Description
The Client is seeking an accomplished Design System Engineering Lead to lead the strategy, development, and evolution of our industry-leading design system, Connect.
Connect powers a diverse range of Mobile and Web applications used across Angular, React, and HTML environments, enabling teams to deliver exceptional, consistent, and accessible user experiences.
As a seasoned leader, you will define and execute a compelling vision for our design system, ensuring its seamless adoption across product teams and its evolution to meet the growing needs of our platform. This is a unique opportunity to scale a mission-critical system while collaborating with cross-functional leaders to enhance Client’s global product offerings.
We’re building the future of experience testing by enabling organizations to understand their customers and build better products. You’ll have the opportunity to make a significant impact on our global product ecosystem, working on a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning.
Requirements
Experience:
- 8+ years of professional experience in front-end engineering, including 3+ years in leadership roles overseeing teams or large-scale projects
- Proven track record in building and scaling design systems used across web and mobile platforms
Technical Expertise:
- Expertise in StencilJS, Webpack, and modern JavaScript frameworks like Angular and React
- Strong understanding of module federation and micro-frontend architectures, with experience implementing scalable, modular systems
- Hands-on experience with tools like Figma and Supernova, integrating them into the design-to-development pipeline
Design System Mastery:
- Demonstrated success building reusable component libraries and npm packages that meet diverse application needs
- In-depth knowledge of accessibility standards (WCAG), performance optimization techniques, and responsive design principles
Leadership and Collaboration:
- Proven ability to manage and mentor high-performing, cross-disciplinary teams
- Strong collaboration skills with designers, product managers, and engineers to align vision and deliver results
- Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
Innovative Mindset:
A passion for staying ahead of trends in design system technology, development methodologies, and user experience best practices
Job responsibilities
- Lead the Vision and Strategy: collaborate with Engineering, Product and Design Leadership, Define the roadmap and direction for Toolkit, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and the needs of both internal teams and end-users
- Team Leadership: Build, mentor, and inspire a high-performing design system engineering team that fosters innovation and accountability
- Drive Development and Maintenance: Oversee the development of scalable, browser-native web components built with StencilJS, ensuring cross-browser compatibility and seamless integration with Angular, React, and plain HTML
- Integrate with Figma: Establish seamless connections between Toolkit and Figma, empowering designers to contribute directly to the component ecosystem and maintaining visual consistency across platforms
- Adopt Best Practices: Champion cutting-edge standards for accessibility (WCAG), performance optimization, scalability, and responsive design to ensure Toolkit meets the highest quality benchmarks
- Foster Collaboration: Work closely with product managers, designers, and engineers to gather requirements, prioritize features, and address feedback, ensuring Toolkit evolves to support evolving business and user needs
- Enhance Developer Experience: Monitor and improve usability and adoption metrics for Toolkit’s npm package, driving awareness and seamless integration into product workflows
- Promote Innovation: Cultivate a culture of experimentation and continuous improvement, identifying and implementing new tools, methodologies, and frameworks that enhance the design system
What we offer
Culture of caring. At GlobalLogic, we prioritize a culture of caring. Across every region and department, at every level, we consistently put people first. From day one, you’ll experience an inclusive culture of acceptance and belonging, where you’ll have the chance to build meaningful connections with collaborative teammates, supportive managers, and compassionate leaders.
Learning and development. We are committed to your continuous learning and development. You’ll learn and grow daily in an environment with many opportunities to try new things, sharpen your skills, and advance your career at GlobalLogic. With our Career Navigator tool as just one example, GlobalLogic offers a rich array of programs, training curricula, and hands-on opportunities to grow personally and professionally.
Interesting & meaningful work. GlobalLogic is known for engineering impact for and with clients around the world. As part of our team, you’ll have the chance to work on projects that matter. Each is a unique opportunity to engage your curiosity and creative problem-solving skills as you help clients reimagine what’s possible and bring new solutions to market. In the process, you’ll have the privilege of working on some of the most cutting-edge and impactful solutions shaping the world today.
Balance and flexibility. We believe in the importance of balance and flexibility. With many functional career areas, roles, and work arrangements, you can explore ways of achieving the perfect balance between your work and life. Your life extends beyond the office, and we always do our best to help you integrate and balance the best of work and life, having fun along the way!
High-trust organization. We are a high-trust organization where integrity is key. By joining GlobalLogic, you’re placing your trust in a safe, reliable, and ethical global company. Integrity and trust are a cornerstone of our value proposition to our employees and clients. You will find truthfulness, candor, and integrity in everything we do.
About GlobalLogic
GlobalLogic, a Hitachi Group Company, is a trusted digital engineering partner to the world’s largest and most forward-thinking companies. Since 2000, we’ve been at the forefront of the digital revolution – helping create some of the most innovative and widely used digital products and experiences. Today we continue to collaborate with clients in transforming businesses and redefining industries through intelligent products, platforms, and services.