Principal Product Designer

Summary

Join Frontify as a Strategic Designer to lead the evolution and implementation of our design system across our platform. This role blends strategic thinking with hands-on design execution to create scalable, cohesive user experiences. You will establish design system strategy, governance, and adoption, ensuring exceptional experiences for enterprise customers. Elevate how our organization builds digital experiences by creating and championing a world-class design system. You'll be the strategic architect of our design language, ensuring every interaction strengthens customer trust and drives business impact. The position offers remote or hybrid work within Switzerland or the UK, with access to offices in St. Gallen and London. Frontify provides a vibrant, collaborative work environment and various benefits.

Requirements

• You can work remotely or hybrid within Switzerland or the UK, with access to our offices in St. Gallen and London
• You have 8+ years of design experience working with SaaS or complex digital products, and have led the creation of several larger design systems
• You have a portfolio demonstrating systems thinking and scalable design solutions
• You're expert-level proficient with design tools such as Figma and Adobe Creative Suite
• You demonstrate strong strategic thinking with ability to balance user needs, business goals, and technical constraints
• You have excellent presentation and communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels
• You’re fluent in English

Responsibilities

• Independently drive strategic product opportunities and set design direction from discovery to delivery, without requiring PM guidance for design system initiatives
• Establish foundational design patterns and scalable component libraries
• Drive organisation-wide design system adoption and measure success
• Create solutions that reduce development time and improve product consistency
• Ensure accessibility and security compliance across all components

Benefits

• Thrive with the tools and support to shape your future at Frontify
• Be part of a product that connects brands and people with a human touch
• Enjoy flexibility, opportunities to grow, and exposure to innovative technologies and ideas
• Join a vibrant, social team—whether you love animals, yoga, or travel, we’ve got the Slack channels for you!
• At least 5 weeks of holiday (PTO)
• Paid educational and well-being days off
• Home office setup budget
• Annual salary review
• Localized benefits
• Invite to our summer company meet-up in Switzerland