NewLead Product Designer, Systems Frameworks (Hybrid)
Apply on RivianRivian, which states it is on a mission to keep the world adventurous forever, is hiring a systems-minded designer to lead scaling design across multiple platforms and brands. The role involves defining the structure and language of a unified digital ecosystem spanning vehicle, mobile, and web and crafting robust frameworks to enable consistency, efficiency, and expression at scale. This is a hybrid role located at Rivian's design offices in Palo Alto, California.
What you'll do
- Design and evolve UI frameworks that power digital experiences across in-vehicle infotainment, mobile companion apps, and web platforms.
- Create modular, reusable, and expressive patterns that balance technical flexibility with brand integrity across different vehicle archetypes.
- Partner with Product and Engineering to align visual frameworks with technical architecture, component libraries, and global product needs.
- Build and maintain comprehensive pattern libraries in Figma and documentation tools, supporting adoption through clear specifications, rationales, and usage guidance.
- Prototype and test complex systems using Figma and ProtoPie (or code) to validate interactions, adaptability, and performance across diverse surfaces.
- Lead the establishment of design standards, versioning practices, and feedback loops to ensure the system scales without compromising quality.
- Champion accessibility, localization, and performance from the ground up to ensure frameworks meet the needs of a global, inclusive audience.
- Mentor peers and the L5 team by sharing advanced systems thinking, articulating complex tradeoffs, and advocating for the role of design infrastructure in product velocity.
What they're looking for
- Include a link to your portfolio showcasing how you've shaped scalable design patterns, systematized complex UI challenges, and delivered cohesive experiences across platforms.
- 10+ years of experience crafting user-centered digital products, with at least 3 years dedicated to building design systems, frameworks, or driving cross-platform consistency.
- Demonstrated expert-level mastery of Figma, including advanced application of components, variants, variables, tokens, and systematic file organization.
- Proven ability to abstract complexity into modular solutions while maintaining high visual precision and craft.
- Proven experience working with engineers and product stakeholders to deliver performant, accessible, and production-ready UI frameworks.
- Exceptional skills in documenting system rationale and articulating complex design intent to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Preferred: Familiarity with tools like Zeroheight or Storybook, and experience working in multi-brand or white-label environments.
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