Product Designer - Design System Specialist

• We're seeking a Product Designer – Design System Specialist to own, evolve and promote centralized design systems, and token frameworks across a diverse portfolio of digital products. • You'll partner with product teams, engineers and other designers to build, maintain and scale a living UI component libraries —and craft seamless end-to-end experiences across digital products. • Define and document a scalable component library (atoms, molecules, organisms) and design-token framework for colors, typography, spacing, etc. • Create user flows, wireframes and prototypes to address client needs and solve UX challenges. • Design, prototype and hand off reusable UI components (buttons, cards, forms, etc.) in Figma (or Sketch), Storybook and code-friendly specs. • Maintain comprehensive design-system documentation (usage guidelines, dos & don'ts, accessibility standards) in our central repository. • Collaborate with frontend engineers to align on structure, naming conventions and implementation details; ensure pixel-perfect fidelity from design file to production. • Audit product interfaces for consistency; identify patterns and propose system updates based on live-product findings. • Embed WCAG-compliant accessibility best practices into every component; conduct targeted accessibility reviews. • Coordinate version releases of the design system, communicate changes to stakeholders and manage backward compatibility. • Promote the design system —run workshops, office hours and one-on-one sessions to drive adoption and best practices. • Gather feedback from designers and developers; prioritize and roadmap enhancements to the design system based on data and stakeholder input. • Stay abreast of design-system trends, tools (Figma Plugins, CSS-in-JS libraries, Token Studio) and emerging best practices. • Find creative ways to solve broader UX challenges beyond the design system. • Conduct usability testing and gather feedback on prototypes and live features. • Understand product specifications, conduct user research and map user journeys across multiple platforms. • Analyze existing applications and evaluate their UX effectiveness, considering Human–Computer Interaction principles. • Communicate scenarios, interaction models and end-to-end experiences to the product team. • Share design ideas and interactive prototypes with developers and cross-functional partners. • Identify problems in designs, suggest and implement the best possible solutions in an iterative fashion.

UX Labs is a leading UX agency operating in Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Jordan. The company specializes in crafting digital products that enhance user experience, offering services such as product design (UX/UI), usability testing, UX audits, and UX strategy and research. With a strong commitment to developing impactful design systems, UX Labs positions itself as a one-stop shop for all UX design needs, striving to create products that users love.