Senior Product Designer

One North is a digital experience agency that combines curiosity, scale, and agility to shape the future. They are seeking a Senior Product Designer with expertise in UX/UI and proficiency in Figma to lead design efforts across mobile and web products, as well as enterprise design systems. The role requires a strong advocate for design system thinking and collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure successful product outcomes.

Responsibilities:

• Produce highly polished screen designs that follow UX and UI best practices
• Participate in working sessions with clients and present original work
• Work closely with other disciplines to translate their deliverables (e.g., research outcomes, brand platforms, wireframes, etc.) into designs
• Openness to feedback from Managers, Directors, and colleagues from other disciplines
• Lead the creation and evolution of enterprise-grade design systems that scale across products and platforms—including UI kits, documentation, governance models, and component libraries
• Build and maintain advanced Figma libraries using best practices for auto layout, variables, interactive components, and design tokens
• Leverage existing design systems to accelerate product design workflows, while identifying gaps and creating specialized libraries when needed
• Ensure Figma workspaces, files, and libraries are optimized, organized, and aligned with system architecture and brand standards
• Audit and refactor components to improve usability, accessibility, performance, and consistency across platforms
• Prototype and test new patterns or components before integrating them into the broader system
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams—including product, engineering, and research—to ensure the product and system meets evolving business and user needs

Requirements:

• Deep expertise in UX/UI
• Advanced proficiency in Figma and design systems
• Hands-on experience architecting systems from the ground up
• Creating robust component libraries
• Defining governance models
• Partnering closely with engineering teams to ensure seamless design-to-code alignment
• Fluent in Figma's advanced features
• Strong documentation capabilities
• Ability to drive adoption across cross-functional teams
• Produce highly polished screen designs that follow UX and UI best practices
• Participate in working sessions with clients and present original work
• Work closely with other disciplines to translate their deliverables into designs
• Openness to feedback from Managers, Directors, and colleagues from other disciplines
• Lead the creation and evolution of enterprise-grade design systems
• Build and maintain advanced Figma libraries using best practices
• Leverage existing design systems to accelerate product design workflows
• Ensure Figma workspaces, files, and libraries are optimized, organized, and aligned with system architecture and brand standards
• Audit and refactor components to improve usability, accessibility, performance, and consistency across platforms
• Prototype and test new patterns or components before integrating them into the broader system
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the product and system meets evolving business and user needs
• 5 or more years of design experience in an in-house product or design systems team, consultancy, or agency
• Work examples that demonstrate high-fidelity designs, strategic design thinking, and complex problem solving
• Exceptional visual design skills (e.g., typography, color, layout)
• Advanced skills in Figma
• Solid understanding of HTML, CSS, JS, and responsive design
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Eye for detail and high personal standards
• Dedication to following industry best practices and trends
• A strong portfolio demonstrating a variety of UX/UI and hands-on design systems work
• Curiosity around AI tools related to product design and design systems
• Experience and passion for UX/UI designs
• Familiarity with design systems and comfort in leveraging them for new interface designs
• Expertise for how to translate desktop designs to tablet and mobile screens
• Solid understanding for design implications around WCAG accessibility requirements
• The ability to thrive in a multi-disciplinary environment with design, client services, strategy, and technology teams
• Being a self-starter and pushing the vision for our clients
• Passion for digital design and staying up to date on the latest tech and trends
• Experience working in an Agile process
• Understanding of various inquiry methods such as usability testing