Senior UX Design Systems Lead – Enterprise SaaS

Ideal Job USA; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Ideal Job USA seeks a Senior UX Design Systems Lead to establish scalable design standards and improve consistency across complex digital products. You will connect product design, engineering, and accessibility practices to create reusable components and intuitive user experiences for enterprise customers.

Responsibilities include defining a comprehensive design system, creating reusable UI components, and maintaining Figma libraries.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in UX Design, Interaction Design, HCI, or equivalent experience.
• 6+ years of experience in product design or UX/UI design.
• Demonstrated experience building and maintaining design systems.
• Advanced proficiency in Figma, including components, variables, and libraries.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain a comprehensive design system for digital products.
• Create reusable UI components, interaction patterns, and design guidelines.
• Develop and maintain component libraries and documentation in Figma.
• Collaborate with product designers and engineers to ensure design consistency.
• Establish accessibility standards aligned with WCAG guidelines.
• Conduct design audits to identify usability issues and inconsistencies.
• Translate user research and product requirements into scalable design solutions.
• Support design-system adoption, governance, and version management.
• Measure design-system effectiveness through adoption and usability indicators.

Skills

Design systems

Figma expert

Accessibility WCAG

Collaborating with product and eng

Design tokens

Responsive design

Reusable components

Education

Bachelor’s degree in UX Design / HCI / related field

Tools

Figma

HTML/CSS

Job description

We are seeking a Senior UX Design Systems Lead to establish scalable design standards and improve consistency across complex digital products. The successful candidate will connect product design, engineering, and accessibility practices to create reusable components and intuitive user experiences for enterprise customers.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and maintain a comprehensive design system for digital products.
• Create reusable UI components, interaction patterns, and design guidelines.
• Develop and maintain component libraries and documentation in Figma.
• Collaborate with product designers and engineers to ensure design consistency.
• Establish accessibility standards aligned with WCAG guidelines.
• Conduct design audits to identify usability issues and inconsistencies.
• Translate user research and product requirements into scalable design solutions.
• Support design-system adoption, governance, and version management.
• Measure design-system effectiveness through adoption and usability indicators.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in UX Design, Interaction Design, HCI, or equivalent experience.
• 6+ years of experience in product design or UX/UI design.
• Demonstrated experience building and maintaining design systems.
• Advanced proficiency in Figma, including components, variables, and libraries.
• Strong understanding of responsive design, accessibility, and design tokens.
• Experience collaborating with front-end developers and product managers.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating complex product interfaces and reusable design solutions.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with enterprise SaaS products.
• Familiarity with HTML, CSS, and component-based front-end development.
• Knowledge of WCAG accessibility standards and design-system governance.
• Experience mentoring designers and leading cross-functional design initiatives.