Ascendum KPS
Base pay range
$65.00/hr - $70.00/hr
Talent Acquisition Specialist in Ascendum
We are seeking a Design System Architect to build, scale, and maintain a unified system of reusable UI components that empower product teams to deliver consistent, accessible, and high-quality experiences across platforms.
About the Role
This role blends visual design excellence, system-level thinking, and cross-functional collaboration. The ideal candidate is a hands?on systems designer who can translate complex interaction patterns into scalable libraries, ensuring the design system evolves alongside user needs, technology advancements, and brand direction.
Responsibilities
- Build & Maintain Design System Libraries
- Maintain and evolve design system libraries across Web, iOS, Android, and foundational design layers.
- Oversee and manage a system of 100+ UI components, including variants and interaction states that require updates and refinements.
- Evaluate and intake new component requests, collaborating with product designers and engineers to ensure alignment with visual language and usability standards.
- Extrapolate component proposals to include all states, grid layouts, and accessibility requirements.
- Partner closely with developers to ensure components are implemented with design parity, performance, and accessibility in mind.
- Create and maintain clear, accessible documentation that serves as the single source of truth for KDS (or organization?specific) components.
- Explain complex component logic and interaction models in an approachable way for designers and developers of all experience levels.
- Continuously iterate documentation based on component updates, team feedback, and evolving standards.
- Collaborate with engineering partners to align design documentation with development frameworks and naming conventions.
Modernization & System Evolution
- Modernize and optimize design libraries using advanced Figma capabilities (e.g., component properties, design tokens, variables, and auto?layout).
- Develop and maintain design tokens to support rapid updates, theming, and scalable design changes across platforms.
- Reconfigure libraries to align with next?generation design system structures and emerging UX/UI patterns.
- Support and govern community libraries, extension kits, and shared resources to foster adoption and consistency across teams.
Qualifications
- Design System Architecture: Proven experience building and maintaining large?scale, reusable UI component libraries for multiple platforms (Web, iOS, Android).
- Design Tool Mastery: Expert?level proficiency in Figma, including component creation, variant management, and advanced auto?layout techniques.
- Scalable System Design: Strong understanding of system architecture, modular design patterns, and scalable content structures.
- Accessibility & Inclusivity: Deep understanding of WCAG standards, accessibility principles, and inclusive design practices.
- Component Design & Documentation: Ability to extrapolate and document component states, variations, and usage patterns with clarity and precision.
- Visual Design Consistency: Commitment to maintaining brand alignment and visual cohesion across all digital experiences.
- Interaction Design Understanding: Awareness of user flows and how components fit into broader interaction systems.
- Cross?Functional Collaboration: Skilled in communicating and collaborating with developers, product designers, accessibility experts, and stakeholders.
- Continuous Improvement Mindset: Ability to adapt to evolving tools, technologies, and organizational needs while maintaining system integrity.
- Soft Skills: Strong communication, documentation, and influencing skills capable of driving consensus and championing design best practices.
Preferred Skills
- 5+ years of experience in UX/UI design, design systems, or digital product design.
- Previous experience contributing to or leading enterprise?level design systems.
- Familiarity with design?to?development handoff processes and tools (e.g., Figma, Storybook, ZeroHeight).
- Experience partnering with front?end engineers and understanding component implementation frameworks (React, SwiftUI, Jetpack Compose, etc.).
Seniority level
Mid?Senior level
Employment type
Contract
Job function
Design
Industries
Retail
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k)
- Paid maternity leave
- Paid paternity leave
- Disability insurance
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