Product Designer, Design Systems (Governance Specialist)
Core
Ensure design system scalability, consistency, and adoption across Ford's vehicle software and mobile apps by managing governance, workflows, and standards.
Role type
Product Designer (Design Systems Governance)
Builds
Shared components, tokens, patterns, and guidelines for vehicle software and mobile apps
Domain
Automotive / Digital Product Design
Required skills
Design system governance, Atomic Design principles, component architecture, design tokens, Figma, Storybook, accessibility (WCAG), documentation, facilitation, systems thinking
Preferred skills
Governance or analytics tools, token management platforms, component usage tracking, linting tools
Responsibilities
Review feature designs and proposed components for consistency and alignment; Maintain governance practices including contribution guidelines and versioning; Support intake and prioritization of system requests; Audit the system for gaps, drift, and accessibility issues; Keep documentation and migration guidance up to date; Track adoption and system health; Socialize governance practices and align roadmaps with product teams; Identify governance gaps and develop proposals to improve operating models
Seniority
Mid-Senior, hands-on IC