Senior Technical Lead - Enterprise Design System
Vanguard Group, Malvern, Pennsylvania, United States, 19355
About the Team
The design system is Vanguard's comprehensive design ecosystem, which includes: A coded, reusable UI component library Design and content guidelines A crossplatform design token system A design UI kit and supporting tooling for product teams The design system enables teams across the company to build accessible, inclusive, and consistent digital experiences. As a Senior Technical Lead, you will play a critical role in its modernization, expansion, and architectural evolution.
Responsibilities
Provide technical leadership to ensure the design system's architecture is modern, scalable, accessible, and aligned with industry best practices. Define and drive the futurestate technical vision, including component architecture, design tokens, accessibility standards, and platformaligned tooling. Lead major contributions to the next evolution of the system, improving discoverability, reducing duplication, and strengthening consistency across component libraries. Shape contribution and governance models that support distributed development and shared quality standards across teams. Identify modernization opportunities and support the creation of reusable patterns, reference architectures, and frameworks used enterprisewide. Guide and review complex engineering solutions, resolve technical blockers, and uphold high standards for code quality and documentation. Partner closely with the mobile designsystem team to ensure alignment across web and mobile platforms. Lead daytoday technical execution, ensuring delivery of highquality, maintainable, and accessible components and tooling. Collaborate with product and design partners to shape roadmaps and support broader modernization goals. Mentor engineers, promote engineering excellence, and foster a learningfocused and inclusive team culture. Explore emerging technologies and help drive continuous improvements in accessibility, automation, developer experience, and engineering standards. Qualifications
Deep proficiency in modern web development (TypeScript, HTML, SCSS) and componentdriven architecture. Significant experience building or maintaining enterprisescale design systems or component libraries. Strong experience with modern UI frameworks (Lit preferred; React, Angular, Vue, Svelte, or Stencil acceptable). Proven ability to lead architectural decisions, establish engineering standards, and drive modernization initiatives. Experience with design tokens, Storybook, automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and WCAGaligned accessibility practices. Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence without authority and articulate complex technical concepts to diverse stakeholders. Preferred Qualifications
Experience contributing to largescale or multiplatform design systems. Familiarity with modernization principles and reference architecture patterns. Experience with DevOps, SRE practices, or automated quality pipelines. Experience supporting design systems across web, mobile, and/or designtool ecosystems.
Special Factors
Sponsorship Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.
About Vanguard
At Vanguard, we don't just have a mission-we're on a mission.
To work for the long-term financial wellbeing of our clients. To lead through product and services that transform our clients' lives. To learn and develop our skills as individuals and as a team. From Malvern to Melbourne, our mission drives us forward and inspires us to be our best.
How We Work
Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.
The design system is Vanguard's comprehensive design ecosystem, which includes: A coded, reusable UI component library Design and content guidelines A crossplatform design token system A design UI kit and supporting tooling for product teams The design system enables teams across the company to build accessible, inclusive, and consistent digital experiences. As a Senior Technical Lead, you will play a critical role in its modernization, expansion, and architectural evolution.
Responsibilities
Provide technical leadership to ensure the design system's architecture is modern, scalable, accessible, and aligned with industry best practices. Define and drive the futurestate technical vision, including component architecture, design tokens, accessibility standards, and platformaligned tooling. Lead major contributions to the next evolution of the system, improving discoverability, reducing duplication, and strengthening consistency across component libraries. Shape contribution and governance models that support distributed development and shared quality standards across teams. Identify modernization opportunities and support the creation of reusable patterns, reference architectures, and frameworks used enterprisewide. Guide and review complex engineering solutions, resolve technical blockers, and uphold high standards for code quality and documentation. Partner closely with the mobile designsystem team to ensure alignment across web and mobile platforms. Lead daytoday technical execution, ensuring delivery of highquality, maintainable, and accessible components and tooling. Collaborate with product and design partners to shape roadmaps and support broader modernization goals. Mentor engineers, promote engineering excellence, and foster a learningfocused and inclusive team culture. Explore emerging technologies and help drive continuous improvements in accessibility, automation, developer experience, and engineering standards. Qualifications
Deep proficiency in modern web development (TypeScript, HTML, SCSS) and componentdriven architecture. Significant experience building or maintaining enterprisescale design systems or component libraries. Strong experience with modern UI frameworks (Lit preferred; React, Angular, Vue, Svelte, or Stencil acceptable). Proven ability to lead architectural decisions, establish engineering standards, and drive modernization initiatives. Experience with design tokens, Storybook, automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and WCAGaligned accessibility practices. Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence without authority and articulate complex technical concepts to diverse stakeholders. Preferred Qualifications
Experience contributing to largescale or multiplatform design systems. Familiarity with modernization principles and reference architecture patterns. Experience with DevOps, SRE practices, or automated quality pipelines. Experience supporting design systems across web, mobile, and/or designtool ecosystems.
Special Factors
Sponsorship Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.
About Vanguard
At Vanguard, we don't just have a mission-we're on a mission.
To work for the long-term financial wellbeing of our clients. To lead through product and services that transform our clients' lives. To learn and develop our skills as individuals and as a team. From Malvern to Melbourne, our mission drives us forward and inspires us to be our best.
How We Work
Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.