Senior Product Designer, Design Systems
Novo
We started Novo to challenge the status quo— we’re on a mission to build the operating system to destroy the back office, so small businesses (SMB’s) can do more of what they love. Novo is flipping the script of the FinTech world, and we’re excited to lead the small business FinTech revolution.
We are looking for people of character. Pragmatic and capable people who want to see their work drive better outcomes for small businesses — the backbone of our economy. You will join our team and work on the building blocks of everything Novo ships.
Why Novo?
- Novo is a rapidly growing series B fintech startup with a mission-driven team that’s passionate about helping every small business in America
- Positive, inclusive, supportive culture cheering you on your journey
- We work with very new technologies and architecture patterns
- We provide learning and development budgets to help you grow and bond with your team
- Able to work from the office 3+ days per week
- Offices in NYC, Miami, India, and Colombia
Role Overview
We are seeking a Senior Product Designer - Design Systems to lead and enhance our product design system, ensuring consistency, scalability, and a delightful user experience across our web platform and mobile app.
Responsibilities:
- Design System Leadership: Own and evolve the company’s design system, ensuring it meets the needs of cross-functional teams and scales with the product suite.
- Component Design & Development: Collaborate with product designers, engineers, and stakeholders to design reusable UI components that align with the company’s brand and product goals.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with engineers, product managers, and other designers to ensure that design components are properly implemented, adaptable, and meet high-quality standards.
- User-Centered Design: Advocate for a user-first approach in all design efforts, ensuring that components and patterns enhance the overall user experience.
- Documentation & Guidelines: Develop and maintain detailed design documentation, usage guidelines, and best practices to facilitate the adoption of the design system across teams.
- Mentorship & Guidance: Mentor junior designers on best practices related to design systems, UI consistency, and accessibility.
- Accessibility Standards: Ensure that all design system components adhere to accessibility guidelines and standards, promoting inclusivity across digital experiences.
- Continuous Improvement: Stay up-to-date with industry trends, design tools, and new technologies to continually improve the design system’s performance, scalability, and effectiveness.
Requirements:
- Experience: 5+ years of experience in product design with a focus on building, maintaining and enhancing design systems, UI/UX, or interaction design in Figma.
- Collaboration: Proven track record of collaborating with engineering teams to implement design systems at scale. Collaborating with international engineering teams a big plus.
- Visual & Interaction Design Skills: Strong portfolio showcasing your expertise in creating intuitive, scalable design systems, UI components, and interactive prototypes.
- Knowledge of Front-End Development: Solid understanding of front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and how design systems are translated into code.
- Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present ideas clearly and concisely to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Attention to Detail: Keen eye for visual consistency, spacing, and typography, ensuring designs are pixel-perfect.
- Problem-Solving: Ability to solve complex design challenges and make strategic decisions that align with business goals.
- Accessibility: Strong understanding of accessibility best practices and how to integrate them into design systems.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with building and scaling design systems for large, complex applications in banking or related fields.
- Experience designing web systems as well as mobile systems.
Novo values diversity as a core tenet of the work we do and the businesses we serve. We are an equal opportunity employer, indiscriminate of race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other protected characteristic.
