Staff Product Designer, Platform/Design Systems Job at FloQast (Los Angeles)

Job Description

At FloQast, design is a driving force behind our AI-powered Accounting Transformation Platform and we’re building a world-class design organization to support our next chapter of hyper-growth! Our vision is to create human-centered tools that act as intelligent partners that automate repetitive work, detect anomalies, and surface insights in real time to help accounting teams operate with clarity and precision. Product design shapes: 1) How complex data becomes intuitive 2) How AI becomes a trusted partner, and 3) How everyone from the accountant to the CFO feels empowered. This role is for a design leader who will serve as the principal authority on our design system and platform-level experiences, driving quality, consistency, and velocity across all FloQast products.

Job Responsibility

Define Platform-Wide Experiences: Act as the domain expert and owner for critical, system-wide experiences, such as in-app notifications, global navigation, and page architectures
Design for Transformative AI: Translate complex AI capabilities and enterprise requirements into intuitive, high-trust, and scalable experiences across the platform
Lead Design System Strategy and Transformation: Own the strategic vision, roadmap, and execution for the Flow UI Design System
Influence Engineering Architecture: Partner directly with Front-End Engineering Leads and Leadership to ensure Flo UI is technically sound, maintainable, and reflects best practices
Drive Design Enablement and Velocity: Establish processes and governance to maximize the impact and adoption of the design system across all product and engineering teams
Architect Product Vision and Roadmap: Partner with Product, Design, and Engineering Leadership to define the product roadmap for Flow UI and design debt
Mentor and Coach: Act as a senior design leader, providing mentorship and coaching to designers across the organization
Elevate Quality at Scale: Set and enforce the highest bar for design quality, consistency, and accessibility across the entire platform

Requirements

7+ years of professional experience designing and successfully shipping high-quality, complex SaaS or enterprise products at scale
Expert-level experience in leading, building, scaling, and governing a large-scale, enterprise-grade Design System
Strong understanding of front-end development technologies (e.g., React, HTML/CSS) sufficient to influence technical implementation decisions
Expertise in ensuring design decisions are implemented consistently in code through Design Token Management tools like Figma Tokens or Style Dictionary
Familiarity with developer processes including Version Control (Git/GitHub), managing component distribution via Package Management, and the structure of Front-End Frameworks
Experience with component documentation platforms like Storybook and understanding of quality assurance tools
World-class portfolio that demonstrates exceptional systems thinking, visual design, interaction design, and strategic thinking
Proven experience successfully leading and shipping product initiatives from 0-1
Mastery of core design and prototyping tools (e.g., Figma), and demonstrated advanced proficiency in leveraging AI-powered tools
Proven ability to clearly articulate and defend design and system rationale to executive leadership across Product, Design, and Engineering
Utilize both qualitative user research and quantitative data to inform and validate system priorities