Staff Product Designer, Design Systems

What You’ll Do:

• Drive Design System Strategy & Vision
• Define and evolve the long-term vision for Tinder’s design system in partnership with design, engineering, and product leaders.
• Align the system’s roadmap with Tinder’s product strategy, ensuring the system accelerates delivery of high-quality, user-centered experiences.
• Champion best practices in accessibility, inclusivity, and platform standards.


Lead Complex, Cross-Org Initiatives
• Proactively identify systemic experience challenges across Tinder’s product surfaces and lead efforts to address them holistically through the design system.
• Facilitate cross-pillar discussions and working groups, ensuring alignment and buy-in from diverse stakeholders.
• Navigate ambiguity and conflicting priorities to drive clarity and forward momentum.


Elevate Craft & Consistency
• Design and deliver best-in-class components, patterns, documentation, and tooling.
• Introduce new frameworks and models to improve how Tinder designs at scale.
• Identify and address systemic interaction issues, raising the quality bar across all experiences.


Mentor and Inspire
• Serve as an exemplar of design systems craft, strategy, and collaboration.
• Provide mentorship and coaching to other designers on systems thinking, storytelling, and cross-functional influence.
• Model and foster a culture of learning, constructive feedback, and design excellence.


Drive Adoption & Impact
• Build strong partnerships with product designers and engineers across teams.
• Actively gather and synthesize feedback, balancing the needs of consuming teams with strategic priorities.
• Ensure the design system is widely understood, accessible, and easy to use, making it an essential tool for delivering cohesive, high-quality experiences.


Shape Team Culture
• Play a leadership role on the Design Systems and broader Product Design teams.
• Own and improve team rituals, ensuring effective, inclusive, and empathetic feedback loops.
• Promote a user-centric, collaborative, and high-trust environment.

About You:

• 7+ years of experience as a Product Designer, with at least 5 years dedicated to building and evolving mobile design systems.
• Proven track record of driving high-impact, cross-functional systems work with significant organizational reach.
• Deep understanding of iOS, Android, and web platform guidelines and patterns.
• Demonstrated excellence in visual and interaction design, with an eye for detail and a commitment to accessibility and inclusivity.
• Skilled at navigating complex, ambiguous problem spaces with strong critical thinking and judgment.
• Excellent communicator and storyteller who can tailor messages to diverse audiences, from engineers to senior executives.
• Empathetic leader and mentor who uplifts the team, builds strong partnerships, and fosters a culture of learning and excellence.
• Proactive, self-directed, and collaborative, with a passion for making design systems that help teams work smarter and deliver exceptional user experiences.

As a Full-Time Employee, You’ll Enjoy:

• Unlimited PTO (with no waiting period), 10 annual Wellness Days
• Time off to volunteer and charitable donations matching 
• Comprehensive health, vision, and dental coverage
• 100% 401(k) employer match up to 10%, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• 100% paid parental leave (including for non-birthing parents), family forming benefits, and Milk Stork, which provides access to breast milk shipping for business travel, surrogacy, and employee relocation
• Investment in your development: mentorship through our MentorMatch program, access to 6,000+ online courses through Udemy, and an annual stipend for your professional development
• Investment in your wellness: access to mental health support via Modern Health, and Insight Timer; paid concierge medical membership, pet insurance, fitness membership subsidy, and commuter subsidy
• Free premium subscriptions for several Match Group apps – including Tinder Platinum!