Next Matter
Staff Product Designer - Design Systems
Next Matter, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199
Company Description
LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network, built to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. Our products help people make powerful connections, discover exciting opportunities, build necessary skills, and gain valuable insights every day. We’re also committed to providing transformational opportunities for our own employees by investing in their growth. We aspire to create a culture that’s built on trust, care, inclusion, and fun – where everyone can succeed. Join us to transform the way the world works.
Job Description This position can work out of our New York City or San Francisco office. At LinkedIn, our approach to flexible work is centered on trust and optimized for culture, connection, clarity, and the evolving needs of our business. The work location of this role is hybrid, meaning it will be performed both from home and from a LinkedIn office on select days, as determined by the business needs of the team.
LinkedIn’s vision is to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. Our global Product Design team advances this vision through quality, inclusive design. We're passionate about designing an equal, fair, and accessible platform that’s modern, engaging, and responsible.
Why join the Design Systems team at LinkedIn? The Design Systems team at LinkedIn offers an exciting opportunity to work on cutting‑edge initiatives that drive a cohesive, high‑quality, and scalable user experience across the platform. Team members collaborate on modernizing LinkedIn's product design, utilizing a flexible frontend platform, and exploring AI‑powered tools and prototypes to enhance design quality and efficiency. With its focus on innovation, product modernization, and leveraging advanced technologies, the team provides a unique chance to shape the future of LinkedIn's user experience.
Responsibilities
Manage, evolve, and document the LinkedIn Design System
Design, refine, and maintain high‑quality UI components across multiple platforms
Create, document, and evangelize UX patterns and best practices
Partner with designers, engineers, researchers, and accessibility experts to ensure inclusive and accessible design
Collaborate closely with cross‑functional teams to integrate design system components and patterns into product development
Contribute to prototyping and experimentation with emerging tools, including AI‑assisted design workflows
Uphold quality standards and promote consistency across all LinkedIn products
Basic Qualifications
6+ years of professional experience in Product Design, with direct hands‑on work in Design Systems
Bachelor’s degree in Design, HCI, Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent professional experience
Strong expertise in Figma (variables, libraries, tokens, and system architecture)
Proven ability to design and document reusable components and UX patterns
Experience with accessibility standards and inclusive design practices
Solid understanding of systems thinking and product design execution
Proven experience in managing product migration from an existing design system to a new version
Preferred Qualifications
Experience collaborating with software engineers on UI frameworks and implementation
Familiarity with front‑end technologies and ability to bridge design and engineering
Experience working on accessibility‑focused projects
Strong communication skills and ability to influence cross‑functional partners
Enthusiasm for exploring new design tools and workflows, including AI‑assisted design
Suggested Skills
Design Systems Architecture and Management
Systems Thinking
Accessibility and Inclusive Design
Product Design Execution
Software Engineering Collaboration
Compensation LinkedIn is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range for this role is $151,000 to $246,000. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location. This may be different in other locations due to differences in the cost of labor. The total compensation package for this position may also include annual performance bonus, stock, benefits and/or other applicable incentive compensation plans. For more information, visit https://careers.linkedin.com/benefits.
Equal Opportunity Statement We seek candidates with a wide range of perspectives and backgrounds and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. LinkedIn considers qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other legally protected class. LinkedIn is committed to offering an inclusive and accessible experience for all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. Our goal is to foster an inclusive and accessible workplace where everyone has the opportunity to be successful. If you need a reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening, apply for a position, or participate in the interview process, connect with us at accommodations@linkedin.com.
San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance – LinkedIn will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. LinkedIn will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is in response to a formal complaint or charge, in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, or consistent with LinkedIn's legal duty to furnish information.
Pay Transparency Policy Statement As a federal contractor, LinkedIn follows the Pay Transparency and nondiscrimination provisions described at https://lnkd.in/paytransparency.
Global Data Privacy Notice for Job Candidates Please follow this link to access the document that provides transparency around the way in which LinkedIn handles personal data of employees and job applicants: https://legal.linkedin.com/candidate-portal.
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Job Description This position can work out of our New York City or San Francisco office. At LinkedIn, our approach to flexible work is centered on trust and optimized for culture, connection, clarity, and the evolving needs of our business. The work location of this role is hybrid, meaning it will be performed both from home and from a LinkedIn office on select days, as determined by the business needs of the team.
LinkedIn’s vision is to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. Our global Product Design team advances this vision through quality, inclusive design. We're passionate about designing an equal, fair, and accessible platform that’s modern, engaging, and responsible.
Why join the Design Systems team at LinkedIn? The Design Systems team at LinkedIn offers an exciting opportunity to work on cutting‑edge initiatives that drive a cohesive, high‑quality, and scalable user experience across the platform. Team members collaborate on modernizing LinkedIn's product design, utilizing a flexible frontend platform, and exploring AI‑powered tools and prototypes to enhance design quality and efficiency. With its focus on innovation, product modernization, and leveraging advanced technologies, the team provides a unique chance to shape the future of LinkedIn's user experience.
Responsibilities
Manage, evolve, and document the LinkedIn Design System
Design, refine, and maintain high‑quality UI components across multiple platforms
Create, document, and evangelize UX patterns and best practices
Partner with designers, engineers, researchers, and accessibility experts to ensure inclusive and accessible design
Collaborate closely with cross‑functional teams to integrate design system components and patterns into product development
Contribute to prototyping and experimentation with emerging tools, including AI‑assisted design workflows
Uphold quality standards and promote consistency across all LinkedIn products
Basic Qualifications
6+ years of professional experience in Product Design, with direct hands‑on work in Design Systems
Bachelor’s degree in Design, HCI, Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent professional experience
Strong expertise in Figma (variables, libraries, tokens, and system architecture)
Proven ability to design and document reusable components and UX patterns
Experience with accessibility standards and inclusive design practices
Solid understanding of systems thinking and product design execution
Proven experience in managing product migration from an existing design system to a new version
Preferred Qualifications
Experience collaborating with software engineers on UI frameworks and implementation
Familiarity with front‑end technologies and ability to bridge design and engineering
Experience working on accessibility‑focused projects
Strong communication skills and ability to influence cross‑functional partners
Enthusiasm for exploring new design tools and workflows, including AI‑assisted design
Suggested Skills
Design Systems Architecture and Management
Systems Thinking
Accessibility and Inclusive Design
Product Design Execution
Software Engineering Collaboration
Compensation LinkedIn is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range for this role is $151,000 to $246,000. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location. This may be different in other locations due to differences in the cost of labor. The total compensation package for this position may also include annual performance bonus, stock, benefits and/or other applicable incentive compensation plans. For more information, visit https://careers.linkedin.com/benefits.
Equal Opportunity Statement We seek candidates with a wide range of perspectives and backgrounds and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. LinkedIn considers qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other legally protected class. LinkedIn is committed to offering an inclusive and accessible experience for all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. Our goal is to foster an inclusive and accessible workplace where everyone has the opportunity to be successful. If you need a reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening, apply for a position, or participate in the interview process, connect with us at accommodations@linkedin.com.
San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance – LinkedIn will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. LinkedIn will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is in response to a formal complaint or charge, in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, or consistent with LinkedIn's legal duty to furnish information.
Pay Transparency Policy Statement As a federal contractor, LinkedIn follows the Pay Transparency and nondiscrimination provisions described at https://lnkd.in/paytransparency.
Global Data Privacy Notice for Job Candidates Please follow this link to access the document that provides transparency around the way in which LinkedIn handles personal data of employees and job applicants: https://legal.linkedin.com/candidate-portal.
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