How you can help make a better world of work

Culture Amp is seeking a highly creative and technically proficient Senior Product Designer to join our Design Systems team. In this role, you will shape the future of our platform by developing and evolving our design system, Kaizen (https://cultureamp.design), that empowers our product teams to deliver cohesive, accessible, and high-quality experiences with efficiency and innovation.

As a pivotal contributor, you will lead efforts to align the design system with our broader product strategy – which include deeper platform unification and AI integration – driving bold ideas and creating a unified design language that balances creativity, scalability, and technical feasibility. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to facilitate contributions to the design system, from ideation and research to the creation of reusable artefacts, published documentation, and tools that streamline workflows.

The ideal candidate thrives at the intersection of creativity and systems thinking, is detail-oriented, and excels at simplifying complex challenges into clear, actionable solutions. You are equally adept at inspiring teams with a compelling vision and tackling intricate technical challenges to elevate the design system's impact across the organisation.

You will be responsible for

• Shaping the Future Vision: Develop and communicate a design system roadmap that aligns with the broader product strategy, balances long-term goals with incremental value delivery, and accelerates team velocity.
• Evolving the Design System: Create and maintain reusable components, principles, patterns, and workflows that prioritise accessibility, usability, and scalability, while partnering closely with engineering to ensure technical excellence.
• Facilitating Collaboration: Build strong cross-functional partnerships, delivering innovative and feasible solutions, championing adoption, and providing expert guidance and training on the design system.
• Embedding Strategic Alignment: Align the design system with company objectives and embed system-level thinking into strategic initiatives, ensuring cross-functional execution and impact.

You have

• Experience and Expertise:
• 5+ years of experience in a product design role, with 2+ years in a design system role, with a proven track record of driving innovative ideas to execution.
• High proficiency in Figma and a strong understanding of front-end technologies (e.g., HTML, CSS, and JavaScript frameworks).
• Deep knowledge of accessibility standards (e.g., WCAG), usability principles, and systems thinking.
• Creativity and Vision: Ability to think long-term and balance short-term wins with future-proof solutions, creating a unified design language that drives consistency and innovation.
• Technical Proficiency: Strong technical aptitude to collaborate effectively with engineers and translate design concepts into scalable, high-quality implementations.
• Communication and Influence: Exceptional storytelling, presentation, and advocacy skills to align stakeholders and build consensus around complex ideas.
• Attention to Detail: A keen eye for detail and a passion for creating systems that deliver high-quality user experiences at scale.