Web Design System Product Owner

Web Design System Product Owner6-12 Months Hybrid Working in Central London Inside IR35

My client a top Global company are currently looking to recruit a Web Design System Product Owner to join their team on a contract basis. Please note if successful you will need to set up via an Umbrella Company/PAYE. The Successful Web Design System Product Owner will evolve our clients newly created System for Design. The Web Design System Product Owner is required to establish a core team of experts to drive the development and governance of the new system, which includes Figma components, front-end React components and documentation within Zeroheight.

Key Responsibilities for the Web Design System Product Owner:

• Define, establish and maintain a governance model for the new web design system; ensuring clear ownership, contribution guidelines, documentation and adoption processes are implemented.
• Facilitate regular web design system working groups and/or workshops to gather input from Designers, Engineers and Product Teams.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Designers, Engineers, Researchers, Product Managers and Leaders) across different Business Units to design a clear roadmap for the system.
• Oversee design and development activities adopting agile methodologies.
• Work closely with third parties to establish and refine a contribution process for both designers and developers.
• Drive the adoption of web design system across our client, ensuring alignment with business and product goals across multiple divisions of our client
• Oversee the Figma design work, ensuring accessibility and consistency are adopted in delivery
• Oversee the development of the React-based component library, ensuring components are developed in a reusable and scalable manner, as well as documented in Storybook.
• Collaborate with Engineers, Tech Leads and Designers to ensure design tokens and styles are properly implemented to reflect brand guidelines
• Act as a bridge between Designers and Engineers to ensure work is synchronised to deliver high quality UI components with supporting documentation.
• Measure adoption and the impact of the new web design system for our client
• Monitor industry trends and enhancements to ensure the new web design system remains innovative and cutting-edge.

Qualifications and skills

• Experience as a Product Owner leading web based UI projects.
• Previous experience with large-scale design systems, establishing governance models for design systems and stakeholder management
• Understanding and experience of atomic design principles
• An understanding of WCAG accessibility guidelines and how they apply to UI components
• Prior exposure and experience with Figma and React would be beneficial for this role
• Previous experience as a UX/UI Designer and/or Front-End Developer would be beneficial to this role.
• Experience working in an agile environment, managing backlogs and prioritizing features for delivery
• Managing strategy and innovation; working with internal and external partners and stakeholders. To own and develop clear a product with clear roadmaps, value articulation and OKR's for web design systems.
• Excellent project management capability, with experience in technical oriented product ownership, gathering requirements and resource planning. Using tools such as JIRA or similar.
• Experience of working in large/matrix organisations, balancing multiple stakeholder requirements, and building stakeholder relationships.
• Self-starter that can work effectively with limited management

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