Senior Product Designer - Design Systems

📋 Description

• This is a pivotal design leadership role within FICO’s Design System team, where you will be integral in creating a new design system from the ground up.

• Building on the foundation of our successful IRIS component library, built in Angular and designed for our Product business, the new design system will unify and elevate our brand across Product, Scores, and Marketing.

• Design inspiration will come primarily from the work Product Design is doing for our flagship application, FICO Platform.

• Design and document all components for the design system in Figma, ensuring they are accessible, functional, and visually compelling.

• Collaborate closely with designers, product managers, engineers, architects, and other stakeholders across Product, Scores, and Marketing to understand their unique requirements and align the design system to meet their needs.

• Partner with design system engineers to translate Figma components into robust, reusable Angular components, ensuring high fidelity between design and implementation.

• Test and iterate on components based on feedback and usage data to continuously improve the system.

• Create guidelines and best practices to ensure consistent use of the design system across teams and products.

• Act as a bridge between design and engineering, facilitating communication and ensuring smooth workflows.

• Lead workshops and presentations to socialize the design system’s vision and educate teams on its usage.

• Contribute to the definition and implementation of company-wide design system processes, including stakeholder communication, governance management, and inclusive decision-making.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

• Deep expertise in designing scalable, reusable components and patterns within a design system, with a strong portfolio demonstrating your work.

• Mastery of Figma, including component creation, prototyping, and design system organization.

• Strong knowledge of accessibility standards (e.g. WCAG) and best practices for inclusive design.

• Experience designing for web frameworks, particularly Angular, and collaborating with engineers to bring designs to life.

• A solid understanding of user-centered design principles and methodologies.

• Outstanding communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to build relationships across disciplines and advocate for design system adoption.

• Proficiency in creating and refining animations and micro-interactions for web interfaces.

• Familiarity with version control and handoff tools, such as GitHub or similar platforms.

• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple stakeholders and prioritize work in a fast-paced environment.

• A passion for systems thinking, attention to detail, and the ability to balance consistency with flexibility.

🏖️ Benefits

• An inclusive culture strongly reflecting our core values: Act Like an Owner, Delight Our Customers and Earn the Respect of Others.

• The opportunity to make an impact and develop professionally by leveraging your unique strengths and participating in valuable learning experiences.

• Highly competitive compensation, benefits and rewards programs that encourage you to bring your best every day and be recognized for doing so.

• An engaging, people-first work environment offering work/life balance, employee resource groups, and social events to promote interaction and camaraderie.