Experience Designer 4 - Design System

Hyland is building the future of intelligent enterprise software. The Lead Design System Designer is responsible for designing componentry and providing documentation to meet the needs of our product and technology organization.

This role is remote-first and morning availability starts at 8 Eastern Time for collaboration with European and Indian colleagues. This role requires occasional travel to Cleveland or Europe. Pacific Time candidates are less likely to be a schedule fit.

Provide leadership, mentorship, coaching and guidance across the entire design practice; set standard for quality of deliverables;
• Contribute to the overall vision and strategy for the design system, ensuring alignment with UX&I and product leadership in the service of Hyland product goals and user needs
• Participate in the creation, maintenance, and evolution of the design system
• Ensure the design system includes components, patterns, guidelines, and best practices that are scalable and reusable
• Contribute to the creation and maintenance of comprehensive documentation for the design system, and test to ensure its utility for our cross-functional partners
• Collaborate with user researchers to plan, develop and execute research to define, optimize and evolve our design system; proactively identify research opportunities to address knowledge gaps
• Collaborate with members of the design system team in the continual growth and development of the design system; collaborate with UX&I leadership in establishing core design principles
• Use storytelling methods to communicate complex concepts and design work to varied audiences across the organization including C-level executives , influencing strategy and growing our understanding and culture of design
• Provide annotated design specifications and documentation that detail interaction behaviors and acceptance criteria for developers
• Operate as an innovative thought leader; contribute significantly to the overall growth and quality of the department through knowledge sharing and coaching on current best practices and market trends
• Comply with all corporate and departmental privacy and data security policies and practices, including but not limited to, Hyland's Information Systems Security Policy

• Professional portfolio that demonstrates both pragmatic and creative thinking including the ability to work within constraints, shifting schedules and priorities

• Deep experience building and delivering enterprise-grade design systems at scale

• Experience working with Material Design, including Material Design 3

• Proficiency with industry-standard design and prototyping tools, notably expertise in Figma

• Proven experience creating high-quality and effective design artifacts including concepts, journeys, storyboards, user flows, wireframes and prototypes

• Experience with responsive, mobile and product design

• Experience integrating user research into design systems and practices

• Experience integrating best practices for accessibility into the composition of design system components

• Demonstrated success collaborating with developers, product owners, and executive leadership in defining and designing portfolio vision and strategy

• Experience working across teams to integrate feedback and input from diverse stakeholders (product managers, engineers, customers, and other stakeholders)

• Experience leading design activities within an Agile product delivery methodology

• Extensive design strategy and thought leadership experience

• Experience shaping a design practice in an organization, including establishment of processes, influencing organizational structure, and defining the strategic role design plays in achieving business goals

• Excellent oral and written communications skills that demonstrate a professional demeanor and the ability to interact with executive presence

• Excellent organizational, multi-tasking, and time management skills

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, applied successfully within team as well as with all levels of employees in other areas, customers, and executives

• Excellent critical thinking and problem solving skills

• Excellent leadership, sound judgement, and business acumen skills

• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary, collaborative team environment

• Ability to work efficiently and independently on one or more projects, often with ambiguity, constraints of time and scope, and technical complexity

• Ability to support work verbally and visually with design rationale, data and/or user research

• Ability to introduce new industry-leading design approaches and methods that drive positive outcomes (efficiency, speed to market, innovation, etc.)

• Ability to provide guidance and support to developing team members

• Ability to effectively collaborate with senior leadership across the organization to understand and influence product vision and strategy

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

• Up to 10% travel time required

Based on individual states' employment laws, the following details are to comply with the relevant salary posting requirements: base salary range of $157,000-$170,000 and eligible for benefits

What you can expect next

• Hyland Recruiters thoroughly review every application and will contact you within 1 to 2 weeks regarding next steps. Be sure to add Hyland to your contacts list and check your spam folder so you never miss a message from us!
• Any follow up questions? Email your Recruiter directly at Careers@Hyland.com.

Benefits

401(k) Retirement Savings. Flexible Schedule. Paid Time Off. Medical, Dental, Vision. Volunteer Paid Time Off. Wellness Reimbursement. Paid Parental Leave. Sabbatical Program.

Find out more by going to https://www.hyland.com/en/resources/articles/why-work-at-hyland .

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Since 1991, it has been Hyland's mission to help our employees, customers and partners exceed their potential with our industry-leading content services platform. Our employees exude a contagious energy and are passionate about what they do - whether it's helping customers succeed, raising up their fellow Hylanders, or engaging in the communities where they live and work.

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