Job Description
Lead Nexus as a strategic design platformDefine and evolve the vision, strategy, and roadmap for Nexus as shared UX infrastructure
Treat the design system as an internal product with clear users, priorities, and measurable outcomes
Balance consistency, flexibility, and scalability across multiple brands and product areas
Lead, mentor, and develop a team of designers focused on building and evolving Nexus
Set a high bar for design quality, systems thinking, and collaboration with engineering
Create clarity of roles, priorities, and ways of working within the team
Foster a strong culture of ownership, experimentation, and continuous improvement
Define ownership models, contribution workflows, and decision-making frameworks
Create predictable processes that enable distributed teams to contribute and adopt Nexus effectively
Build governance structures that scale without slowing teams down
Partner closely with engineering leadership to align on architecture, tooling, and delivery workflows
Ensure Nexus integrates seamlessly into development pipelines and supports engineering velocity
Advocate for platform thinking and shared infrastructure across design and engineering
Engage designers, engineers, and product teams as active participants in shaping Nexus
Build strong internal communities and contribution models
Drive adoption through clear value, usability, and collaboration rather than mandate
Enable faster development through reusable foundations, tokens, components, and patterns
Improve design quality and consistency without creating rigidity
Measure and demonstrate the impact of Nexus on speed, scalability, and user experience
Align senior stakeholders across design, engineering, and product leadership
Operate effectively in ambiguity, creating clarity and direction where needed
Champion platform thinking and elevate design as a strategic partner
Requirements
Proven experience building and scaling design platformsExperience leading the creation and evolution of design systems or design platforms in complex organizations
Experience supporting multiple brands, products, or distributed teams
Strong governance mindset β ownership models, contribution flows, and decision frameworks
Deep collaboration with engineering teams on platform initiatives
Understanding of technical implementation (tokens, versioning, component architecture, release processes)
Ability to speak both design and engineering languages
Proven ability to align diverse stakeholders without formal authority
Experience driving adoption and organizational change at scale
Comfort operating in ambiguity and defining structure where none exists
Balances consistency with flexibility
Optimizes for adoption and velocity rather than perfection
Understands trade-offs required to scale effectively
Benefits
Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits (including health insurance, bonus scheme, and more)Learning & Development budget and structured growth support
Flexibility in how and where you work
