Design System Manager

Pennylane

Design System Manager responsible for defining and driving the vision of Purse design system at Pennylane. Overseeing quality, adoption, and evolution of the design system while collaborating with teams.

Posted 7/8/2026full-timeRemote • 🇫🇷 FranceMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in owning the vision and roadmap of a design system, with a strong focus on quality, governance, and adoption strategies. Proficient in balancing long-term goals with practical delivery while fostering partnerships across design, engineering, and product teams.

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Design System GovernanceQuality Bar SettingSystem Adoption StrategiesDesign Components ExperienceBilingual: English and French

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Hard Skills

Design System OwnershipRoadmap DevelopmentDesign System CraftTechnical AcumenComponent DesignToken ManagementPattern DevelopmentMilestone-Driven DeliveryTooling DecisionsInfrastructure Decisions

Soft Skills

Strong Product SensePartnership SkillsClear Narrative Communication

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the vision, roadmap, and governance of Purse
Set and uphold the quality bar for components, tokens, patterns, and accessibility
Drive adoption and measure system value through partnerships with Design Ops and engineering

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience owning the vision and roadmap of a design system at scale
Ability to balance an ambitious long-term vision with pragmatic, milestone-driven delivery
Strong product sense applied to a design system
Experience defining and evolving design system governance models
A track record of setting and holding a quality bar
Comfort making tooling and infrastructure decisions
Hands-on experience with design components, tokens, and patterns
Deep design-system craft and strong technical acumen
Demonstrated ability to drive system adoption through clear narratives
Strong partnership skills with design, engineering, and product leadership
Language requirement: English and French

Benefits

Comp & perks

25 vacations days paid by Pennylane
Competitive compensation package
Company shares to enjoy a piece of the success story you're building with us
Budget to turn your home into a more comfortable workspace
Monthly allowance to work from a coworking space
Access to 8000 fitness spaces in Europe and wellness activities
Access to Busuu to perfect your English or your French
Latest Apple equipment
Company events such as Tech Days and annual company seminar