Senior Product Design Manager, Design Systems

Location: New York

Product Design Manager, Design Systems

Join Etsy as the Product Design Manager for Design Systems. In this full‑time role you will lead a team of 5‑7 designers to evolve, maintain, and expand Etsy’s design system, empowering product teams to deliver high‑craft, cohesive, and accessible experiences at scale.

Company Description

Etsy is the global marketplace for unique and creative goods. We build, power, and evolve the tools and technologies that connect millions of entrepreneurs with millions of buyers around the world. As an Etsy employee, you will tackle unique, meaningful, and large‑scale problems alongside passionate coworkers, all while making a rewarding impact and Keeping Commerce Human.

Salary & Benefits

Salary Range: $ – $
Equity package, annual performance bonus, and competitive benefits that support you and your family as part of our total rewards package.

Role Overview

As Etsy’s marketplace evolves, our design system enables teams to build cohesive, high‑quality experiences  will lead the design system team, establish design quality standards, and build a foundation that enables all product teams to create cohesive experiences aligned with Etsy’s brand and values.

Day‑to‑Day Responsibilities

• Partner with Product and Engineering leads to shape the vision, strategy, and roadmap for the design system.

• Work hand in hand with the brand team to translate brand voice into actionable tools and guidance for product designers, ensuring the Etsy marketplace feels uniquely human.

• Define the strategy for adoption across Etsy surfaces, crafting a supported path to adoption and adherence.

Design Quality & Standards

• Uphold a high bar for quality, craft, and rigor on the design system team.

• Champion and define Etsy’s design quality standards across the organization.

• Advocate for customers and guide teams to deliver holistic, on‑brand experiences.

• Lead design reviews, critiques, and ideation sessions to ensure high‑quality, consistent, and well‑documented components and patterns.

Culture & Advocacy

• Foster a culture of design excellence, craftsmanship, innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

• Advocate for user‑centered design methodologies and accessibility best practices.

• Represent design in executive‑level discussions, articulating the value and impact of design decisions.

Process & Collaboration

• Establish and refine processes and workflows to enhance cross‑functional collaboration and design efficiency for both contributors and consumers of the design system.

• Empower designers to craft consistent ways of working through documentation and shared process.

Team Management & Development

• Build, nurture, and retain a diverse team of design talent.

• Manage, mentor, and guide a team of 5‑7 product designers, creating growth opportunities and supporting their professional development.

• Recruit, hire, and onboard outstanding design talent for the Design Systems team.

Qualities & Experience

• 6+ years of product design experience with a strong portfolio showcasing work on complex digital products.

• 2+ years of experience in a people management role, mentoring and developing designers.

• Proven experience driving design system and platform design for complex organizations.

• Strong eye for visual design craft and detail.

• Experience leading design teams on consumer‑facing products, bonus if marketplace and e‑commerce experience.

• Strong understanding of user‑centered design principles, accessibility best practices, and platform conventions.

• Demonstrated ability to balance business goals, user needs, and technical constraints when making decisions.

• Excellent communication skills and ability to partner effectively with product, engineering, and research teams to influence the product roadmap.

• History of successful strategic leadership and organizational influence.

• Comfortable with ambiguity; you enjoy figuring out what needs to be done—and then doing it.

Additional Information

If you’re interested in joining the team at Etsy, please share your resume with us and feel free to include a cover letter if you’d like. We value individuality and variety, so tell us what you’re all about.

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