TELECOMMUTE Platform Design Systems Lead (Remote)

* Define and evolve the platform design-system roadmap in alignment with product goals, platform priorities, accessibility expectations, and enterprise guidance * Champion adoption of approved design patterns, tokens, components, documentation, and contribution practices within the assigned platform * Partner with design, engineering, product, accessibility, and leadership stakeholders to translate platform needs into practical implementation and governance improvements * Apply front-end technical fluency to evaluate implementation feasibility, identify technical gaps, and support effective design-to-development handoff practices * Build and maintain platform documentation, support training and enablement efforts, and help improve consistency, quality, and adoption across product teams * Perform other duties, as needed, Experience partnering with front-end engineering teams on component-library workflows, design token pipelines, CI/CD practices, platform release governance, or documentation automation * Hands-on experience creating front-end prototypes, implementation examples, or component documentation using modern web technologies * Experience supporting a hybrid design-system model where enterprise guidance is adapted into platform-specific implementation and adoption practices * Background in design operations, design tooling, documentation strategy, or platform-level design-system governance * Experience supporting accessibility audits, design-system quality reviews, adoption measurement, or contribution-model improvement

At least 5 years of experience in design systems, product design, design operations, front-end engineering, or a related digital product discipline * Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field, or equivalent work experience * Proven track record of leading, governing, or significantly contributing to design-system adoption for a product area, platform, or large-scale digital experience * Working knowledge of front-end technologies, including HTML, CSS or SCSS, JavaScript or TypeScript, and modern component frameworks or libraries such as React or Vue * Familiarity with design token management, theming systems, component-library architecture, and cross-platform implementation considerations * Understanding of CI/CD concepts relevant to design-system delivery, including build, test, release, versioning, documentation, dependency, and quality-check workflows * Strong understanding of design principles, UI/UX best practices, accessibility standards, and inclusive digital experience practices, including WCAG * Experience with design tools such as Figma and documentation platforms such as Storybook or Zeroheight * Excellent communication, facilitation, leadership, stakeholder management, and change-management skills