Staff/Lead Product Designer, Design System

Espoo, Remote. Posted 2 months ago

The role

You will build a design system from the ground up, starting with a Figma library and playbook and evolving into token architecture and code components. You will co-design with frontend engineers, advocate for adoption across teams, and use AI to automate system tasks.

What you will do

Build a Figma library, shared foundations, and written guidance.
Develop token architecture and components in code.
Co-design with frontend engineers in the code.
Read PRs and prototype in branches.
Make the case for the design system to product managers, engineers, and leadership.
Run office hours and perform migration work.
Set and hold the craft bar across the domain.
Use AI for component documentation, variant generation, token maintenance, and migration codemods.
Stay accountable for adoption, consistency, shipped UI quality, and build speed.
Work across a networked organisation including designers, brand, marketing, and sales engineers.

Required qualifications

Experience taking a design system from 0-to-1 in an unconvincing organisation.
Fluency in code including reading React and CSS, understanding component APIs, and running repos locally.
Ability to influence without authority.
Exceptional craft in layout systems, typography, colour, and visual hierarchy for complex professional interfaces.
Practical experience using AI tools in design work.
Experience owning UX end-to-end for complex professional products.
Expert in Figma.

Nice to have

Accessibility as a default rather than an audit.
Experience with theming, dark mode, or multi-brand systems.
Data-dense, map-heavy or real-time interfaces.
Public writing or open-source contribution on design systems.
Time spent in high-stakes or regulated environments.

Benefits

Continuous professional development
Training opportunities

Before you apply

Employment is subject to applicable security screening (incl. SUPO, where required)

About the company

ICEYE is the world leader in sovereign intelligence from space, operating the world's largest and most advanced SAR satellite constellation. Headquartered in Finland, the company employs over 1000 people globally.