Experience Designer Lead Senior - Design Systems
Core
Lead and mentor a pod of designers maintaining and evolving PNC's largest and most mature design systems, ensuring consistency and scalability across core digital experiences.
Role type
Senior Individual Contributor Design Systems Lead
Builds
Enterprise design system libraries (Figma components, design tokens, coded component libraries) and supporting documentation for PNC's digital products.
Domain
Financial Services / Design Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Design Systems Strategy, Design Governance, Cross-team Alignment, Accessibility Standards, Design-to-Development Collaboration, Community Adoption & Enablement, Design Reviews & Audits, Pod Leadership & Mentoring
Preferred skills
Agile Web Development, JavaScript, Wireframing, Business Requirements Documentation, IT Architecture
Technologies
Figma
Responsibilities
Provide daily direction and orchestration for a pod of eight designers; Lead evolution of design system libraries including Figma components and coded libraries; Drive design system strategy, roadmap, and discovery incorporating customer feedback; Oversee design system governance including steering committees and contribution models; Define and drive alignment to design system standards, patterns, and accessibility requirements; Coordinate with engineering and accessibility partners to ensure design-to-development collaboration; Drive adoption and measure design system effectiveness across teams; Lead design reviews and audits to promote consistency.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities
