[Remote] Sr. UX Designer - Design Systems (REMOTE)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. is a leading global retailer serving millions of customers across digital and in-store touchpoints. The Senior UX Designer – Design Systems will lead the evolution of the Design System, ensuring consistency, scalability, localization, and accessibility across various platforms while collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver inclusive user experiences. Responsibilities • Evolve the Design System: Define visual language, interaction patterns, and component standards leveraging Figma libraries, design tokens, and variable-based theming for multi-platform scalability • Implement a sophisticated token architecture: Drive adoption of semantic tokens for style foundations to ensure consistency across web and native environments • Collaborate with engineering: Partner with developers to integrate tokens into codebases and ensure parity between design and production using tools like Figma Rest API and Storybook • Maintain robust documentation: Create clear, accessible guidelines for components, patterns, and usage principles in Figma • Champion accessibility and inclusivity: Validate components against WCAG standards and ensure global usability • Mentor and foster design system culture: Host office hours, tutorials, and workshops to teach best practices for implementing the Design System in their workflows and designs • Foster design education and community building: Create learning resources, internal documentation, and lead initiatives that promote a culture of design excellence across the organization • Advocate for design maturity: Present new component logic, advise on native and custom patterns to stakeholders, socialize updates, and mentor designers on system best practices • Stay ahead of trends: Continuously research emerging tools (e.g., AI-assisted design, variable fonts, advanced prototyping, MCP servers) to keep the system future-ready Skills • Bachelor's in Design, HCI, or equivalent experience • 5 years minimum in digital product design, with a strong portfolio showcasing design system principles across responsive web and native apps • Expertise in Figma: Advanced use of variables, component properties, variants, auto-layout, Dev Mode and token plugins • Familiarity with design-to-code workflows, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and frameworks like React, AEM, SwiftUI, and Kotlin • Experience with design tokens, variable theming, usage of native components and cross-platform component architecture • Strong understanding of Agile and Design Thinking methodologies • Ability to synthesize qualitative and quantitative insights into scalable design solutions • Exceptional collaboration and communication skills in a remote environment • Proficiency in mentoring and teaching others: Skilled at guiding designers through design system adoption and best practices, fostering growth and knowledge-sharing across teams Benefits • Incentive bonus program • 401(K) savings plan with company match • Annual companywide review process • Flexible spending accounts • Medical, dental and vision insurance • Life and disability insurance • Associate assistance program • Paid parental and adoption leave • Access to fertility and adoption benefits through Carrot • Access to mental health and wellness app, Headspace • Paid Caregiver Leave • Mobile Stipend • Paid time off and one paid volunteer day per year, allowing you to give back to your community • Work from anywhere (Mondays and Fridays are “work from anywhere” days for most roles and six work from anywhere weeks per year) • Seven associate wellness half days per year • Merchandise discount on all of our brands • Opportunities for career advancement, we believe in promoting from within • Access to multiple Associate Resource Groups • Global team of people who will celebrate you for being YOU! Company Overview • Abercrombie & Fitch Co. It was founded in 1892, and is headquartered in New Albany, Ohio, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is Apply tot his job