This role sits on the design systems team at Genius AI, owning the design system's vision, standards, and execution as the product scales. It covers the component library, design tokens, documentation, and governance across mobile and web.
What you'll do
- Own the vision and execution of the design system, defining standards and driving adoption
- Architect and maintain a robust component library with reusable UI components across mobile and web
- Lead development of design tokens, Figma libraries, variables, and naming conventions
- Drive the design-to-dev handoff process, partnering with engineering
- Champion accessibility, quality, and craft standards across every component and pattern
- Own documentation and governance for the system
- Play a key role in the company-wide rebrand, systematizing the new visual language
- Identify and implement tooling efficiencies, including AI-powered workflows
- Mentor and collaborate with other designers, raising the team's craft level
- Influence roadmap and prioritization for the design systems team
What we're looking for
- 4+ years of product design experience focused on design systems, component libraries, or design infrastructure
- Portfolio showing strong UI craft and end-to-end product thinking
- Proven track record of owning and scaling a design system in production
- Expert-level Figma skills: components, variables, auto layout, libraries, prototyping
- Deep systems thinking, building for edge cases and scale
- Strong cross-functional collaboration with engineers, PMs, and designers
- Ability to articulate and defend design decisions clearly
- Mobile-first mindset
- Experience with design system pillars: tokens, accessibility, code collaboration, documentation, contribution models
- Passion for empowering small business owners, empathy for customers
Nice to have
- Storybook
- Tokens Studio
- Style Dictionary
- Rebrand or platform evolution experience
- Curiosity about AI tools like Cursor or Claude