Senior Product Designer - Design Systems (d/f/m)

A Senior Product Designer with a focus on Design Systems, working in a hybrid environment in Germany.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain scalable design systems that empower teams to create consistent, high-quality user experiences
• Translate UX principles, accessibility standards and brand guidelines into usable, flexible components and patterns
• Collaborate with UI designers, developers, product owners and brand teams to align design and tech, and ensure efficient implementation
• Facilitate workshops, onboarding sessions, and design reviews to foster adoption and shared ownership across teams
• Support product teams in applying the system effectively, and evolve the system based on real usage, feedback and business needs
• Advocate for human-centered design in every part of the system
• Co-shape governance models and community structures to scale the impact of the system across products and teams
• Stay on top of trends in tooling, tokens, accessibility and front-end tech and translate them into system evolution

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as UX designer at an agency or renown brand, with a strong track record in building and scaling design systems
• Experience with digital projects for A-brands, demonstrated through a portfolio
• Deep knowledge of Figma (components, variants, tokens) and how to connect design with development workflows
• Experience with working in agile, cross-functional teams, ideally in complex product environments
• Assertiveness; independent thinker that is able to go beyond backlogs items and client briefs by challenging the status quo and provide new ideas and perspectives
• A passion for enabling others, facilitating collaboration, and building a design culture across teams
• Working proficiency in English (German is a plus)

Key Skills

• Deep knowledge of Figma (components, variants, tokens)
• Working proficiency in English (German is a plus)

Benefits

• Flexible, hybrid working policy (1-2 days at the office, depending on location)
• Company pension scheme
• Lease bike options / JobRad and 25% subsidy for the Deutschlandticket
• Occasional breakfast/lunch at the office, Smoothie Tuesdays
• Stay happy and healthy with a contribution to your health through the OpenUp platform. €30 per month - You can use the flexible package for digital food stamps and/or fitness providers/sport clubs/massage studios, internet costs, and/ or public transport
• Future Bens - Exclusive access to sustainable, healthy products at attractive deals
• Social events, plenty of opportunities to connect with colleagues through organised activities and celebrations
• A reputation for doing good. DEPT® has been a Certified B Corp® since 2021 and named ‘Agency of the Year’ at both The Lovies and The Webby Awards
• Awesome clients. Whether big or small, local or global — at DEPT® you’ll get the opportunity to work with clients of all sizes and across all industries. And we celebrate all of our successes together!
• The opportunity for possibility. We want to enable you to do what you do best and help you develop your skills further with training, development and certifications
• Global annual DEPT® Cares Month in which employees come together and donate their skills to support local charities