Lead Design Systems Architect at Realmdigital
2 days ago
This pivotal role at one of South Africa's leading banks offers an exceptional opportunity to contribute to the development of a cutting-edge design system.
In this critical position, you will be responsible for developing, refining, and overseeing a comprehensive design system that sets the tone for consistency, scalability, and excellence across diverse Agile teams.
Key Responsibilities:- Develop and evolve the design system, ensuring consistency, scalability, and high-quality execution across squads.
- Collaborate with UX/UI Designers to ensure newly designed components integrate seamlessly into the system.
- Drive alignment across Service Designers, product teams, and technical/development teams, fostering a cohesive approach.
- Maintain rigorous quality standards and alignment across various features and user journeys.
- Ensure accessibility and responsiveness, optimising designs for all users and devices.
- Facilitate design critiques and governance processes, upholding best practices.
- Work closely with technical/development teams to ensure efficient implementation of design components.
- Oversee contribution workflows and documentation, ensuring the design system remains scalable and well-maintained.
- Proven expertise in design systems, component libraries, and scalable UI frameworks.
- Strong knowledge of Figma and other design system management tools.
- Experience in multi-platform responsive design (desktop, mobile, tablet).
- Strong understanding of WCAG accessibility guidelines and usability best practices.
- Proven experience in cross-functional collaboration with designers, developers, and product managers.
- Governance and quality control expertise, ensuring consistency across squads and teams.
- Familiarity with design tokens, frontend handoff, and development integration (e.g. Figma Dev Mode).
- Experience working in Agile teams, participating in sprint cycles, backlog refinement, and iterative design.
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