Staff Product Designer, Design Systems
Deel
CloudMaterial UIReactSpringTypeScript
Staff Product Designer, Design Systems
Deel
full-time
Posted on:
Origin: • 🇪🇺 Anywhere in Europe
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Lead
Tech Stack
CloudMaterial UIReactSpringTypeScript
About the role
- Deel is the all-in-one payroll and HR platform for global teams, enabling companies to pay and support workers in 150+ countries
- Drive the development and adoption of a best-in-class design system; maintain and improve quality, consistency, accessibility, localization, and responsiveness across web and mobile
- Lead technical component strategy and architecture for robust, reusable components (customisable Data Grids, Form builders, navigational patterns); measure component metrics and address design debt
- Facilitate engineer collaboration and design operations: build tooling, linting systems, automated workflows, design token automation, and utilities to streamline handoff
- Mentor and influence designers; create reusable foundational work, run pattern-matching and knowledge-sharing, and align system strategy with product goals
Requirements
- 5-7 years of experience in Product Design with at least 4 years focused on design systems at scale
- Strong portfolio showcasing system-level thinking and component design for complex digital products
- Deep understanding of accessibility standards, usability principles, and responsive design across web and mobile platforms
- Proven ability to develop and evolve scalable design systems, balancing consistency with flexibility
- Expert-level mastery in Figma, design tokens, component libraries, and design documentation practices
- Strong communicator with experience collaborating closely with engineers on component implementation, QA processes, and internal tooling development
- Experience with Figma Plugin API and developing internal tooling to support design workflows
- Familiarity with MUI (Material UI) component library and underlying framework architecture
- Front-end experience with React and TypeScript and understanding of design-token-driven development
- Knowledge of motion design principles and proficiency with motion tools (React Spring, GSAP) (nice to have)
