Senior Product Designer, Design Systems

Summary

Join Altruist's design team as a Senior Product Designer focused on Design Systems for a 6-month contract (with potential extension). This remote-friendly role (with an option to work in the San Francisco office) involves leading the creation and maintenance of Altruist's design system. You will collaborate with engineering, define system processes, and ensure design-code alignment. The position requires expertise in Figma, component architecture, and managing large design libraries. You will also mentor other designers and explore how AI can enhance workflows. Altruist offers a competitive benefits package for full-time employees, including premium healthcare, a 401k plan, generous parental leave, and professional development opportunities.

Requirements

• 6+ years of product design experience, including 2+ years focused on design systems in product-led environments
• Expertise in Figma, component architecture, atomic design, and managing large design libraries
• Experience supporting design systems for both desktop and mobile platforms
• Technical fluency —you understand HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and modern front-end frameworks like React, which we currently use
• Familiarity with component documentation tools like Storybook (which we use) or equivalent platforms to ensure consistency between design and code
• Strong visual design craft , with a deep understanding of layout, hierarchy, and interaction
• Excellent communication skills —you’re a clear, thoughtful collaborator and documentation pro
• Comfort working in fast-paced, iterative environments with high ambiguity
• A proactive, ownership-driven mindset—you bring pride and polish to your work

Responsibilities

• Lead the vision, strategy, and execution of Altruist’s design system
• Design new components and evolve existing ones within Figma libraries
• Collaborate closely with engineering to ensure design-code alignment across Figma and Storybook
• Define and document reusable components, patterns, and design tokens
• Promote usability, accessibility (WCAG), and scalability across all product surfaces
• Establish lightweight, scalable processes for system contributions and governance
• Conduct audits to identify inconsistencies and opportunities for systematization
• Use research and internal feedback to evolve system guidance and tooling
• Mentor product designers on system best practices and contributions
• Explore how AI tooling can enhance system design workflows and efficiency

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building or contributing to motion design standards within a design system
• Experience working across both consumer and enterprise applications

Benefits

• A hybrid work schedule for most positions to promote strong, in-person collaboration and a healthy work-life-balance
• Stunning, amenity-filled office spaces in Culver City, CA, San Francisco, CA, and Dallas, TX
• Competitive pay, as well as equity for eligible positions
• Premium healthcare, dental, and vision insurance plans
• 401k savings plan with matching contributions and immediate vesting
• Generous paid parental leave
• Professional growth and development opportunities including an employee mobility program and an annual L&D budget allocation for each employee
• Physical and emotional wellness programs that nurture both your mind and body
• Company perks program (includes discounts on pet insurance, fitness, cell phone plans, entertainment and travel, etc.)
• Financial guidance program (includes counseling on navigating debt, tracking personal spend, saving and planning goals, home-purchasing preparedness, etc.)