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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Design system manager - **Company:** Pennylane - **Location:** France (Remote available) - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Large Language Models, Figma - **Published:** September 5, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/design-system-manager-pennylane-sas-8719409 ## About the Role * Experience owning the vision and roadmap of a design system at scale, supporting 40+ designers and engineers across web, mobile, and tablet * Ability to balance an ambitious long-term vision with pragmatic, milestone-driven delivery that creates value at every step * Strong product sense applied to a design system - treating it as a product with users, adoption metrics, and a roadmap Governance & Operating Model * Experience defining and evolving design system governance and contribution models that balance autonomy and consistency * A track record of setting and holding a quality bar for components, tokens, patterns, and accessibility as contribution volume grows * Comfort making tooling and infrastructure decisions that affect the system, in partnership with design ops and engineering Craft & Technical Leadership * A genuine maker who is hands-on today, with a small team you personally author components, tokens, and patterns and maintain the Figma library rather than only directing the work, tapering direct production toward review and orchestration as the team grows * Deep design-system craft, components, APIs, token systems, semantic naming, theming / multi-brand, with the ability to provide craft direction and mentorship to IC designers * Strong technical acumen and a clear understanding of how design systems are implemented in code, comfortable in a production-first environment where code is the source of truth * Expertise in what makes a design system interpretable by AI: structured, machine-readable, AI-ready documentation, and how LLMs and codegen agents consume a system (MCP, token automation) Enablement, Adoption & Communication * Demonstrated ability to drive system adoption through evangelism, clear narratives, and presentations to diverse audiences including leadership * Experience defining system-health and adoption metrics and reporting system value and ROI to leadership * Strong partnership skills with design, engineering, and product leadership Nice to have * Experience with B2B SaaS products or fintech environments * Familiarity with multi-language / internationalization design challenges * Experience contributing to or owning a tokens pipeline (Style Dictionary, Tokens Studio, MCP-based pipelines) * Background in accessibility standards and inclusive design practices * Experience working in fast-growing scale-ups * Experience growing into people management of a design system team - note that this role currently focuses on system and craft leadership, with people management handled separately and introduced as the team grows ## Description We help entrepreneurs rid themselves of time-consuming tasks related to accounting and finance while providing them with access to key financial information to assist in making the best decisions for their business., * To speak English (level is assessed and appreciated according to the department you're applying to) * To be energized by an ever-shifting work environment * To be highly collaborative (within your team or other stakeholders) * Sufficiently experienced to prioritize business-led actions on your day to day activity * We know that some people are less likely to apply than others, if they don't feel like they meet the full list of criteria. * If you're hesitating, we encourage you to apply: who knows, it might be the start of a meaningful and long-lasting collaboration. * We also want to emphasize that we fully embrace diversity, equity and inclusion and that we're doing our best to create a safe and inclusive environment. * We are committed to providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of gender, sexual orientation, origin, disabilities, or any other traits that make you who you are. If anything, diversity makes us a more fun place to work at. Données personnelles Pennylane traite vos données pour gérer votre candidature et évaluer votre adéquation au poste. Si votre candidature n'aboutit pas, vos données peuvent être conservées 2 ans à compter de notre dernier échange ou de la clôture du recrutement afin de constituer & gérer un vivier de candidats. Vous pouvez vous opposer à tout moment et demander la suppression de vos données en écrivant à : dpo@pennylane.com. 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