Our client is a global workforce software company unifying HR, payroll, IT and finance on one platform. Its more than 40 products must feel like a seamless experience. The company has publicly announced a $450M Series G round, and its design systems team has roughly 18 dedicated engineers.
Join as a Staff/Principal-level individual contributor to define platform-wide design systems. Set vision and strategy, identify problems and drive initiatives through hands-on design and AI-assisted code prototyping. Remote work is available in the US, Canada and UK. Candidates near the New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Toronto or London offices are expected onsite three days a week. New York is the preferred location, followed by Toronto and US East Coast remote; other listed offices and US remote are also considered.
• Build scalable UX patterns and repeatable flows across a dense, multi-product platform, including mobile experiences.
• Develop systems that define and measure design quality and automatically check product work against standards.
• Build AI prototyping tools and code-based checks of implementation quality.
• Own broad initiatives from strategy and research through hands-on prototyping and delivery.
• Partner with engineers, product managers and designers to raise craft and evolve the design language.
Requirements
• Typically eight or more years in product design or design systems, with Staff, Principal or Lead-level ownership.
• Experience building scalable interaction patterns and UX frameworks beyond component or token libraries.
• Hands-on use of AI-assisted coding and prototyping tools, such as Codex, Cursor and Claude Code.
• Strong visual, interaction and user experience craft, including accessibility expertise.
• Systems experience in complex B2B platforms, horizontal architectures or developer tooling.
• Ability to identify problems independently, set direction and work directly with engineering.
• Strong mobile or consumer design experience is a plus. A purely technical background must still demonstrate excellent visual craft.
Codex, Cursor, Claude Code, Claude, ChatGPT, Figma and FigJam. Code-based prototyping and AI-driven design quality tools are central to the work.
Benefits
The advertised base range is $200,000-$280,000 USD, plus competitive equity and RSUs. Published US bands vary by location and experience: Tier 1 $174,000-$280,000; Tier 2 $156,600-$261,000; Tier 3 $147,900-$246,500. Compensation outside the US is location dependent. Visa transfers are supported. Paid relocation is not confirmed.
Shape the experience across more than 40 products with a substantial dedicated engineering team. Combine platform strategy with hands-on craft in an AI-forward design culture that gives senior ICs broad ownership and respects work-life boundaries.
Skills Required
- Typically eight or more years of experience in product design or design systems
- Staff, Principal, or Lead-level ownership experience
- Experience building scalable interaction patterns and UX frameworks beyond component or token libraries
- Hands-on experience with AI-assisted coding and prototyping tools such as Codex, Cursor, and Claude Code
- Strong visual, interaction, and user experience design craft
- Accessibility expertise
- Experience with complex B2B platforms, horizontal architectures, or developer tooling
- Ability to identify problems independently, set direction, and work directly with engineering
- Strong mobile or consumer design experience
- Candidates from purely technical backgrounds must demonstrate excellent visual craft
What We Do
Raydar is a talent acquisition and business consulting firm that connects world-class and emerging talent with growing organizations. It supports companies through team development, strategic hiring, and customized growth solutions, helping clients recruit roles such as engineers, product managers, executives, legal counsel, and quantitative traders. Raydar focuses on understanding each organization’s needs, culture, and long-term goals to build high-impact teams.
