System Design Manager

Who We Are

Do not pass up this chance, apply quickly if your experience and skills match what is in the following description.

At OKX, we believe our future is reshaped with technology. Founded in 2017, OKX is one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency spot and derivatives exchanges.

OKX innovatively adopted blockchain technology to reshape the financial ecosystem by offering some of the most diverse and sophisticated products, solutions, and trading tools on the market.

Trusted by more than 20 million users in over 180 countries globally, OKX strives to provide an engaging platform that empowers every individual to explore the world of crypto.

In addition to its world-class DeFi exchange, OKX serves its users with OKX insights, a research arm that is at the cutting edge of the latest trends in the cryptocurrency industry.

With its extensive range of crypto products and services, and unwavering commitment to innovation, OKX’s vision is a world of financial access backed by blockchain and the power of decentralized finance.

We invest in our people as much as we invest in the technology. We are united by our engaging culture, here we win as a team, embrace changes, and do the right thing.

We are committed to creating a friendly, rewarding and diverse environment for OKers. It doesn’t matter where you come from, everyone feels valued here, respected and has the same opportunities to develop and thrive we want to bring out the best in you.

About the Opportunity

Our mission is to help the next billion people experience the future of finance. We’re looking for a design systems leader to help build the future of our multi-brand design system, manage a team of product designers, and develop a culture of consistent design in all areas where we interact with customers.

We are looking for an experienced, detail oriented design systems leader with a strong vision to help expand our large scale, component design system to support multiple brands, products, and a global audience.

As a design systems leader, you will empower our design and engineering teams to work faster, collaborate more effectively, and deliver high quality experiences for our customers throughout the world.

You will be responsible for iterating on and creating new components, as well as building a robust system of documentation.

You will collaborate directly with product and content designers to foster consistency in thought, process, and execution.

You will work closely with design system engineers to build components and patterns, powered by design tokens. You will partner closely with other design systems designers throughout the world to achieve a single, unified approach to design systems.

What You'll Achieve :

• Create and maintain intuitive libraries of components, patterns, and assets through research, iteration, and documentation
• Empower consistency throughout design and engineering by creating, documenting, and managing design tokens and design data
• Build and advocate for processes and practices that help our organization reach new markets through globalization and accessibility
• Partner with cross-functional peers in Design, Product, Content, and Engineering to deliver experiences that help our customers experience the future of finance
• Support and train product designers to utilize and contribute to the design system
• Design and document micro interactions, transitions and animation for product touchpoints
• Design icons, components and asset libraries, including documentation
• Evangelize systems thinking and advocate for consistent, high-quality craft by collaborating with designers throughout the organization
• Think in terms of systems, not just one-off solutions, that scale across our entire ecosystem
• Collaborate closely with Design, Brand, and Product leadership to shape the overall vision and product strategy to develop visual design principles for how the brand is expressed in our products
• Consistently elevate the quality of the design by soliciting feedback from peers and stakeholders through formal design review, presentations, and by facilitating workshops
• Remain current on industry and design trends as it relates to branded product experiences
• Work closely with engineers to build robust components and patterns
• Manage a small, global team

What We Look For In You :

• Experience working hands-on with design tokens or contributing to a multi-brand design system
• Deep understanding of Figma componentization and design system best practices
• Strong cross-cultural communication skills and experience collaborating with globally dispersed cross-functional teams of Designers, Product Manager, Engineers, Content Designers, and Researchers
• Strong empathy around problem solving. Should be solutions oriented and results driven with the ability to deliver something of value.
• Strong knowledge of Apple’s Human Interface Guidelines and Google’s Material Design
• Ability and willingness to manage and mentor other designers on IxD, Design System, localization, and accessibility
• Familiarity with designing for multiple platforms including native and responsive design
• Basic understanding of development disciplines including HTML, CSS, Javascript, Swift, XML (You don't have to know how to code in any of these languages, but that would also be nice!)
• Experience using qualitative or quantitative data to inform and measure the impact of the work
• Bachelor's degree in Design, HCI, or equivalent practical experience
• 8+ years of relevant experience in a global Design Systems role
• Experience working with dispersed teams across offices and timezones
• Fluent in Mandarin

Nice to Haves :

• Experience writing documentation for foundations, components, or patterns
• Experience working with Adobe After Effects and Lottie
• Experience designing for Fintech, Investment platforms, or Crypto products
• Understanding of React framework for Front End development

Highlights of Perks and Benefits :

• Market competitive total compensation package
• 100% company paid individual medical, dental, & vision insurance coverage
• Training & Development Reimbursement
• PTO, company paid holidays, and flexible hours
• Parental Leave - Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Company Donation Match
• More surprises when you join!

OKX Statement :

OKX is committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, genetic information, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, lawful alien status, national origin, age, marital status, and non-job related physical or mental disability, or protected veteran status.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Salary Range :

The salary range for this position is $185,000 to $230,000.

The salary offered depends on a variety of factors, including job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and market location.

In addition to the salary, a performance bonus and long-term incentives may be provided as part of the compensation package, as well as a full range of medical, financial, and / or other benefits, dependent on the position offered.

Applicants should apply via Okcoin and OKX internal or external careers site.

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