Staff Product Designer, Design Systems

Summary

Join Gusto's design systems team as a Senior Designer! You'll define and maintain design system tokens, build Figma components, collaborate with engineers, and document design decisions. This role requires 3+ years of design systems experience and 5+ years of product design experience. You'll need expertise in Figma, accessibility, and communication. Gusto offers competitive compensation, equity-based compensation, and benefits, with a cash compensation range varying by location. The role includes a hybrid work model with in-office days in Denver, San Francisco, or New York.

Requirements

• Have 3+ years of experience working on a design systems team supporting product design teams through the full life cycle of design system creation, implementation, and maintenance
• 5+ years experience working on a product design team
• The ability to pair effectively with our engineering team designing component APIs
• A deep understanding of Accessibility guidelines and the ability to implement WCAG AA compliant components and styles
• Expert knowledge of Figma, including creating complex components with variants, properties, and interaction demos
• High degree of design craft and polish
• Documentation expertise and the ability to educate peers on all things design system. Demonstrated ability to effectively storytell in a variety of methods (visual, spoken language, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain semantic and functional tokens for the design system
• Create simple and complex components, patterns, and templates in Figma
• Host and advise in our Design System’s slack channels and office hours
• Work with our engineering team to make sure our components are represented one to one in Figma and in React
• Document and publish design decisions and guidance
• Represent a service mindset with collaborative communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

Strong skills in animation, prototyping, data visualization, and/or iconography

Benefits

• Competitive compensation packages with a strong emphasis on equity based compensation (ownership in Gusto)
• Our cash compensation range for this role is $147,000/yr to $199,000/yr in Denver & most remote locations, and $179,000/yr to $221,000/yr in San Francisco, Seattle & New York
• Hybrid work model with in-office days in Denver, San Francisco, or New York