Senior User Experience Designer (28701)

Title: Senior User Experience Designer

Location: Remote

Job Type: Contract

Compensation: $67.00 - $90.00 per hour

Industry: Retail

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About the Role

We are seeking a Senior/Lead UX Designer with deep expertise in design systems to join a team that powers digital experiences across multiple platforms. This role focuses on evolving and scaling a unified design system that supports web, iOS, and Android products. You’ll work on creating cohesive, accessible, and scalable design foundations that enable product teams to deliver consistent, high-quality experiences.

Job Description

As part of the Design Systems Team, you will define how the organization creates and maintains a shared design foundation for both customer-facing and internal tools. You’ll collaborate with designers, engineers, and product managers to build reusable components, design tokens, and documentation that streamline workflows and improve design quality.

This position requires strong systems thinking, mastery of Figma, and experience applying AI-driven workflows to enhance efficiency and scalability. You will play a key role in ensuring every digital product reflects a unified, inclusive, and accessible design approach.

Core Responsibilities

• Design System Strategy: Drive evolution of the design system to improve usability, accessibility, and scalability.
• Component & Pattern Creation: Build and document reusable Figma components, variants, tokens, and responsive behaviors.
• Governance & Maintenance: Implement versioning and contribution workflows to maintain system integrity.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with engineers and product teams to align design and development.
• Documentation & Education: Create guidelines and training materials to support adoption.
• AI Integration: Explore and apply AI tools to improve design system efficiency and accessibility.
• Continuous Improvement: Stay current with emerging tools and trends in design systems.

Qualifications

Required:

• 4+ years of experience designing and maintaining large-scale design systems.
• Expertise in Figma (component libraries, tokens, variants, auto-layout, versioning, plugins).
• Strong understanding of responsive design for web, iOS, and Android.
• Knowledge of WCAG accessibility standards and inclusive design practices.
• Experience collaborating in agile environments and partnering with developers for design-to-code alignment.
• Strong portfolio showcasing system-level thinking and component creation.

Preferred:

• Experience leveraging AI tools for design system workflows.
• Familiarity with governance processes and lifecycle management for design systems.
• Strong communication and storytelling skills to explain design decisions.

Technical Skills

Must-Have:

• Component libraries, tokens, variants, auto-layout, versioning, and plugins.
• Design Systems expertise.
• Expert-level proficiency in Figma.

Core Behaviors

• System-Oriented: Thinks in patterns and frameworks for scalability.
• Collaborative: Builds strong partnerships across teams.
• Curious: Explores new tools and technologies.
• Strategic: Balances scalability with business needs.
• Empathetic: Advocates for accessibility and inclusivity.
• Adaptive: Thrives in ambiguity and iteration.

Benefits

Dahl Consulting is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees that will allow you to choose the best coverage to meet your family’s needs. For details, please review the DAHL Benefits Summary: https://www.dahlconsulting.com/benefits-w2fta/.

Equal Opportunity Statement

As an equal opportunity employer, Dahl Consulting welcomes candidates of all backgrounds and experiences to apply. If this position sounds like the right opportunity for you, we encourage you to take the next step and connect with us. We look forward to meeting you!