Staff Product Designer

Summary

Join Samsara's Design Systems team as a Staff Product Designer and play a pivotal role in shaping and scaling the design foundation for our web and mobile experiences. You will lead the evolution of our design system, collaborating closely with engineering and cross-functional partners. This remote position requires 7+ years of product design experience, including at least 3 years with design systems. You will define and refine governance models, advocate for accessibility, and measure the impact of your work. The role offers a competitive compensation package and benefits, including flexible working arrangements.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in product design, with at least 3 years working on design systems (either dedicated or with significant contributions)
• Expertise in interaction and visual design, with a deep understanding of UI patterns, accessibility best practices, and front-end technologies
• Strong experience in Figma, including component libraries, tokens, auto-layout, and advanced prototyping
• Portfolio showcasing your craft, ability to scale design systems, and quantifiable impact on team efficiency, design quality, or product consistency
• Excellent collaboration skills with product designers, engineers, and cross-functional stakeholders
• Strong systems thinking and problem-solving abilities, ensuring the design system balances flexibility and standardization

Responsibilities

• Lead the evolution of Samsara’s Design System (Kit) across web and mobile, improving component libraries, design tokens, accessibility, and documentation
• Collaborate closely with engineering to ensure high-quality component implementation, improve developer handoff, and drive adoption of the system
• Define and refine governance models, contribution processes, and best practices to ensure the design system is scalable and maintainable
• Partner with product designers and cross-functional teams to identify gaps, establish design standards, and ensure that the system enables great user experiences
• Advocate for accessibility, usability, and design excellence by embedding these principles into our system and educating teams on their importance
• Work with internal customers (designers, engineers) and external users to validate design decisions and system improvements
• Drive alignment and strategic influence with design, product, and engineering leadership to secure buy-in and roadmap prioritization for design system initiatives
• Measure impact by tracking system adoption, efficiency gains, and design quality improvements across Samsara’s product suite

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience scaling and governing a design system in a fast-growing, multi-product company
• Strong partnership with engineering to implement design tokens, improve component quality, and define technical feasibility
• Experience developing contribution models, governance structures, and documentation frameworks that support product teams at scale
• A passion for accessibility and experience embedding accessibility standards within design systems
• A track record of strategic influence, driving alignment across teams, securing buy-in, and shipping impactful improvements to a design system

Benefits

• Competitive total compensation package
• Employee-led remote and flexible working
• Health benefits
• Samsara for Good charity fund