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Position: Program Manager 4 (Design System Lead)

Location: Columbus, OH

Visa: Any Visa except CPT, TN and GC (PP number is mandatory to fetch I94)

Interview Type: MS TEAMS interview

Duties include:

• Leading and Evolving the Design System: Manage Design Operations meetings and processes to oversee the addition and enhancement of the design system through a structured process. Manage the product roadmap.

• Establishing, Documenting, and Communicating: Define design guidelines, patterns, and standards. Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation.

• Managing Stakeholders: Collaborate with designers, developers, and executives to understand needs and drive alignment.

• Community Building: Foster a healthy design system community through feedback loops and regular communication

• Ensuring Accessibility and Inclusivity: Advocate for inclusive design practices, ensuring that the system adheres to accessibility standards and meets the needs of diverse users.

• Governance & Quality: Develop processes for component reviews, documentation standards, and quality assurance to ensure the system remains reliable

Skills

Required / Desired

Candidate's Amount of Experience in years

Design System Lead, Product Manager, or similar

Required

Deep understanding of design systems, component-based architecture, and design tokens

Required

Experience collaborating effectively with design and engineering teams

Required

Strong communication and cross-functional leadership skills; ability to influence without authority

Required

Comfortable with ambiguity and driving clarity in complex, fast-moving environments

Required

Track record of shipping products and learning from user feedback

Required

Familiarity with design system tools (Figma, Storybook)

Highly desired

Background in UX/UI design, frontend engineering, or design leadership

Highly desired

Experience scaling design systems across multiple product teams

Highly desired

Experience scaling design systems across multiple product teams

Highly desired

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