Lead Designer, Design Systems

Zip is tackling the $50B+ TAM space to transform the way businesses manage spend. Our co-founders started Zip (YC S2020) because they saw the challenges companies had using outdated 20-year-old software to manage hundreds of millions of dollars in spend every year. We invented the world’s leading Intake-to-Procure solution to bring a consumer-grade user experience to B2B purchasing. And, we’re just getting started.

We're a fast-growing team that helped scale category-defining companies like Airbnb, Facebook, Salesforce, Apple, Quora, Pinterest, and Square. With $81 million in funding from YC Continuity (Y Combinator), CRV, and Tiger Global, we're valued at $1.2 billion in just 18 months. In today's economic climate, the value we offer our customers is more critical than ever and our business is accelerating. We're growing quickly and need your help!

Your Role

We're looking to bring on our first dedicated design systems designer to uplevel our existing design system and craft beautiful, intuitive interfaces. We’re here to redefine the experience for procurement and make it modern, intuitive, and delightful to use. In the upcoming year, one of our main initiatives will be to redefine our visual language and evolve and maintain a world-class design system.

You’ll work with a tight-knit team that values open communication and cross-functional collaboration, with a strong emphasis on delivering high-quality products. We move quickly to solve a wide range of complex product challenges with 100% emphasis on end-user experience.

You Will

• Redefine the caliber of craft that’s put into streamlining complex purchasing journeys.
• Contribute to Zip’s vision and how to reimagine the procurement space with elegant, modern interfaces.
• Grow and mature our Design System capabilities and toolkits by pioneering new foundations, components, practices, and methodologies.
• Develop a long-term strategy for design systems at Zip and collaborate closely with engineering and design to ensure components are implemented correctly.
• Drive requirements gathering with designers and engineers to build a well-rounded understanding of different product areas to help design flexible and extensible frameworks, patterns, and components.
• Set a high-quality standard for user interfaces across the board, inventorying inconsistencies and proposing the necessary improvements.
• Develop usage guidelines that teach designers and engineers how to use the components and patterns across design and code; create channels for feedback and improvements to ensure consistent implementation of components in code across multiple product verticals.
• Organize robust Figma libraries, and keep them neat and usable.
• Collaborate with other designers to craft and maintain a holistic product vision across Zip’s suite of products.
• Evangelize the Design System’s importance across the company in presentations, meetings, and other forums.

Qualifications

• Several years of experience leading, building, owning, and maintaining design systems at scale.
• Highly organized & systematic thinker with experience in driving a design process and working collaboratively to solve problems.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating samples of best practice Design System deliverables (style foundations, components, interaction design, iconography, and prototypes).
• Exceptionally strong visual, UI, and interaction skills — you’re a champion for design and product excellence.
• Quickly build trust and rapport with stakeholders at every level.
• Experience designing with inclusive and accessible best practices.
• A foundational understanding of HTML/CSS, how to design across multiple breakpoints, devices, and locales, and the ability to talk with developers about the implementation details.
• The ability to determine when to use the design system, and when to “break the rules” to create the best product possible.
• Excitement about socializing a design system across an organization.
• Great presentation, collaboration, and communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills; ability to manage multiple projects at various stages.

The salary range for this role is $150,000 - $200,000. The salary for this position is determined based on a variety of job-related factors that may include location, relevant experience, education, or particular skills and expertise.

Perks & Benefits

At Zip, we’re committed to providing our employees with everything they need to do their best work.

• Start-up equity
• Full health, vision & dental coverage
• Catered lunches & dinners for SF employees
• Commuter benefit
• Team building events & happy hours
• Unlimited PTO
• Apple equipment plus home office budget
• 401k plan

We're looking to hire Zippers and that means hiring people who take ownership, communicate openly, have an underdog mindset, and are excited to increase the pace of innovation for every business in the world. We encourage all candidates to apply even if your experience doesn't exactly match up to our job description. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workspace where everyone (regardless of age, religion, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and more) feels like they belong. We look forward to hearing from you!