Sr. UX Designer - Design Systems

Responsibilities:

• Evolve the Design System: Define visual language, interaction patterns, and component standards leveraging Figma libraries, design tokens, and variable-based theming for multi-platform scalability.
• Implement a sophisticated token architecture: Drive adoption of semantic tokens for style foundations to ensure consistency across web and native environments.
• Collaborate with engineering: Partner with developers to integrate tokens into codebases and ensure parity between design and production using tools like Figma Rest API and Storybook.
• Maintain robust documentation: Create clear, accessible guidelines for components, patterns, and usage principles in Figma.
• Champion accessibility and inclusivity: Validate components against WCAG standards and ensure global usability.
• Mentor and foster design system culture: Host office hours, tutorials, and workshops to teach best practices for implementing the Design System in their workflows and designs.
• Foster design education and community building: Create learning resources, internal documentation, and lead initiatives that promote a culture of design excellence across the organization.
• Advocate for design maturity: Present new component logic, advise on native and custom patterns to stakeholders, socialize updates, and mentor designers on system best practices.
• Stay ahead of trends: Continuously research emerging tools (e.g., AI-assisted design, variable fonts, advanced prototyping, MCP servers) to keep the system future-ready.

Skills:

• Bachelor’s in Design, HCI, or equivalent experience.
• 5 years minimum in digital product design, with a strong portfolio showcasing design system principles across responsive web and native apps.
• Expertise in Figma: Advanced use of variables, component properties, variants, auto-layout, Dev Mode and token plugins.
• Familiarity with design-to-code workflows, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and frameworks like React, AEM, SwiftUI, and Kotlin.
• Experience with design tokens, variable theming, usage of native components and cross-platform component architecture.
• Strong understanding of Agile and Design Thinking methodologies.
• Ability to synthesize qualitative and quantitative insights into scalable design solutions.
• Exceptional collaboration and communication skills in a remote environment.
• Proficiency in mentoring and teaching others: Skilled at guiding designers through design system adoption and best practices, fostering growth and knowledge-sharing across teams.

Benefits:

• 💰 Incentive bonus program
• 💼 401(K) savings plan with company match
• 🔄 Annual companywide review process
• 💳 Flexible spending accounts
• 🏥 Medical, dental and vision insurance
• 🩺 Life and disability insurance
• 🤝 Associate assistance program
• 👶 Paid parental and adoption leave
• 🌱 Access to fertility and adoption benefits through Carrot
• 🧠 Access to mental health and wellness app, Headspace
• 🏥 Paid Caregiver Leave
• 📱 Mobile Stipend
• 🌍 Work from anywhere (Mondays and Fridays are “work from anywhere” days for most roles and six work from anywhere weeks per year)
• 🌿 Seven associate wellness half days per year
• 👗 Merchandise discount on all of our brands
• 🚀 Opportunities for career advancement, we believe in promoting from within
• 🌐 Access to multiple Associate Resource Groups
• 🎉 Global team of people who will celebrate you for being YOU!

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s in Design, HCI, or equivalent experience.
• 5 years minimum in digital product design, with a strong portfolio showcasing design system principles across responsive web and native apps.
• Expertise in Figma: Advanced use of variables, component properties, variants, auto-layout, Dev Mode and token plugins.
• Familiarity with design-to-code workflows, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and frameworks like React, AEM, SwiftUI, and Kotlin.
• Experience with design tokens, variable theming, usage of native components and cross-platform component architecture.
• Strong understanding of Agile and Design Thinking methodologies.
• Ability to synthesize qualitative and quantitative insights into scalable design solutions.
• Exceptional collaboration and communication skills in a remote environment.
• Proficiency in mentoring and teaching others: Skilled at guiding designers through design system adoption and best practices, fostering growth and knowledge-sharing across teams.

Company:

Abercrombie & Fitch Co.

Location:

Worldwide