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Lead, Design Systems & Design Operations

Cibc 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

$102,700 - $133,200 (CAD) Full-time Lead

Lead the strategy, governance, roadmap, and ongoing evolution of the Wealth design system, including reusable components, patterns, tokens, theming, and cross-platform standards. Establish scalable design operations and partner with Product and Technology teams to improve implementation, accessibility, quality, reuse, and AI-assisted and design-to-code workflows.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the strategy, governance, roadmap, and ongoing evolution of the Wealth design system, including reusable components, patterns, tokens, theming, and cross-platform standards. Establish scalable design operations and partner with Product and Technology teams to improve implementation, accessibility, quality, reuse, and AI-assisted and design-to-code workflows.

Requirements

  • Requires 8 or more years of experience in Product Design, UX/UI, Design Systems, or a related digital product discipline, with experience in enterprise design systems, design operations, cross-platform design, component architecture, tokens, theming, and governance. Leadership experience developing team goals, coaching employees, and supporting team performance is expected; Flutter-based systems, financial services or fintech, and modern design-to-code workflows are assets.

Benefits

  • Incentive Pay
  • Banking Benefits
  • Benefits Program
  • Defined Benefit Pension Plan
  • Employee Share Purchase Plan
  • Vacation
  • Wellbeing Support
  • Employee Recognition Program
  • Paid Purpose Day

Key Skills

Design system strategy Governance Roadmap planning Component libraries Design tokens Theming Cross‑platform standards Design operations Product collaboration Technology partnership Accessibility Design‑to‑code workflows AI‑assisted design Leadership Coaching Team performance management Flutter knowledge Financial services domain

About Cibc

CIBC is here to help all our clients reach their goals. We know the importance of reliable financial products and services, and we’re dedicated to providing them in a way that lets you bank however you want, whenever you want. With innovative tools designed around your priorities and a team fully focused on your success, you’ll get the insights you need to get even closer to achieving your goals. This culture of innovation and shared values of trust, teamwork and accountability are why we’ve been named a top employer in Canada. They’re also why a career at CIBC is more than a job—it’s an opportunity to grow and work alongside some of the brightest in Canada. La Banque CIBC est là pour aider tous nos clients à atteindre leurs objectifs. Nous connaissons l'importance de produits et services financiers fiables, et nous nous engageons à les fournir d'une manière qui vous permette d'effectuer vos opérations bancaires comme vous le souhaitez, quand vous le souhaitez. Avec des o

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