Careem - Senior Product Designer (Design Systems)
Requirements
• 5+ years experience in product design, with at least 3 years dedicated to design systems at scale (ideally, multi-brand or super-app environments). • Advanced knowledge of variables, token architecture, component APIs, library management, and branching. • Demonstrated experience building real workflows with LLMs and agentic tools (e.g., Figma Plugin API, MCP-based integrations, or prompt design). • Ability to prototype in JavaScript/TypeScript, JSON, and manage design token pipelines. • Ability to distinguish semantic intent from value coincidence and manage complexity through unification. • Excellent English writing and presentation skills. • Experience with RTL/Arabic-first products or the Middle East market. • Experience with production design-to-code pipelines (Code Connect, token transformation). • Active participation in the AI × design community (open-source contributions, speaking, or writing). • What we’ll provide you • We offer colleagues the opportunity to drive impact in the region while they learn and grow. As a full time Careem colleague, you will be able to: • Work and learn from great minds by joining a community of inspiring colleagues. • Put your passion to work in a purposeful organisation dedicated to creating impact in a region with a lot of untapped potential. • Explore new opportunities to learn and grow every day. • Work remotely from any country in the world for 30 days a year with unlimited vacation days per year. • Access to healthcare benefits and fitness reimbursements for health activities including gym, health club, and training classes.
Responsibilities
• Own the Design System • Own the lifecycle of Design System’s tokens, components, and patterns: from inception through shipping, iteration, and deprecation. • Define and enforce standards for color, type, spacing, and interaction across platforms (iOS, Android, web) and locales, including RTL/Arabic. • Resolve ambiguity regarding organizational ownership and responsibilities by maintaining a clear, intentional token architecture. • Establish and maintain comprehensive documentation, specifically addressing identified needs for detailing appropriate guidance to ensure cross-component consistency. • Champion accessibility (WCAG) as a system-level guarantee and manage the backlog with product and engineering partners. • Make the System AI-native • Structure tokens and components so agentic design-to-code and prompt-to-design workflows produce on-system output. • Build and maintain Code Connect mappings, MCP integrations, and structured component metadata. • Implement AI-assisted audits and linting to catch off-system usage and token misuse before they ship. • Use AI to keep documentation verified and versioned alongside the components it describes. • Prototype Figma plugins and agent workflows to remove repetitive tasks for the wider design team. • Drive Adoption and Enablement • Articulate the system’s value in efficiency and quality to stakeholders ranging from ICs to executives. • Facilitate design system guilds and critiques, and synthesize cross-vertical feedback into prioritized improvements. • Raise the organization's AI proficiency through workshops and training material. • Partner and Influence • Work closely with engineering to translate design patterns into deployable components, ensuring technical feasibility. • Collaborate with stakeholders to align on design system goals and product strategy.
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