Product Designer II, Design Systems

Overview

At Pitch Book, a Morningstar company, we are always looking forward. We continue to innovate, evolve, and invest in ourselves to bring out the best in everyone. We’re deeply collaborative and thrive on the excitement, energy, and fun that reverberates throughout the company.

Our extensive learning programs and mentorship opportunities help us create a culture of curiosity that pushes us to always find new solutions and better ways of doing things. The combination of a rapidly evolving industry and our high ambitions means there’s going to be some ambiguity along the way, but we excel when we challenge ourselves. We’re willing to take risks, fail fast, and do it all over again in the pursuit of excellence.

If you have a good attitude and are willing to roll up your sleeves to get things done, Pitch Book is the place for you.

About the Role:

As a member of the Product and Engineering team at Pitch Book, you will join a group of passionate designers, engineers, and innovators focused on creating exceptional customer experiences for the private capital markets. We value curiosity, collaboration, and a drive for excellence—qualities that help us continuously improve how our customers discover, analyze, and act on data.

As the Product Designer II, Design Systems, you will support the maintenance, documentation, and ongoing improvement of the Pitch Book Product Design System. You will contribute to the accuracy, consistency, and usability of our Figma component libraries, ensuring designers and engineers have the tools they need to create cohesive, high-quality experiences across the Pitch Book platform.

You will work closely with the Senior Product Designer, Design Systems, and partner with the UI Kit engineering team to perform day-to-day updates, component refinements, audits, and documentation. You will also help streamline workflows, improve governance practices, and support system adoption across the design organization.

This role is essential to keeping the design system healthy, scalable, and well-maintained—enabling our teams to deliver exceptional experiences more efficiently.

• Support the maintenance and organization of Pitch Book’s Figma component libraries, ensuring components remain accurate, up to date, and easy to use
• Execute day-to-day component updates, refinements, and bug fixes that improve system quality and consistency
• Partner with the Senior Product Designer, Design Systems, and UI Kit engineering team to ensure alignment between Figma components and coded UI Kit components
• Assist in preparing system documentation—including usage guidelines, do’s/don’ts, accessibility notes, and token references
• Participate in the governance process by contributing to reviews, documenting decisions, and helping track proposed component updates or additions
• Conduct periodic audits of components, design tokens, and patterns to identify inconsistencies or gaps
• Support the creation of release notes, system announcements, and design system education materials
• Collaborate with product designers to understand system needs, collect feedback, and identify opportunities for system improvement
• Use AI-enabled tools to streamline documentation, component quality checks, and other recurring workflows
• Ensure system components and patterns reflect best practices in accessibility, usability, and design craftsmanship
• Contribute to the evolution of system processes, workflows, and internal tooling
• Support the vision and values of the company through role modeling and encouraging desired behaviors
• Participate in various company initiatives and projects as requested

• Bachelor’s degree in Design, Human-Centered Design, or equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of experience in Product or UX Design, with exposure to design systems, component libraries, or design operations.
• Proficiency in Figma, including components, variants, styles, auto layout, and library usage.
• Familiarity with design-to-code workflows; experience with Storybook, React, or CSS variables is a plus.
• Strong visual and interaction design skills with attention to detail, consistency, and accessibility.
• Experience…