Senior Product Designer - Design Systems

📋 Description

• Maintain and evolve cross-platform component libraries in Figma, refining designs based on user feedback, A/B testing, and insights from cross-functional teams

• Intake requests (new or improved) based on business and/or system needs and actively facilitate prioritization with engineering

• Partner with feature teams and embed with business initiatives to drive adoption, define scalable design system requirements, and influence Hawkins’ roadmap to align with emerging business needs

• Collaborate directly with cross-platform engineering teams to build components based on robust design specs, rooted in technical and feature team requirements

• Contribute to governance frameworks, ensuring alignment across teams and platforms

• Ensure that all components adhere to Hawkins quality standards (e.g., accessibility, motion, theming, etc.) and best practices by default

• Champion the design system by advocating best practices and providing real-time support through office hours and Slack

🎯 Requirements

• 3-5+ years of experience as a System Designer, in addition to previously working as a product designer

• Expert in Figma, with experience creating, maintaining, and evolving design libraries, and expertise in design systems tools and workflows (e.g., Storybook, design tokens)

• Experience designing for cross-platform Consumer products with a strong foundation in platform constraints and capabilities

• A track record of governing and contributing to design systems by defining standards, delivering impactful, scalable solutions, and driving adoption across teams and platforms

• Confident in your ability to break down and solve complex problems, balancing tactical execution with system-level thinking

• Recognized as a trusted partner and mentor, fostering growth and collaboration by empowering peers and cross-functional teams to adopt best practices and deliver scalable design solutions

• Comfortable navigating ambiguity while bringing clarity to challenges that span design, technology, and business needs

• An understanding of A/B testing and how to use data to inform and iterate on design decisions

• A passion for accessibility and inclusive design, with a commitment to ensuring all components meet industry standards

🏖️ Benefits

• Health Plans

• Mental Health support

• 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match

• Stock Option Program

• Disability Programs

• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts

• Family-forming benefits

• Life and Serious Injury Benefits

• Paid leave of absence programs

• 35 days annually for paid time off for full-time hourly employees

• Flexible time off for full-time salaried employees