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About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Senior Product Designer to join our Design Systems team. You will be instrumental in shaping and evolving Origami, the FT’s design system, enabling teams across the business to create consistent, accessible, and high-quality digital experiences. This role involves web and mobile design, exploring AI's potential in design systems, and ensuring Origami remains dependable and relevant.
Responsibilities
- Shape and evolve Origami’s shared foundations, components, and design guidance.
- Contribute to the design system’s forward plan, identifying opportunities for improvement.
- Collaborate with designers, engineers, and product managers to understand needs and develop solutions.
- Lead design work from problem definition through implementation.
- Apply visual and interaction design craft for consistent, accessible experiences across web and mobile.
- Work closely with engineers to evaluate technical feasibility and ensure reliable implementations.
- Create clear documentation, guidance, and examples for Origami adoption.
- Support colleagues in using the design system and share expertise.
- Explore AI-assisted approaches for developing and maintaining components, foundations, and documentation.
- Experiment with AI tools to support prototyping and product development using Origami principles.
- Test AI-enabled workflows with designers and engineers.
- Use feedback and evidence to evaluate improvements in adoption, design quality, and user experience.
Requirements
- Significant product design experience with strong visual design, interaction design, and prototyping skills.
- Experience creating, maintaining, or evolving design systems, reusable components, or shared patterns.
- A portfolio demonstrating high-quality product design and design systems work.
- Advanced experience using Figma, including component libraries, variables, and design tokens.
- Experience building interactive prototypes using code, with a working knowledge of HTML and CSS.
- Strong technical understanding and confidence collaborating with engineers on feasibility and design trade-offs.
- Experience designing for web and mobile, understanding platform conventions.
- Knowledge of accessibility principles and experience applying them.
- Experience using or exploring AI-assisted design and development tools.
- Experience leading cross-functional design work, navigating ambiguity, and influencing decisions.
- Strong communication and documentation skills.
- A collaborative, systems-oriented approach and ability to help others adopt shared design practices.
Skills
- Product Design
- Visual Design
- Interaction Design
- Prototyping
- Design Systems
- Figma
- HTML
- CSS
- Accessibility
- AI-assisted design tools
- Communication
- Documentation
Location
- London
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Senior
Benefits
- Generous annual leave
- Medical cover
- Inclusive parental leave packages
- Subsidised gym memberships
- Opportunities to give back to the community
About the Company
- The Financial Times is a world-leading news organisation, recognised for its authority, integrity, and accuracy.
- The FT's mission is to deliver quality information and services worldwide.
- The company fosters a culture where curiosity thrives and ambitious thinking is rewarded.
- FT offers opportunities to reach millions, create impactful work, and deliver impartial journalism.
- The company provides a warm, collaborative culture with a diverse community of experts.
- FT supports employee growth, career aspirations, and wellbeing.
- The FT offers opportunities that challenge and inspire, with no fixed career path.
Equal Opportunity
- We believe everyone should have a fair opportunity to contribute, succeed, and reach their full potential.
- We ensure everyone is heard, respected, and valued, while identifying and removing barriers.
- Our commitment is to be an employer role model, grounded in inclusion and fairness for all.
- All applications are reviewed by a member of our recruitment team, not by AI.
- We are a disability confident employer and Valuable 500 signatory.
- Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments/personalisation as part of the application process or to enable you to attend an interview.