Sr Staff Designer, Design Systems, Venmo

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Braintrust is a global talent network that connects top independent professionals with leading companies for high-quality, flexible work. We help organizations hire skilled talent faster while giving professionals access to vetted opportunities with innovative teams.

Job Details

• W2 engagement: the rate reflects a W2 engagement
• Location: US-only; NYC/San Jose, CA preferred; considering strong remote candidates as well

Your Day-to-Day Roles and Responsibilities

• Design system contribution: Actively contribute to the design and development of UI components, patterns, and style guides, ensuring they are high-quality, accessible, and scalable.
• Documentation and guidelines: Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for the design system, ensuring it is clear, concise, and easily accessible to all stakeholders.
• Collaboration and feedback: Collaborate closely with designers and developers across product teams, providing guidance and feedback on design system implementation.
• User research and analysis: Conduct user research to understand the needs and challenges of our users, informing the evolution of the design system to meet those needs.
• Design reviews and critiques: Participate in design reviews and critiques, providing constructive feedback and ensuring adherence to design system principles.
• Staying current: Stay abreast of the latest design system trends, tools, and best practices, advocating for continuous improvement of our design system.

Your Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years in a digital design role, with at least 1-2 years solely focused on design systems work.
• All candidates must submit a strong portfolio for consideration, demonstrating significant experience in designing and maintaining design systems for complex products and platforms. If there are password protected materials, please provide that as well.
• A deep understanding of user-centered design principles, interaction design, visual design, and accessibility standards.
• Proficiency in design tools such as Figma, and Adobe Creative Suite, with experience in design system documentation tools.
• Experience using AI tools to aid with design system use cases/problems.
• An excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with other design system team members and cross-functional teams.
• A genuine passion for building and maintaining design systems, with a strong understanding of their value in driving consistency and efficiency.
• Great design taste and an eye for the details.

Nice to Have

• AI-powered design workflows: Actively explores and integrates AI tools into design system workflows—including generative design, automated token management, component scaffolding, and AI-assisted documentation—to increase the speed, consistency, and scalability of the DS.