Designer: Design Systems

Absa Group; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 500,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent financial institution in Johannesburg is seeking a Design System Designer to champion design system standards and methodologies across UI and UX. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience and mastery of Figma, enhancing innovation and quality in design workflows. This role involves collaboration with cross-functional teams to drive improvements and mentor team members, enabling the organization to deliver exceptional design experiences.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in design systems, product design, or UX/UI.
• Mastery of Figma, including component creation.
• Deep understanding of design tokens and their integration.

Responsibilities

• Champion and evolve design system standards across UI, UX, and service design.
• Collaborate with teams to codify and scale design practices.
• Build and maintain robust Figma component libraries.

Skills

Design system standards

Figma expertise

Stakeholder engagement

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Tools

Figma

Job description

Empowering Africa’s tomorrow, together…one story at a time.

With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.

Job Summary

Design System Designer is responsible for supporting the Senior Manager Design Systems in driving the creation and dissemination of design standards and methodologies in Absa across all design disciplines (UI, UX, SD, Process and System design). She/he will support the aim for standards and methodologies to help the Design team, and the rest of the organization, to be innovative, decrease time-to-market, reduce costs, improve quality and maintain competitiveness in the Financial Services marketplace. She/he will focus on enabling scale in design, by ensuring support for both complex specialist design projects, as well as creation of self-service tools for non-designers in the organization. Design System Designer will also work with various departments in Absa to bring together the best practice customer experience measurements, and create insights on the impact and value of design work.

A successful Design System Designer is passionate for enabling quality design at scale. She/he can drive the strategic thinking and senior stakeholder interactions, but can also dive deep into details when needed. She/he has a track record of driving large-scale projects in design standards and methodologies and ensuring adoption across diverse organizations. She/he gets things done.

Job Description

• Champion and evolve Absa’s design system standards and methodologies across UI, UX, and service design .

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to codify and scale design practices that drive innovation, reduce time-to-market, and improve quality.

• Build and maintain robust Figma component libraries , ensuring consistency and usability across products.

• Apply and advocate for design tokens to ensure scalable, themeable , and accessible design implementation.

• Partner with the Design Systems Manager to mentor and upskill team members , sharing knowledge on new tools, features, and industry advancements.

• Lead the development of tools & guidelines that empower non-designers to create within brand and system guidelines.

• Awareness of customer experience measurement initiatives, turning insights into actionable improvements.

Required:

• 5+ years of experience in design systems, product design, or UX/UI.

• Mastery of Figma , including component creation, variants, and libraries.

• Deep understanding of design tokens and how they integrate with development workflows.

• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

• A passion for mentorship, collaboration, and continuous learning .

• Experience working in large, complex organizations is a plus.

Education

Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Physical, Mathematical, Computer and Life Sciences (Required)

Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.

Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised