Here at Zip, we're reimagining how modern businesses function in the age of AI. The simple task of buying software, services, or tools at work has become hopelessly complicated at even the most innovative companies in the world. Today, enterprises spend $120T+ per year globally (>30 times larger than annual consumer e-commerce spend) and rely on vendors more than ever before to run their businesses.
Our co-founders started Zip in 2020 to address this seemingly universal problem with a purpose-built procurement platform that provides a simple, consumer-grade user experience. Within the last 5 years, Zip has created a new category and developed the leading solution in this $50B+ TAM space. Today, the worldâs leading companies like OpenAI, Snowflake, Anthropic, Coinbase, and JPMorgan Chase rely on Zip to manage billions of dollars in spend.
We have a world-class team coming from category-defining companies like Airbnb, Meta, Stripe, Salesforce, Apple, and Google. With a $2.2 billion valuation and $370 million in funding from Y Combinator, Tiger Global, BOND, DST Global, and CRV, weâre focused on developing cutting-edge technology, expanding into new global markets, andâabove allâdriving incredible value for our customers. Join us!
We're looking to bring on a designer to lead our design systems. You will be working closely with our frontend platform and foundations team to evolve our design systems and patterns, and build and evangelize best practices across all of our product teams. This will be a hybrid product design and design systems role, where youâll spend 80% of your time building and scaling our design system and 20% on designing best-in-class experiences for our platform features. Youâll work with a tight-knit team that values open communication and cross-functional collaboration. We move quickly to solve a wide range of complex product challenges with 100% emphasis on end-user experience.
Please note, we are looking for someone who will be able to come into our downtown San Francisco office on a hybrid basis (3 days / week).
Contribute to Zipâs vision and how to reimagine the procurement space with elegant, modern, interfaces.
Grow and mature our Design System capabilities and toolkits by pioneering new foundations, components, practices and methodologies
Develop a long-term strategy for design systems at Zip and collaborate closely with engineering and design to ensure components are implemented correctly
Drive requirements gathering with designers and engineers to build a well-rounded understanding of different product areas to help design of flexible and extensible frameworks, patterns, and components
Set a high quality standard for user interfaces across the board, inventorying inconsistencies and proposing the necessary improvements
Develop usage guidelines that teach designers and engineers how to use the components and patterns across design and code; create channels for feedback and improvements to ensure consistent implementation of components in code across multiple product verticals
Organize robust Figma libraries, and keep them neat and usable
Collaborate with other designers to craft and maintain a holistic product vision across Zipâs suite of products
Evangelize the Design Systemâs importance across the company in presentations, meetings, and other forums
5+ years experience as a design systems or product designer at a digital product company, contributing/leading the design and visual execution of product experiences. At least 3 years of design systems experience is required.
Expertise in Figma, Storybook, WCAG compliance, and other design systems tools.
A foundational understanding of HTML/CSS, how to design across multiple breakpoints, devices, and locales, and the ability to talk with developers about the implementation details
Strong portfolio demonstrating samples of best practice Design System deliverables (style foundations, components, interaction design, iconography, and prototypes)
Exceptionally strong visual, UI and interaction skills â youâre a champion for design and product excellence
Highly organized & systematic thinker with experience in driving a design process and working collaboratively to solve problems
Excitement about socializing a design system across an organization
Thrive in ambiguity and can independently prioritize work based on user needs and business goals, and take responsibility to drive product ideas forward
Great presentation, collaboration and communication skills
Strong organizational skills; ability to manage multiple projects at various stages
The salary range for this role is $150k - $200k. The salary for this position is determined based on a variety of job-related factors that may include location, relevant experience, education, or particular skills and expertise.
At Zip, weâre committed to providing our employees with everything they need to do their best work.
đ Start-up equity
𦷠Health, vision & dental coverage
đ˝ď¸ Catered lunches & dinners for TO employees
đ Team building events & happy hours
đ´ Flexible PTO
đť Apple equipment plus home office budget
We're looking to hire Zipsters and that means hiring people who take ownership, communicate openly, have an underdog mindset, and are excited to increase the pace of innovation for every business in the world. We encourage all candidates to apply even if your experience doesn't exactly match up to our job description. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workspace where everyone (regardless of age, religion, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and more) feels like they belong. We look forward to hearing from you!
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