Design Systems, Product Designer
Core
Design and maintain Workbench, Gusto's internal design system, evolving it to serve both human designers and AI tools during a brand refresh.
Role type
Senior Staff-level Design Systems Designer (AI-native)
Builds
Workbench design system components, token architecture, and AI-assisted design tooling
Domain
SaaS / HR Tech / Design Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Design systems lifecycle management, token architecture, component API design, AI tool fluency, technical acumen, accessibility (WCAG AA), Figma, GitHub
Preferred skills
LLM-readable documentation, MCP servers, AI-assisted design tooling
Technologies
Figma, GitHub, Claude, Copilot
Responsibilities
Design and maintain complex Workbench components with variables and tokenized styles; Own and evolve semantic and functional token architecture; Collaborate with engineering on coded implementations and technical plans; Contribute to AI tooling for designers and engineers; Document design decisions and usage guidance; Participate in systemic architecture and migration strategy decisions
Seniority
Senior Staff, hands-on IC
