Senior Product Designer (Design Systems)

Create and maintain a cohesive design system that ensures consistency and usability across McAfee products. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align the design system with business and user needs.

Responsibilities

• Design System Development: Create, maintain, and document reusable components, patterns, and guidelines that ensure consistency and scalability across products.
• Collaboration: Partner with product designers, developers, and product managers to align the design system with business and user needs, ensuring seamless integration into product workflows.
• Component Design: Design and refine high-quality UI components that adhere to accessibility standards, responsive design principles, and McAfee’s brand guidelines.
• Advocacy: Champion the use of the design system across teams, promoting adoption, educating stakeholders, and gathering feedback to inform improvements.
• Tooling & Prototyping: Develop and maintain tools, libraries, and prototypes that enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the design system.
• Accessibility Standards: Ensure all design system components meet or exceed accessibility standards (e.g., WCAG), creating inclusive experiences for all users.
• Continuous Improvement: Regularly evaluate and iterate on the design system based on user feedback, product requirements, and industry best practices.
• Documentation: Produce clear, detailed documentation and guidelines to ensure consistent usage and easy adoption of the design system across teams.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in product design, with a focus on design systems or UI/UX design.
• Proven experience contributing to or maintaining a design system in a cross-functional environment.
• Strong expertise in design tools such as Figma, Sketch, or Adobe XD, with a focus on component libraries and prototyping.
• Solid understanding of front-end development principles, including HTML, CSS, and responsive design.
• Excellent visual and interaction design skills, with a keen eye for detail and consistency.
• Familiarity with accessibility standards (e.g., WCAG) and inclusive design practices.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and advocate for design system adoption.
• Experience documenting and presenting design system guidelines to technical and non-technical audiences.

Key Skills

• Design tools such as Figma, Sketch, or Adobe XD
• Front-end development principles (HTML, CSS, responsive design)
• Accessibility standards (e.g., WCAG)
• Visual and interaction design
• Communication and collaboration skills
• Documentation and presentation skills

Benefits

• Bonus Program
• 401k Retirement Plan
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Basic Life, Short Term Disability and Long-Term Disability Coverage
• Paid Parental Leave
• Support for Community Involvement
• 14 Paid Company Holidays
• Unlimited Paid Time Off for Exempt Employees
• 96 Hours of Sick Time and 120 Hours of Vacation for Non-Exempt Employees Accrued Each Year