Design Systems Lead

Job description

UI / Design Systems Lead — B2C Product | £85k | London (Hybrid)

We're working with a fast-growing, PE-backed telecoms brand that's just completed a global brand refresh and full redesign of its digital products. They're now looking for a UI-focused Design Systems Lead to protect and scale that new interface across multiple markets.

This isn't a UX strategy role. There's already a senior UX lead in place. What's needed is someone who can own the design system at an implementation level: driving adoption, consistency, and quality across local market teams who are building on top of it day to day.

What you'll do:

• Own the Figma-based design system: components, tokens, documentation, and governance
• Drive adoption and consistency across five+ local market design teams
• Run design QA and own the Figma-to-development handoff
• Act as the go-to authority on UI standards, influencing without direct reports
• Push back constructively where markets drift from the system, and know when local variation is legitimate

What you'll need:

• Strong B2C product design background (essential)
• Hands-on Design System experience: token/component architecture, versioning, contribution workflows
• Confidence managing stakeholders across multiple teams or markets, ideally without formal authority over them
• Strong Figma skills including variables/tokens and prototyping
• Experience partnering with engineering on handoff and QA
• WCAG 2.2 AA working knowledge

This is a senior individual contributor role. No direct reports, but real influence over how the product looks and works across every market. Open to Senior-level candidates who can operate at lead scope on implementation.

Package: £85k + bonus, hybrid (3 days office, London), strong benefits package.

Interested or know someone who fits? Get in touch.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

London Area

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

05-09-2026

Profession type

Design / Fashion

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English