Design Systems Lead
Core
Lead a design systems team to build foundational patterns, tools, and guidance for designers, engineers, and AI agents to create coherent Ramp experiences without constant oversight.
Role type
Senior Design Systems Lead (Strategy & Hands-on IC)
Builds
Scalable design systems, reusable patterns, agent guidance, and evaluation frameworks for Ramp's finance platform
Domain
Fintech / Design Systems / AI-assisted development
Required skills
Design leadership, visual and interaction design, systems thinking, technical fluency (frontend/code), AI workflow integration, product judgment, quality measurement, stakeholder management
Preferred skills
Agent-usable design guidance, developer/designer tooling, large-scale system migration, multi-platform evolution, startup experience
Technologies
Frontend frameworks, AI tools, design system tokens, component libraries
Responsibilities
Lead and develop the design systems team; Own the system's vision and direction; Elevate visual and interaction design standards; Translate principles into reusable patterns and guidance; Guide technical architecture with engineering; Stay hands-on with prototyping and implementation; Define and measure system quality; Improve workflows with engineering and AI teams; Drive adoption across product teams; Iterate based on evidence and feedback
