Senior Designer - Design Systems

We’re looking for a highly experienced Senior Product Designer to build Farther’s design system from the ground up and own it long-term. This foundational role will define how our entire product organization works—creating the infrastructure that enables consistent, high-quality experiences at speed.

You will be responsible for the full lifecycle of the design system: auditing assets, creating a scalable component library, defining patterns, and layouts, documenting usage, and driving adoption across design and engineering. This is deep, hands-on, expert-level work that requires strategic thinking, systems-level vision, and the ability to execute down to the smallest detail.

Design Systems Ownership

• Audit existing design assets and build a scalable, accessible component library in Figma
• Create reusable components, design tokens, and detailed usage documentation
• Own prioritization, roadmapping, and stakeholder communication for the design system
• Define governance processes for adoption, enhancements, and deprecations
• Collaborate closely with engineering to ensure design-to-code fidelity and proper implementation
• Establish education and onboarding processes that drive real adoption across the team

Supporting Design Team Work

• Provide guidance and support to designers across advisor tools, client platforms, and mobile, ensuring design system principles are applied consistently
• Partner with PMs and engineering teams as needed to clarify component usage, patterns, and best practices during feature implementation
• Apply systems thinking to help maintain consistency, accessibility, and quality across all product experiences
• Collaborate with other designers to support seamless cross-platform experiences, leveraging the design system as the single source of truth

• 5+ years of product design experience, including 3+ years leading design systems
• Expert in Figma, capable of building scalable component architectures 
• Deep understanding of design-to-code implementation and cross-platform consistency
• Both strategic and executional—able to set vision, define governance, and execute detailed components
• Self-directed, highly organized, and skilled at prioritization and stakeholder management
• Excited by the challenge of building and maintaining a permanent, enterprise-grade design system
• Excellent documentation, communication, and collaboration skills

• Experience in fintech or regulated industries
• Familiarity with Storybook or similar tools
• Background in mobile design systems (iOS/Android)
• Interest in AI tools and design automation
• Experience mentoring designers or leading adoption initiatives

• Competitive comp package that rewards impact
• Work alongside some of the brightest minds in fintech
• Ground-floor opportunity at a fast-scaling startup
• Chart your own growth path as we expand
• Full health benefits + 401(k) matching & Roth IRA options
• Unlimited PTO
• An amazing collaborative atmosphere between product, design, and engineering to solve hard problems together

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