Senior Product Designer (Design Systems)

• This person will report to the Director of Product Design, Design Foundations
• Maintaining and evolving Mana’s foundational tokens, components, and patterns: triaging and fixing bugs, shipping updates, keeping Figma and code in sync, and migrating and deprecating legacy elements
• Building and refining components in Figma with deep care for structure, variants, properties, and variables, designed to match how they’re implemented in code
• Owning the prioritization of Mana’s maintenance and evolution work, and helping shape how contributions and governance work as the product grows
• Exploring how AI, including skills and agents, can make Mana easier to use, maintain, and scale
• Supporting product teams with empathy and clear reasoning: providing excellent support in help channels, working closely with product designers on contributions, and clearly explaining the difference between what goes against the system and personal preference
• Extending Mana’s visual language to new components and surfaces, bringing fresh ideas that evolve the system thoughtfully, in close collaboration with engineering in a co-owned system where ownership shifts based on what the work needs
• Educating and evangelizing the system through simple-to-grasp documentation and tutorials, high-quality mocks and interactive prototypes, and design rationale presented cross-functionally and informed by user research and data

Benefits

• Discord HQ: At Discord, we believe great work can happen anywhere, whether in person or virtually. Our flexible work model empowers our people to choose where they work best: at home, in one of our offices like our San Francisco HQ, or a mix of both.
• Grow together: Look forward to developing both professionally and personally alongside your colleagues at Discord. All of our managers go through a leadership program, and we offer enriching trainings for everyone. No matter what your interests or skills are, there’s a place on our platform for you to find and build belonging.
• Money matters: Discord strives to offer fair and competitive compensation packages, including equity. You’ll have room to grow and be rewarded based on your contributions and impact at the company. Take advantage of our retirement offerings (including 401k matching in the US) to meet your financial goals.
• Health benefits; At Discord, we health-care about you! We offer medical, dental, vision, reproductive, gender-affirming, and mental healthcare to our employees.
• Family support: Spend some quality time with the next generation with 12+ weeks parental leave, as well as fertility, adoption, and surrogacy benefits.
• R&R: Stay refreshed with four weeks of PTO, 16 paid holidays each year including a week off for the winter holidays, and flexible sick time (which includes mental health days).
• Wellness on us: Take advantage of a $375 quarterly stipend for your gym membership or other activities to keep you feeling great.
• Giving back: Whatever social cause you’re passionate about, take a day (or two) off to make an impact. While you’re at it, take advantage of $1,000/year in donation matching to charitable organizations!- Diplomatic, empathetic, low-ego communication: you ground feedback in reasoning rather than taste, write clear technical documentation, and thrive on a cross-functional team where ownership is shared and roles overlap
• Strong visual judgment and craft within an established style, including motion, across multiple platforms (Web, Desktop, iOS, Android)
• Mastery of Figma component building, including variants, component properties, auto layout, variables, and library management
• Hands-on experience using AI in a design systems context, such as building or using skills, agents, or AI-assisted workflows
• Experience with inclusive design and accessibility standards (WCAG)
• 5+ years of experience in UX or product design, including 2+ years working on design systems (maintenance, documentation, and support)
• Working knowledge of front-end code and how components are built in code, plus experience with GitHub and Markdown
• Experience planning and leading migrations or deprecations of legacy components across a large product
• Experience working in a design system that’s co-owned by design and engineering