Responsibilities
- Lead the strategy, vision, and long-term planning for the organization's design system, defining and refining foundational elements such as components, design tokens, interaction patterns, and visual standards.
- Ensure the design system supports diverse product surfaces, including core user interfaces, agent-facing workflows, enterprise templates, and integrated external systems.
- Collaborate closely with engineering teams to align on implementation details, technical tradeoffs, and architectural decisions that impact system consistency and scalability.
- Guide engineering and design teams on tooling, contribution processes, and Storybook integration to improve usability and maintainability of the design system.
- Establish governance frameworks, including review procedures and decision-making models, to manage contributions and evolution of the system.
- Act as the primary decision-maker for design system changes, providing guidance and approval on pattern adoption and standardization.
- Conduct design reviews and office hours to support feature teams in applying or extending system patterns appropriately.
- Determine when new designs should become global standards versus remaining localized solutions based on usage and scalability.
- Document design principles, component rationale, and usage guidelines to ensure knowledge is shared and decisions are transparent.
- Identify and resolve visual and functional inconsistencies, redundancy, and fragmentation across the product ecosystem.
- Drive improvements that enhance design quality while balancing development speed and creative flexibility.
- Promote system-first thinking across design, product, and engineering disciplines to improve cohesion and efficiency.
- Define clear workflows for contributing to and maintaining the design system to encourage broad adoption.
- Ensure the system evolves in alignment with product growth and technical capabilities.
- Maintain high standards for design craft and usability across all touchpoints.
Benefits
- Eligibility to participate in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan with a 15% discount on company stock based on the lower market price.
- Access to comprehensive medical benefits that cover employees and their dependents.
- Opportunity to save for retirement through Traditional or Roth 401(k) options.
- Receive dedicated stipends to support professional development and ongoing learning.
Work Arrangement
Hybrid
Other
- Employees in hybrid roles are required to be in the San Francisco office three days per week for the full business day.
- The company is committed to equal opportunity employment and does not tolerate discrimination or harassment, considering all qualified applicants fairly, including those with criminal histories where permitted by law, and offering reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities.
