Job Description
An established financial services organization is seeking a Platform Design Systems Lead to support a remote team. This role focuses on advancing platform-level design systems through governance, documentation, accessibility, and cross-functional collaboration to help deliver scalable and consistent digital experiences.
About the Opportunity:
Schedule: Monday to Friday
Hours: Standard business
Setting: Remote
Responsibilities:
Define and evolve the platform design-system roadmap in alignment with product goals, platform priorities, accessibility expectations, and enterprise guidance
Champion adoption of approved design patterns, tokens, components, documentation, and contribution practices within the assigned platform
Partner with design, engineering, product, accessibility, and leadership stakeholders to translate platform needs into practical implementation and governance improvements
Apply front-end technical fluency to evaluate implementation feasibility, identify technical gaps, and support effective design-to-development handoff practices
Build and maintain platform documentation, support training and enablement efforts, and help improve consistency, quality, and adoption across product teams
Perform other duties, as needed
Qualifications:
At least 5 years of experience in design systems, product design, design operations, front-end engineering, or a related digital product discipline
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field, or equivalent work experience
Proven track record of leading, governing, or significantly contributing to design-system adoption for a product area, platform, or large-scale digital experience
Working knowledge of front-end technologies, including HTML, CSS or SCSS, JavaScript or TypeScript, and modern component frameworks or libraries such as React or Vue
Familiarity with design token management, theming systems, component-library architecture, and cross-platform implementation considerations
Understanding of CI/CD concepts relevant to design-system delivery, including build, test, release, versioning, documentation, dependency, and quality-check workflows
Strong understanding of design principles, UI/UX best practices, accessibility standards, and inclusive digital experience practices, including WCAG
Experience with design tools such as Figma and documentation platforms such as Storybook or Zeroheight
Excellent communication, facilitation, leadership, stakeholder management, and change-management skills
Desired Skills:
Experience partnering with front-end engineering teams
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Vienna, VA, Virginia (Remote) |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $49 Per Hour |
| Company Size | 100 to 499 employees |
| Year Founded | 1985 |
| Website | http://www.tandymgroup.com |
About Company
At Tandym Group (formerly The Execu|Search Group), we’re committed to connecting talented people like you with leading companies. With our personalized approach, you’ll never feel like just a resume when you work with us. We know that every job—and every job seeker—is different, which is why we keep the focus on you and your goals. This philosophy has allowed us to help thousands of people find career success over the last three decades, and we’re here to help you do the same.
With our extensive network of companies and full suite of direct hire recruitment and contract staffing services, you’ll have access to a variety of roles. We match talent with highly curated opportunities across healthcare, professional services, tech, and life sciences—but it goes far beyond that.
When you partner with us, we’re all in. Your goals become our goals, and we are committed to helping you reach your highest potential. From matching you with your dream role to providing resume guidance and interview prep, we’re here for the entire journey. In the constantly changing world of work, you can count on us to be by your side.
With our extensive network of companies and full suite of direct hire recruitment and contract staffing services, you’ll have access to a variety of roles. We match talent with highly curated opportunities across healthcare, professional services, tech, and life sciences—but it goes far beyond that.
When you partner with us, we’re all in. Your goals become our goals, and we are committed to helping you reach your highest potential. From matching you with your dream role to providing resume guidance and interview prep, we’re here for the entire journey. In the constantly changing world of work, you can count on us to be by your side.
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