Principal Designer - Design Systems

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Description

• As the Principal Designer – Design Systems, you’ll play a critical role in shaping BECU’s design system, directly influencing how our digital products come to life. • Your work will help create a cohesive, seamless user experience across all touchpoints by leading the development and maintenance of reusable design components. • By driving consistency and innovation, you’ll not only enhance the efficiency and quality of our digital products but also inspire your colleagues to elevate their design practices. • As a leader and mentor, you’ll be a catalyst for growth and a key driver in establishing design excellence across the organization. • Lead the Design System Vision: You will take ownership of developing, maintaining, and expanding BECU’s design system, setting the strategic direction for reusable components, style guides, and design standards. • Collaborate for Seamless Integration: Work closely with product owners, developers, and researchers to integrate the design system into various platforms and products. • Mentor and Support Teams: As a mentor and resource, you will guide designers and engineers in effectively utilizing the design system. • Develop Clear Processes and Workflows: You will create and communicate transparent workflows for updating, documenting, and testing the design system. • Stay Ahead of Trends: Keep up with industry trends, emerging technologies, and new design tools. • Enhance the User Experience: Implement scalable design components that improve the user experience and streamline collaboration across teams. • Measure Impact and Optimize: Track the effectiveness of the design system using KPIs such as design consistency, accessibility, and user engagement. • Advocate for Design Excellence: Champion the design system’s impact on business goals, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and gaining support from cross-functional teams.

Requirements

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in Human-Centered Design, Interaction Design, or a related field, or equivalent industry experience. • Typically requires a minimum of 10 years of experience in UI/UX design and research with direct experience in building and managing design systems, including scalable, reusable components. • Experience with industry-standard design tools (e.g., Figma, Sketch). • Experience with accessibility standards. • Advanced degree. • Proven ability to collaborate with engineering teams on the technical feasibility and implementation of design components. • Knowledge of design tokens and component-based design methodologies. • Experience in ensuring design components meet inclusive design practices. • Expertise with most recently published WCAG guidelines with demonstrated experience using guidelines to inform design decisions and product priorities. • Expertise with multiple methods of user research. • Exceptional leadership and mentoring skills, with a proven track record of guiding designers and engineers in using design systems effectively. • Exceptional communication skills, with a history of successfully guiding and mentoring cross-functional teams, including both designers and engineers.

Benefits

• Employees and their eligible family members have access to a wide array of employee benefits, such as medical, dental, vision and life insurance coverage. • Employees have access to disability and AD&D insurance. • We also offer health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts, as well as health savings accounts, to eligible employees. • Employees are able to enroll in our company’s 401k plan and employer-funded retirement plan. • Newly hired employees accrue 6.16 hours of paid time off (PTO) on a per pay period basis based on hours worked (up to a maximum of 160 PTO hours per year) and receive ten paid holidays throughout the calendar year.