Senior Product Designer, Design Systems

• Own and evolve major components and foundational patterns within Strava’s design system
• Design and maintain Figma libraries, components, tokens, and system documentation
• Define and refine UX and UI patterns used across multiple product teams
• Improve cross-platform parity across iOS, Android, web, and Apple Watch, while respecting platform conventions
• Partner closely with engineering on component APIs, states, variants, and theming to keep design and code aligned
• Contribute to design-to-code workflows and automation that reduce manual effort and speed up production
• Advance and maintain accessibility standards across system components and patterns
• Write clear documentation and usage guidelines that support consistent adoption across design and engineering
• Represent the design system in cross-team critiques, working sessions, and forums
• Support and mentor other designers through feedback, collaboration, and shared best practices
• Identify opportunities to modernize the product through improvements to the design system
• Apply a strong systems-thinking approach to complex, multi-platform problems
• Ship high-quality system improvements that are practical, scalable, and production-ready
• Clearly articulating design decisions, tradeoffs, and constraints
• Produce detailed interaction and UI specifications and partnering closely with engineers through implementation
• Embracing an inclusive, collaborative environment that values diverse perspectives
• Navigate ambiguity with confidence and taking initiative to move work forward
• Use feedback, data, and partner input to continuously improve the system

• 3+ years of product design experience, with meaningful hands-on work in design systems, component libraries, or UI foundations
• A portfolio that demonstrates shipped design system work and its impact
• Experience designing and shipping for both native mobile and web platforms
• A high bar for visual and interaction design, paired with strong UX fundamentals
• A solid understanding of engineering complexity within design systems, including states, variants, and implementation constraints
• Comfort reading code and partnering closely with engineers to shape scalable, maintainable components
• Familiarity with design tokens, component libraries, and documentation tools such as Storybook or Zeroheight
• Practical knowledge of accessibility guidelines and inclusive design principles
• Experience working in cross-functional, Agile product teams
• Curiosity, a growth mindset, and a desire to continually improve tools, processes, and outcomes

Offers Equity