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Principal Product Designer, Design Systems

Expedia Group • United States of America 🇺🇸

Onsite Full-time Lead

Principal Product Designer at Expedia Group responsible for advancing the design system and ensuring product consistency and scalability.

Responsibilities

  • Design the next generation of Expedia’s multi-brand design system, creating a shared set of elements that are highly brand flexible.
  • Contribute to the evolution of Expedia’s design system by creating components, tokens, and patterns that scale across brands and platforms.
  • Collaborate with engineering partners to deliver reliable libraries, tooling, and documentation.
  • Ensure the system reflects accessibility, inclusivity, and localization standards, supporting diverse travelers across the globe.
  • Champion design craft and quality by raising the bar for both visual and interaction design standards.
  • Partner with product, engineering, brand, and marketing teams to encourage adoption and alignment.
  • Mentor designers and advocate for systems thinking across the design organization.
  • Translate system strategy into actionable, usable solutions that empower teams and accelerate delivery.

Requirements

  • 12+ years of experience in product, visual, or systems design, with a portfolio that shows impact at scale.
  • Deep expertise in design systems and cross-platform frameworks, with hands-on experience creating and evolving component libraries.
  • Strong craft in visual and interaction design, with the ability to balance brand expression and usability.
  • Experience collaborating with engineering to deliver production-ready components and documentation.
  • Figma expertise is preferred.
  • Ability to influence adoption and drive consistency in a large, matrixed organization.
  • Excellent communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to bring clarity and inspire confidence.
  • A systems thinker who thrives in complexity but delivers solutions that are clear, usable, and scalable.

Key Skills

  • Design systems
  • cross-platform frameworks
  • visual design
  • interaction design
  • Figma
  • communication and storytelling skills
  • systems thinking

Benefits

  • Medical/dental/vision
  • Paid time off
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Wellness & travel reimbursement
  • Travel discounts
  • International Airlines Travel Agent (IATAN) membership

About Expedia Group

Expedia Group is a travel company that creates simple, human-centered, and delightful experiences across its portfolio of brands. They are seeking a Principal Designer to join their Design Systems team and play a critical role in shaping the components, patterns, and standards that enable speed, quality, and brand distinction across Expedia Group.

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