Design System Lead - Product & Engineering

Design System Lead - Product & Engineering
** Summary**### Our Product Design team works across multiple product lines, from web and SaaS to Android and POS hardware, as we move toward a shared foundation. We are looking for a Design System Lead to lead the next evolution of that foundation. You will own the design system end-to-end, from token architecture and component governance to AI-assisted tooling that closes the gap between Figma and production.

You will define what should be standardized across platforms and what should remain platform-specific, creating a cohesive product experience without forcing a single technical implementation. This is a high-impact, high-autonomy role at the intersection of systems design, front-end engineering, and modern AI workflows.### This role is onsite and can be based at any of the following Shift4 locations:
Tampa, FL (preferred) / Atlanta, GA / Center Valley, PA### ### Relocation assistance may be available.##
** Responsibilities
* ** Assess the current state of our design systems across design and engineering, identify gaps and duplication, and establish a practical roadmap for unification, migration, and ongoing governance.
* Own, evolve, and consolidate our design system foundations across web, mobile, and POS products.
* Define and maintain scalable token architecture, component libraries, theming, accessibility standards, and cross-platform patterns.
* Lead the migration of existing and legacy interfaces to the shared design system, using AI-assisted tools and workflows to accelerate the process at scale.
* Drive design-to-code alignment between Figma and production, establishing practical workflows that connect design, design system code, and production.
* Partner closely with engineers to translate design system foundations into production, accelerate component migration, identify inconsistencies, and improve adoption across products.
* Identify and implement AI-assisted opportunities to automate repetitive design system work, including audits, component mapping, documentation, and migration.
* Establish clear design system standards and review mechanisms that prevent teams from creating redundant or non-compliant components and ensure new work aligns with the shared system.
* Work closely with Product and Engineering leads to ensure the design system accelerates product development rather than creating additional processes or rework.
* Mentor designers on implementation-aware design, token usage, systems thinking, and AI-enabled workflows.
* Create practical documentation, examples, and guidelines that help product teams correctly adopt and extend the design system.
** Qualifications
* ** 7+ years in Product Design, Design Systems, or UX Engineering roles.
* Proven track record building, evolving, and implementing production-ready design systems at scale.
* Deep expertise in token architecture, theming, component variants, accessibility, and cross-platform design systems.
* Strong Figma skills and understanding of design system best practices, governance, and design-to-code workflows.
* Hands-on experience with React, ShadCN, and Tailwind CSS, as well as Kotlin/Jetpack Compose and Material 3, with a strong understanding of how design system components, tokens, and patterns are implemented in production code.
* Demonstrated ability to use AI-assisted tools to accelerate design system work, including migration, auditing, component generation or mapping, documentation, and design-to-code workflows.
* Strong understanding of front-end implementation and the ability to collaborate directly with engineers on production design system components.
* Clear communicator who can align design and engineering around shared conventions and technical constraints.
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