Sr. Dir, Design Infrastructure
This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Sr. Dir, Design Infrastructure in United States.
This senior leadership role sits at the intersection of design, engineering, and AI-driven product innovation, responsible for redefining what a modern design system can be in an agent-native development environment.
The position leads the evolution of a foundational design system into a scalable, AI-compatible platform that enables both humans and intelligent agents to generate consistent, accessible user experiences.
It requires a strategic thinker who can simplify complex systems, reduce design and code fragmentation, and establish strong governance across a global developer ecosystem.
The role partners closely with product and engineering leadership to ensure seamless translation of design intent into production-ready code.
It also plays a key role in shaping standards for accessibility, usability, and system consistency at scale.
This is a high-impact opportunity to influence one of the world's largest developer platforms and redefine design infrastructure for the AI era.
Accountabilities
- Define and lead the evolution of a design system into an agent-native, AI-compatible platform of primitives, patterns, and guardrails.
- Simplify and consolidate system complexity by reducing redundancy and creating a more opinionated, scalable design foundation.
- Partner with engineering teams to ensure seamless integration of design systems into development workflows and code outputs.
- Establish and enforce standards for accessibility, consistency, usability, and overall design quality across human- and AI-generated interfaces.
- Drive cross-functional alignment between design, engineering, product, and marketing to ensure system adoption and business impact.
- Lead execution against measurable outcomes including system adoption, efficiency gains, and product quality improvements.
- Build, scale, and mentor a multidisciplinary team of designers, engineers, and accessibility experts, including managing managers.
- Develop a strong leadership culture focused on craft, clarity, and high-performance execution.
Requirements
- 12 years of experience in product, platform, or systems design and development, or equivalent academic qualifications with progressive experience.
- 6 years of experience leading multidisciplinary teams across design and engineering, including management of managers.
- Proven expertise in building or leading design-to-code systems that connect design frameworks with engineering implementation.
- Strong ability to simplify complex systems and design scalable, opinionated frameworks.
- Demonstrated success in driving alignment across design, product, and engineering organizations.
- Experience working on developer platforms, technical ecosystems, or large-scale digital products is highly preferred.
- Background in AI-enabled or generative UI systems is a strong advantage.
- Strong leadership, communication, and organizational influence skills in complex environments.
Benefits
- Competitive base salary aligned with experience and location
- Eligibility for annual bonuses and equity-based compensation
- Comprehensive healthcare coverage including medical, dental, and vision plans
- Retirement savings plans with employer contributions
- Remote-first work flexibility across the United States
- Generous paid time off and wellbeing programs
- Learning, development, and career growth opportunities
- Inclusive, global, and innovation-driven work environment
How Jobgether works:
We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.
We appreciate your interest and wish you the best!
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