Design System Lead - Staff Designer "Remote- Work from Home"

Achieve

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San Mateo, CA

Why you should apply for a job to Achieve:

  • 5/5 in overall job satisfaction

  • 4.8/5 in supportive management

  • 100% say women are treated fairly and equally to men

  • 100% would recommend this company to other women

  • 100% say the CEO supports gender diversity

  • Ratings are based on anonymous reviews by Fairygodboss members.
  • Flexible work schedule includes in office, remote or hybrid options

  • Rated Top Companies with Best Benefits-to include No-cost mental health programs and No-cost on every prescriptions

  • Foster a culture that values diversity, equity and inclusion. Our Employee Resource Groups offer community, events and relevant benefits

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    Position summary

    Description

    On Design team, you'll impact the lives of everyday people and help them go from surviving to thriving with innovative digital personal finance solutions. You'll help us build tailored, targeted products in an agile, modern environment alongside a collaborative group of innovators. Our product design team is responsible for creating savvy, user-centric products that make our member's financial journey easy to navigate. If you want to see your ideas come to life in a fast-paced environment and are passionate about creating life-changing products on both web & mobile, then we invite you to read on!

    As a Staff Product Designer and Design System Lead, you'll be the owner of the design system and co-define the strategy & execution by closely collaborating with designers, researchers, writers, engineers, and product managers. You'll be responsible for designing a scalable system, defining guidelines, and building out the documentation to enable product teams across the organization to efficiently build consumer-centered products. You'll invest in building relationships, educating the organization about the importance of a design system, and will proactively incorporate accessibility into the design of the components. You'll ensure that the consumer experiences are simple, cohesive, inclusive, and meet a high bar of functional and visual design through your design system work.

    We're proudly offering fully remote work options for this role which can be based in CA, AZ, TX, UT, OR, WA, NV, NY, NJ, DE, MD, SC, NC, FL, GA, MN, PA, TN, VA, FL, MO, IA, LA, IN, IL, NM, DC

    What you'll do:

    • Develop the vision and framework for executing a scalable design system for multiple web and mobile products.
    • Proactively partner with Designers, Engineers, and product teams in understanding key needs, prioritizing and sequencing development, and defining roadmaps.
    • Enable teams to build products without friction through detailed documentation of guidelines, recommendations, and processes.
    • Lead the education, conversation, and adoption of the design system across the enterprise while testing, measuring, and iterating on its components.
    • Coach and mentor a team of 1-2 designers, providing consistent feedback and growth opportunities.
    • Prioritize and incorporate accessibility into the process early on.

    What you'll bring:

    • Experience working 7 plus years as an IC Designer on multiple products combined with 3 years of experience leading and building design systems.
    • A body of work to showcase the design systems that you built. Examples of products that were built leveraging the system(s).
    • Demonstrate a high bar of quality in both interaction & visual design and strong technical skills. Knowledgeable about new technologies and processes within the field of design, WCAG requirements, Android, and iOS guidelines.
    • Track-record of success working with a variety of cross-functional stakeholders and partners.
    • Excellent communication, presentation, interpersonal, and analytical skills. Ability to communicate complex interaction concepts clearly and persuasively across different audiences across the organization.
    • Experience in evangelizing consumer-centered thinking across all levels, creating a vision, and aligning teams to execute it.

    Achieve well-being with:

    • Hybrid and remote work opportunities

    • 401 (k) with employer match

    • Medical, dental, and vision with HSA and FSA

    • Competitive vacation and sick time off, as well as dedicated volunteer days

    • Access to wellness support through Employee Assistance Program, Virgin Pulse, Ginger Health Coaching, and fitness discounts

    • Up to $5,250 paid back to you on eligible education expenses

    • Pet insurance for your furry family members

    • Financial support in times of hardship with our Achieve Care Fund

    • A safe place to connect with other employees through our six employee resource groups

    Salary Range: $105,000.00 to $215,000.00 annually + bonus + benefits. This information represents the expected salary range for this role. Should we decide to make an offer for employment, we'll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.Meet Achieve

    Achieve is a leading digital personal finance company. We help everyday people move from struggling to thriving by providing innovative, personalized financial solutions. By leveraging proprietary data and analytics, our solutions are tailored for each step of our member's financial journey to include personal loans, home equity loans, debt consolidation, financial tools and education. Every day, we get to help our members move their finances forward with care, compassion, and an empathetic touch. We put people first and treat them like humans, not account numbers.

    Attention Agencies & Search Firms: We do not accept unsolicited candidate resumes or profiles. Please do not reach out to anyone within Achieve to market your services or candidates. All inquiries should be directed to Talent Acquisition only. We reserve the right to hire any candidates sent unsolicited and will not pay any fees without a contract signed by Achieve's Talent Acquisition leader

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    What are Achieve perks and benefits

    Lactation facilities

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    Unconscious bias training

    Sponsorship program

    Networking

    Diversity recruiting

    Coaching

    Succession planning

    Remote work policy

    Part time policy

    Paid paternity

    Unpaid maternity

    Unpaid paternity

    Paid maternity

    Paid adoptive

    Short term disability

    About the company

    Industry: Finance: Diversified

    Formally known as Freedom Financial Network, Achieve launched in 2022 as the leading digital personal finance company helping everyday people get on, and stay on, the path to a better financial future. Achieve delivers personalized financial solutions for real people through intelligent technology and an empathetic human touch. From the single parent trying to buy a ...

    Why you should apply for a job to Achieve:

  • 5/5 in overall job satisfaction

  • 4.8/5 in supportive management

  • 100% say women are treated fairly and equally to men

  • 100% would recommend this company to other women

  • 100% say the CEO supports gender diversity

  • Ratings are based on anonymous reviews by Fairygodboss members.
  • Flexible work schedule includes in office, remote or hybrid options

  • Rated Top Companies with Best Benefits-to include No-cost mental health programs and No-cost on every prescriptions

  • Foster a culture that values diversity, equity and inclusion. Our Employee Resource Groups offer community, events and relevant benefits