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# Product Designer (Design Systems Specialist)

- **Company:** TEKSYSTEMS INC.
- **Location:** Chicago, IL, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $166,400.0 - $197,600.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** HTML, Computer-Aided Design, Microsoft Windows, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Creative Cloud, Adobe InDesign, Android Software Development, Apple IOS, Apple Mac Systems, BASIC (Programming Language), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Software Design Patterns, Logic Synthesis of Circuits, Github, Responsive Web Design, Management of Software Versions, Google Drive, Material UI, Figma, Gsuite, Dropbox, Multiplatform
- **Published:** November 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careercircle.com/jobs/all/all/usa/il/chicago/e9b3beb2-060b-4a3c-97f5-5e60ae5f1b8c

## About the Role

Advocacy
Templates
Usability
Apple IOS
Operations
Scalability
Prototyping
Communication
Look And Feel
Apple Keynote
Product Design
Systems Design
Digital Design
Detail Oriented
Adobe Photoshop
File Management
Adobe Illustrator
Influencing Skills
Business Valuation
Scalability Design
Workflow Management
Software Versioning
Component Libraries
User Experience (UX)
Product Requirements
Design Specifications
Technology Ecosystems
Responsive Web Design
Full Stack Development
Figma (Design Software)
Business Transformation
Engineering Design Process
Android (Operating System)
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
Cross-Functional Collaboration
HyperText Markup Language (HTML)

At least 5 years, * 5+ years of relevant product or digital design experience

 * Strong experience developing, maintaining, or stewarding design systems
 * Expert-level proficiency with Figma, including component libraries and reusable design patterns
 * Experience translating product requirements into scalable components and interaction patterns
 * Strong attention to detail and a systems-oriented approach to design
 * Experience creating clear design specifications and documentation
 * Strong cross-functional communication skills with the ability to advocate for design system standards and practices
 * Experience working closely with product designers and engineering partners
 * Ability to thrive in a fast-moving environment with shifting priorities and some ambiguity
 * Experience designing for native platforms such as iOS, Android, macOS, or Windows, as well as responsive web experiences
 * Familiarity with HTML, CSS, and basic markup concepts

Additional Experience

 * Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud tools such as Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign
 * Familiarity with file management and versioning workflows using tools such as Dropbox, Google Drive, or GitHub
 * Experience training designers or scaling design system knowledge across teams
 * Proficiency creating and presenting design concepts using tools such as Apple Keynote or Google Slides, * Previous experience building or significantly scaling a design system
 * Strong prototyping skills
 * Experience working on complex, multi-platform product ecosystems
 * Ability to clearly present design rationale and build consensus across stakeholders
 * Experience establishing productive partnerships between design systems, product design, and engineering teams
 * Experience with production design and component-level quality assurance
 * Passion for design systems and helping other designers work more consistently and efficiently, Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

## Description

Were seeking an experienced Product Designer specializing in design systems to help define the visual language and user experience for next-generation wearable products, including glasses, watches, and other emerging hardware experiences.

In this role, youll help build, evolve, and steward a scalable design system used across products and platforms. Youll work closely with product designers and engineering partners to create reusable components, maintain Figma libraries, establish effective workflows, and document how the system should be used.

This is an excellent opportunity for a detail-oriented designer who enjoys bringing structure to complex product ecosystems and wants to have a meaningful impact on the look and feel of future wearable technology.

What Youll Do

 * Build, organize, maintain, and distribute a comprehensive Figma component library
 * Create and maintain reusable components, patterns, templates, and key product flows
 * Develop detailed design specifications for components and patterns
 * Write, publish, and maintain clear design system documentation
 * Partner with product designers to explore and define new component variants
 * Help establish and improve design system workflows across design and engineering
 * Manage design handoffs, specifications, task tracking, and design system updates
 * Troubleshoot issues related to design files, components, layers, and file organization
 * Provide guidance and support to designers using the design system
 * Conduct detailed design audits across iOS, Android, web, and other supported platforms
 * Identify opportunities to improve consistency, scalability, usability, and efficiency across the product ecosystem
 * Help scale design system knowledge, standards, and best practices across the organization