Senior UX Designer, Design System

Into Design Systems; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Ryan, LLC in Plano, Texas seeks a Senior UX Designer, Design Systems to own and evolve the design system powering its digital tax products. This craft-first IC role emphasizes component quality, tokens, documentation, and accessibility, with a portfolio required.

The role collaborates with Engineering and Product to ensure design system components translate into code, while maintaining governance and a well-documented component library in Figma.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of product/UX design experience with ownership of a design system.
• Portfolio demonstrating design system thinking and execution.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted design tools and processes.

Responsibilities

• Be the go-to authority for the design system and its standards.
• Educate designers on system usage and contribution.
• Identify gaps and debt; prioritize high-impact improvements.
• Collaborate with Engineering to translate components to code.
• Align patterns with product needs and visual standards.
• Govern design system governance from a craft perspective.
• Design, build, and maintain reusable components in Figma.
• Own token and variable architecture in Figma and sync with engineering.

Skills

Design systems

UX design

Portfolio

AI tools awareness

Tools

Figma

HTML/CSS basics

React knowledge

Job description

Ryan, LLC is seeking a Senior UX Designer, Design Systems to own and evolve the design system that powers its suite of digital tax products. The role is a craft-first individual contributor position focused on component quality, pattern consistency, tokens, documentation, and accessibility. All candidates must include a digital portfolio or link in their application. The role will work in a Ryan office three days per week during the first 60 days and then a minimum of one day per week; occasional travel up to 10% may be required.

What you'll do

• Be the go-to authority for the design system, setting and maintaining standards for how components are built, named, documented, and used
• Educate and support designers on system usage and contribution
• Identify gaps, inconsistencies, and debt in the system and prioritize high-impact improvements
• Work closely with Engineering to ensure design system components translate accurately into code and maintain a tight feedback loop
• Partner with product designers, Product, and Visual Design to align patterns with real product needs and visual standards
• Serve as a critical partner in design system governance from the design and craft perspective
• Design, build, and maintain a library of reusable components in Figma that are well-structured and thoroughly documented
• Own token and variable architecture in Figma and keep it synchronized with engineering implementations

What they're looking for

• 5–8 years of product/UX design experience with meaningful time owning or significantly contributing to an enterprise-level design system used by multiple products
• Proven track record of building, maintaining, and scaling component libraries adopted and trusted by product teams
• Portfolio or work samples that demonstrate design system thinking and execution; all candidates must include a digital portfolio or link in their application
• Demonstrated ability with AI tools and processes that accelerate design and research (e.g., Claude, Figma Make, Lovable etc)
• Deep Figma expertise in variables, tokens, component properties, auto-layout, and library management
• Knowledge of WCAG, ARIA, contrast ratios, and accessibility best practices
• Solid understanding of how design systems translate into code
• Working knowledge of HTML, CSS, and component-based frameworks (React, etc.) is a meaningful plus