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As Head of Design System (m/f/d), you will manage the personnel and technical aspects of a large area of responsibility. You will be the point of contact for complex and particularly difficult issues with strong decision-making and decision-making authority.
* Responsible for development, implementation and adoption of a unified design-to-code design system that ensures consistent visual language and component scalability across all digital products.
* Oversee the integration and continuous improvement of design tokens and reusable UI elements that support rapid iteration and robust user experiences.
* Establish and refine advanced tools to streamline cross‑functional collaboration between design, engineering, and product teams.
* Leverage user feedback and usability testing insights to iteratively enhance the design system, aligning it with evolving brand identity, product requirements and technology trends.
* Responsible for selecting new employees, organizing the team, motivating employees, initiating training and further development and promoting talent.
* Cascade the overarching strategy into your own area and develop design system strategies, basic regulations and workflow adoptions.
* Optimize the area of responsibility based on key figures, increase process efficiency and perform budget planning tasks.
* Represent work results to the higher management level.
Severely disabled applicants with equal qualification will be given particular consideration.
Profil
You have a degree with a focus on User Experience, Service Design or a comparable qualification and already have many years of professional experience in the User Experience and Design System environment.
* Many years of experience in architecting and managing scalable design systems that elevate user experience.
* Passion for translating complex design challenges into intuitive, cohesive solutions.
* Many years of experience in collaborating with cross‑functional teams to align design system standards and advanced tools with product development goals.
* Passion for driving innovation through emerging design trends in combination with many years of experience of advanced prototyping techniques.
* Experience in developing and maintaining detailed design documentation and component libraries.
* Many years of experience in combining design craft with deep understanding of frontend standards, native UI patterns, and platform conventions like web and mobile apps.
* Many years of experience of user experience and design of high‑tech international consumer products.
* Many years of experience in mentoring creative teams to foster a culture of design excellence and continuous improvement.
* Many years of experience in strategic design projects and related execution to optimize design work flows and processes.
* Several years of experience in the independent and binding planning and management of new topics.
* Strong experience with a holistic (integrated) perspective.
* Strong knowledge of budget and cost management.
* Strong knowledge of technical standards around frontends and native user interfaces.
* Excellent experience in classic and agile forms of cooperation.
Seniority level: Director
Employment type: Full‑time
Job function: Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology
Industries: Telecommunications
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