Senior Designer

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve core elements of GM’s web and app design system, including patterns, guidelines, and usage principles.
• Define clear system boundaries and guardrails, including where flexibility is allowed and where it is not.
• Partner with Marketing, Product, Engineering, and external agencies to ensure proper adoption and use of the design system.
• Lead design reviews focused on system alignment, quality, and long-term scalability rather than surface-level execution.
• Intervene when teams or agencies go off-system, guiding course correction through principled, credible design rationale.
• Translate system intent into clear guidance, documentation, and decision frameworks that teams can use.
• Act as a senior design representative in complex, sometimes adversarial conversations where brand, speed, or local needs conflict with system integrity.
• Champion accessibility, inclusivity, and consistency as non-negotiable system qualities.
• Present system strategy, decisions, and tradeoffs to senior leadership and executive stakeholders.

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree in Design, Human Computer Interaction, Visual Communications, or related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 5+ years of professional experience in product design, systems design, or design systems roles.
• Demonstrated experience owning or significantly contributing to large-scale design systems across multiple products, brands, or platforms.
• Strong portfolio showing system-level thinking, decision-making frameworks, and long-term impact rather than only artifact production.
• Proven ability to influence without direct authority and to hold firm on standards under pressure.
• Exceptional communication and storytelling skills, including experience presenting to senior leaders and navigating contentious discussions.
• Deep expertise in modern design tools and systems workflows, including Figma-based system management.

What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

• 7+ years of professional experience in product design, systems design, or design systems roles.
• Experience working with global brands, complex brand architectures, or federated organizations.
• Prior experience engaging with Marketing organizations and external agencies in governance or review contexts.
• Background in automotive, enterprise platforms, or large-scale digital ecosystems.
• Demonstrated success balancing standardization with brand expression and local market needs.
• Experience defining governance models, review processes, or contribution frameworks for design systems.
• Strong understanding of accessibility standards and their application at the system level.

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