Insight Global
UX Design Systems Lead (Do not disclose client name)
Insight Global, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290
Job Description
Our client is the third largest food manufacturing companies in the US and 5th largest in the world. They are seeking a highly capable and detail-oriented UX, Design Systems Lead to lead the creation, optimization, and governance of their design system. This role requires deep expertise in Figma, UI tokens, and design-to-development workflows, as well as a strategic mindset to foster collaboration across teams. The ideal candidate will combine technical proficiency with strong communication and leadership skills to ensure the design systems continued growth and adoption across our clients global organization. This is an opportunity to shape a global design system that impacts users across the organization.
Key Responsibilities:
Design System Ownership: Build, maintain, and continuously optimize the design system to meet the needs of enterprise-grade applications and software. Ensure consistency, scalability, and usability across all components and patterns.
Figma Expertise: Serve as the teams Figma expert, developing and managing UI tokens, components, and libraries while leveraging plugins for seamless integration with development workflows.
Documentation: Design, write, and maintain comprehensive and accessible design system documentation, ensuring clarity and usability for both designers and developers.
Governance & Collaboration: Lead design system governance in partnership with development, analytics, IT, and related experts. Ensure alignment with organizational priorities, user needs, and technical feasibility.
Communication: Craft and distribute clear, engaging communications, including emails, updates, and presentations, to keep a global user base informed about design system evolution and best practices.
Roadmap Management: Oversee contributions from designers, engineers, and other stakeholders. Manage progress against planned roadmaps and milestones to ensure timely delivery.
Continuous Improvement: Research and implement best practices for enterprise design systems, identifying opportunities for optimization and innovation to support evolving user and business needs.
Team Collaboration: Align with the teams mission-driven and collaborative culture, fostering curiosity and a sense of ownership among all contributors.
We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to HR@insightglobal.com .
To learn more about how we collect, keep, and process your private information, please review Insight Global's Workforce Privacy Policy: https://insightglobal.com/workforce-privacy-policy/ .
Skills and Requirements
5+ years of UX/UI design, with significant experience managing design systems for enterprise applications.
Mastery of Figma, including UI tokens, component creation, library management, and plugin usage.
Familiarity with design-to-development workflows, including tools and technologies (ex: tokens, CSS frameworks, development pipelines)
Proven ability to write and design user-friendly documentation for a global audience.
Strong understanding of design system governance, collaboration with cross-functional teams, and maintaining alignment across departments.
Experience managing contributions from designers and engineers, ensuring alignment with roadmaps and deadlines.
Passion for staying updated on design system trends, enterprise design challenges, and optimization strategies.
Soft Skills: Curiosity, ability to work in a fast-paced and collaborative team environment. Experience working on global teams or within large organizations.
Knowledge of accessibility standards (e.g., WCAG) and how they apply to design systems.
Background in branding or visual identity systems. null
We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion,sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military oruniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, andordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to HR@insightglobal.com.
Our client is the third largest food manufacturing companies in the US and 5th largest in the world. They are seeking a highly capable and detail-oriented UX, Design Systems Lead to lead the creation, optimization, and governance of their design system. This role requires deep expertise in Figma, UI tokens, and design-to-development workflows, as well as a strategic mindset to foster collaboration across teams. The ideal candidate will combine technical proficiency with strong communication and leadership skills to ensure the design systems continued growth and adoption across our clients global organization. This is an opportunity to shape a global design system that impacts users across the organization.
Key Responsibilities:
Design System Ownership: Build, maintain, and continuously optimize the design system to meet the needs of enterprise-grade applications and software. Ensure consistency, scalability, and usability across all components and patterns.
Figma Expertise: Serve as the teams Figma expert, developing and managing UI tokens, components, and libraries while leveraging plugins for seamless integration with development workflows.
Documentation: Design, write, and maintain comprehensive and accessible design system documentation, ensuring clarity and usability for both designers and developers.
Governance & Collaboration: Lead design system governance in partnership with development, analytics, IT, and related experts. Ensure alignment with organizational priorities, user needs, and technical feasibility.
Communication: Craft and distribute clear, engaging communications, including emails, updates, and presentations, to keep a global user base informed about design system evolution and best practices.
Roadmap Management: Oversee contributions from designers, engineers, and other stakeholders. Manage progress against planned roadmaps and milestones to ensure timely delivery.
Continuous Improvement: Research and implement best practices for enterprise design systems, identifying opportunities for optimization and innovation to support evolving user and business needs.
Team Collaboration: Align with the teams mission-driven and collaborative culture, fostering curiosity and a sense of ownership among all contributors.
We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to HR@insightglobal.com .
To learn more about how we collect, keep, and process your private information, please review Insight Global's Workforce Privacy Policy: https://insightglobal.com/workforce-privacy-policy/ .
Skills and Requirements
5+ years of UX/UI design, with significant experience managing design systems for enterprise applications.
Mastery of Figma, including UI tokens, component creation, library management, and plugin usage.
Familiarity with design-to-development workflows, including tools and technologies (ex: tokens, CSS frameworks, development pipelines)
Proven ability to write and design user-friendly documentation for a global audience.
Strong understanding of design system governance, collaboration with cross-functional teams, and maintaining alignment across departments.
Experience managing contributions from designers and engineers, ensuring alignment with roadmaps and deadlines.
Passion for staying updated on design system trends, enterprise design challenges, and optimization strategies.
Soft Skills: Curiosity, ability to work in a fast-paced and collaborative team environment. Experience working on global teams or within large organizations.
Knowledge of accessibility standards (e.g., WCAG) and how they apply to design systems.
Background in branding or visual identity systems. null
We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion,sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military oruniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, andordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to HR@insightglobal.com.