Product Designer – Design Systems Lead

Exiger’s Product Design department is looking for a well-organized, multi-talented and passionate Product Designer to bring best of breed UX, UI & GUI elements to all our products – via a state-of-the-art Design System they will help build & maintain. The Product Designer | Design Systems Lead will organize, analyze, spec, and hands-on design our key components, templates and repeatable elements, working closely with engineers, PMs, and design peers in tandem to deliver our ambitious product roadmap & ensure processes, standards, and living design system motion are met.

Key Responsibilities

• Configure a Figma file structure, living design system directory, best-in-class specs and documentation to ensure our universe of legacy products transitioning into a singular platform will be sticky and configurable, yet elastic to support ongoing needs
• Collaborate closely with front-end engineers and fellow designers to ensure a seamless correlation between Storybook, Figma, and our 1Exiger environment
• Perform Design QA on new features, templates, components, and atoms
• Follow the product design cycle from research and testing through creating pixel-perfect UX, well-defined UI, and final hand-off to developers
• Ensure design consistency across products by creating stretchy, dynamic design elements that are reusable across features
• Conduct research exercises with new or existing customers to confirm and refine design concepts or adapt templates based on evolving needs
• Manage multiple design projects simultaneously for different PMs and stakeholders, maintaining focus on best-in-class design components and implementation
• Be a self-starter, identifying dependencies, gathering additional information proactively, and building internal mechanisms to improve processes
• Embrace a culture of constant feedback, striving for best-in-class UX design quality and consistency across all platform products

Knowledge & Skills

• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to self-start when noticing gaps and prioritize tasks under pressure.
• Extensive experience as a key contributor to an existing SaaS-based design system.
• Proven track record in building or refining a design system to follow best-in-class practices
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to speak up for help or when facing blockers.
• Proven ability to multitask effectively across various activities and projects.
• Strong teamwork skills – mastered giving and receiving feedback
• Expertise in analyzing qualitative and quantitative data to enhance user experience.
• Ideal traits: Kind, communicative, growth-oriented, transparent, and open to challenge – both inward & outward.

Professional Experience Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Design, Engineering, Cognitive Studies OR equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience as part of a design team (preferably larger) for a SaaS product
• Proven Experience building and maintaining a design system in a company with a mid-to-large Dev team (minimum 8 engineers), as a sole / lead designer
• Familiarity with fast-paced Agile environments.
• Proficient written and verbal English communication skills.
• Expertise in Figma, Sketch, Adobe Suite, and Storybook.

We're an amazing place to work. Why?

• Discretionary Time Off for all employees, with no maximum limits on time off
• Industry leading health, vision, and dental benefits
• Competitive compensation package
• 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave
• Flexible, hybrid approach to working from home and in the office where applicable
• Focus on wellness and employee health through stipends and dedicated wellness programming
• Purposeful career development programs with reimbursement provided for educational certifications