Design System Lead - Product Design

FeverUp
Municipality of Madrid, Spain
3 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English

Job location

Municipality of Madrid, Spain

Tech stack

Svelte
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
Swiftui
Figma
Front End Software Development

Job description

  • Define and execute the roadmap for scaling our design system across web, mobile, and other platforms.
  • Lead cross-functional alignment with product, engineering, and brand design teams to ensure adoption and consistency.
  • Evangelize and champion the Design System as a strategic foundation for product scalability, multi-brand flexibility, and cross-functional alignment.

Execution & Delivery

  • Own the full lifecycle of the design system: audit, define, build, document, and maintain.
  • Implement design tokens, theming architecture, and multi-brand support (white-labeling).
  • Take into account future headless and decoupled product architectures to ensure flexibility and long-term compatibility.
  • Establish and refine component libraries using modern tools (e.g., Figma, Storybook, etc.).
  • Integrate accessibility and internationalization standards into core design principles.
  • Partner with engineers to bring scalable and reusable components into our codebase.

Documentation & Enablement

  • Create clear, actionable documentation and guidelines to empower designers and developers.
  • Train teams on how to use, extend, and contribute to the design system.
  • Develop internal education strategies to foster Design System literacy and promote best practices through hands-on sessions, workshops, and internal resources.

Requirements

We're looking for an experienced Design System Lead to lead the evolution of our design system into a robust, scalable, and future-proof foundation that supports product velocity, consistency, accessibility, and multi-brand flexibility., * Proven track record of scaling a design system in a high-growth environment.

  • Experience with design token architecture, multi-brand theming, and accessibility (WCAG).
  • Fluency with tools like Figma, Storybook, Zeroheight, and component-based frontend frameworks (e.g., Svelte, SwiftUI, Compose).
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

It would be nice if you.. *

  • Have experience with white-label product environments and product internationalization.

Benefits & conditions

  • Attractive compensation package consisting of base salary and the potential to earn a significant bonus for top performance, plus stock options.
  • Stock options.
  • Opportunity to have a real impact in a high-growth global category leader
  • 40% discount on all Fever events and experiences
  • Home office friendly
  • Responsibility from day one and professional and personal growth
  • Great work environment with a young, international team of talented people to work with!
  • Health insurance and other benefits such as Flexible remuneration with a 100% tax exemption through Cobee.
  • English Lessons
  • Gympass Membership
  • Possibility to receive in advance part of your salary by Payflow.

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