced proficiency with Figma. The role involves creating and evolving scalable enterprise design systems, supporting clients through embedded engagements and consulting, and can be based in the U.S. or Canada.

What you'll do

• Lead the creation and evolution of enterprise-grade design systems that scale across products and platforms, including UI kits, documentation, governance models, and component libraries
• Build and maintain advanced Figma libraries using best practices for auto layout, variables, interactive components, and design tokens
• Leverage existing design systems to accelerate product design workflows and create specialized libraries when needed
• Ensure Figma workspaces, files, and libraries are optimized, organized, and aligned with system architecture and brand standards
• Partner with engineering to ensure design system parity between design and code and support implementation through documentation and collaboration
• Audit and refactor components to improve usability, accessibility, performance, and consistency across platforms
• Prototype and test new patterns or components before integrating them into the broader system
• Create clear, scalable documentation and onboarding materials to support system adoption across teams

What they're looking for

• Expert understanding of design fundamentals, design systems, user-experience fundamentals and digital product experiences
• Expert command of Figma and its advanced features (such as AutoLayout, Variables, DevMode, Advanced Prototyping) and curiosity around its AI features (Make, MCP Server)
• Experience and knowledge around design system tools such as Zeroheight, Knapsack, Tokens Studio, Gradial Interest and explorations around integrating AI into product and design system workflows
• Understanding of design systems and their interconnectivity with engineering teams
• Ability to adapt designs to various screen sizes and form factors
• Expertise with design implications around WCAG accessibility requirements
• Thrives in a multi-disciplinary environment with design, client services, strategy, and technology teams
• Demonstrates high-quality execution of work in all areas