Senior Design System Manager (UI Focus) - 3-Month Contract - Octopus by RTG

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Abu Dhabi, ARE
In-Office
Senior level
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The Role
The role involves leading the development and governance of an enterprise design system, improving UI consistency, and aligning design practices across digital platforms within a 3-month engagement.
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About Octopus by RTG

Octopus by RTG is the tech hiring and outsourcing arm of Robusta Technology Group, dedicated to connecting exceptional tech talent with top-tier organizations across the MENA, GCC, Europe, the US, and Canada. We specialize in building strong, long-term partnerships between skilled professionals and innovative companies. Our mission is to empower growth, innovation, and excellence by matching the right talent with the right opportunities.

About the Role

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Design System Manager to lead and accelerate the development, governance, and adoption of our enterprise design system. This is a short-term, high-impact contract role focused on establishing strong foundations, improving UI consistency, and enabling scalable frontend practices across digital platforms.

The ideal candidate is strategic yet hands-on, capable of quickly assessing the current state, defining a clear roadmap, and delivering measurable improvements within a 3-month engagement.

Key Responsibilities
  • Assess the current state of the design system and identify gaps
  • Define and execute a focused 3-month roadmap with clear deliverables
  • Establish governance frameworks and contribution models
  • Lead development or refinement of reusable UI components, tokens, and patterns
  • Align UX, frontend engineering, and brand standards
  • Ensure accessibility (WCAG), responsiveness, and performance best practices
  • Implement documentation standards and version control processes
  • Drive stakeholder alignment and adoption across product teams
  • Provide mentorship and recommendations for long-term sustainability

Requirements
  • 8+ years of experience in UI/UX, frontend engineering, or digital product development
  • Proven experience building or scaling enterprise design systems
  • Strong expertise in component-based architecture and modern frontend frameworks (React, Angular, Vue, etc.)
  • Deep understanding of design tokens, theming, and UI governance
  • Experience implementing accessibility standards (WCAG)
  • Strong stakeholder management and leadership skills
  • Ability to deliver results in short, high-impact engagements

Skills Required

  • 8+ years of experience in UI/UX, frontend engineering, or digital product development
  • Proven experience building or scaling enterprise design systems
  • Strong expertise in component-based architecture and modern frontend frameworks
  • Deep understanding of design tokens, theming, and UI governance
  • Experience implementing accessibility standards (WCAG)
  • Strong stakeholder management and leadership skills
  • Ability to deliver results in short, high-impact engagements
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The Company
8 Employees

What We Do

Robusta Technology Group (RTG) | Empowering the tech landscape with innovative digital solutions, expertise, and collaboration. Join us to unlock your business' growth potential. #TechForGrowth #DigitalTransformation

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