Product Design Lead, Design Systems

Rippling is a company that provides a unified platform for HR, IT, and Finance. The Product Design Lead, Design Systems role involves leading the Design Systems team to create cohesive user experiences and develop high-quality UX patterns, while collaborating with various teams to implement advanced design solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Lead efforts to simplify a wide range of complex workflows by developing easy-to-use, highly repeatable UX patterns and components
• Help define AI-based design systems to accelerate the work of our design team
• Become an authority on Rippling’s design language, setting standards for our design system and how systems thinking is embedded within Rippling’s design practice
• Provide regular design feedback to other designers and engineers on implementing and contributing to our design system, and solicit feedback from them to ensure we’re addressing product needs
• Effectively manage your time and process to meet team deadlines
• Create and validate designs through sketches, prototypes, and testing
• Work with Engineering to ensure high-quality implementation and user experience
• Create high-fidelity visuals and specifications for your final design solutions

Requirements:

• 6+ years of experience as a design systems or product designer
• Experience defining and expanding design systems, components and patterns
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
• An outstanding portfolio showcasing a depth of knowledge in user experience, interaction, and visual/user interface design
• Experience partnering with Product Managers, Engineers, and Product Designers to execute on component deliverables
• Experience with prototyping as a means to explore and convey design solutions
• Experience using or building AI tools is a plus