Hybrid working – 2 days on-site in Paddington, London
£400-475 per day (Outside IR35)
3-Month Contract
Overview
We’re looking for 2 experienced contract Design System Designers to join a central design team within a leading UK payments provider. These roles will take sole responsibility for specific components and their documentation, with accessibility as a core requirement throughout the work.
You Are:
An experienced product designer who thinks in systems, strives for accessibility, and brings strong collaboration skills. You have worked in centralised design roles with mature systems, building scalable components and using semantic tokens across platforms.
You have strong UX/UI skills but specialise in systems thinking and accessibility.
What You’ll Bring:
Design Systems Experience
4+ years in component design, with experience beyond Figma
Proven work in tokenised design systems, including semantic tokens
Design System Component Creation
Ability to translate UX/UI designs into scalable, accessible components
Can create components from mock-ups or from scratch for Android, iOS, and Web
Collaboration with Engineering
Comfortable collaborating with developers to ensure components are usable and robust
Understanding of shared responsibilities across design and engineering
Design System Workflow
Familiarity with governance processes around component and token creation
Confident communicating with engineers and designers alike
Native/Responsive Design
Experience designing adaptable components for iOS, Android, and Web
Awareness of Code Frameworks
Understanding of React and native mobile development constraints
Working knowledge of semantic HTML and CSS
Experience Using Design Tokens
Worked with structured, tokenised design systems
Comfortable navigating closed-loop systems such as Supernova
What You’ll Do
- Take ownership of a subset of design system components and their full documentation
- Work with a Staff Product Designer leading the design system and accessibility initiatives
- Conduct design reviews and validate implementation through demo apps
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and feedback
- Drive adoption of new and existing components
- Foster a culture of feedback and continuous improvement within the design system
Nice to Have
5+ years of product design experience in Fintech or Payments industries
About PCR Digital
We are PCR Digital, a small and personal London recruitment agency that specialises in technology roles across digital, broadcast, Video on Demand, and enterprise IT. Our clients range from internationally recognised, global organisations to growing start-ups, and the opportunities that we have are dynamic and constantly changing within our sectors.
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