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In this role, you will develop complex design systems in Figma, work on scaling component architectures, and facilitate collaboration between design and engineering by integrating automated, AI-supported workflows.
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Your role in the team
- You drive the creation, evolution, and governance of complex design systems across digital products, platforms, and ecosystems.
- You establish scalable component architectures, token strategies, variables, and documentation structures in Figma, ensuring consistency, maintainability, and implementation readiness.
- You own advanced Figma workflows including libraries, branching, versioning, variables, modes, responsive systems, automation, and multi-team collaboration models.
- You work closely with product, engineering, research, strategy, and design teams to bridge design intent and technical implementation while aligning vision with execution.
- You actively introduce AI-supported and agentic workflows into the design process - leveraging automation, intelligent tooling, and emerging DesignOps practices to improve quality, efficiency, and scalability.
- You contribute to complex automotive ecosystems and understand the challenges of multi-brand, multi-platform, and embedded digital experiences.
- You drive validation and iteration cycles to continuously improve system quality, usability, and product experience.
Our expectations of you
Qualifications
- You bring deep expertise in Figma including advanced auto layout, component systems, variables, tokens, responsive design, prototyping, shared libraries, branching, and versioning.
- You understand how design systems scale across multiple teams, products, and implementation environments.
- You have a strong understanding of visual identity systems - typography, layout, and color - and know how to apply brand consistently across digital products.
- You communicate clearly and effectively across stakeholders, workshops, and multidisciplinary teams.
- You bring a proactive, ownership-driven mindset and thrive in complex and fast-moving environments.
Experience
- You bring 4-6+ years of experience in Product Design, UI Design, or Design Systems with a strong specialization in scalable digital systems.
- You have a strong portfolio demonstrating user-centered thinking, interaction design excellence, and proven experience building or evolving enterprise-level design systems.
- You bring experience within automotive, mobility, embedded systems, or other complex product ecosystems.
- You think in systems - translating user needs, product goals, and brand principles into coherent and scalable digital experiences.
- You bring experience with DesignOps, contribution models, governance structures, and cross-functional collaboration.
- You actively use AI within your daily practice and have experience with agentic workflows, automation, AI-supported tooling, and design operations approaches to improve system creation, maintenance, and collaboration.
What we offer
- A central role in a dynamic, independent design consultancy with an international portfolio spanning enterprise product design, city identity, design systems, and regulated industries.
- Direct access to partners and senior leadership - flat hierarchies, real autonomy, and room to shape how we do product strategy.
- A dedicated team of high-profile designers and strategists driven by a no-ego, high-craft culture.
- Personal responsibility, room for your own ideas, and the opportunity to grow with the company and the practice.
- 30 days paid vacation, hybrid work, and a dog-friendly Berlin office.
- Work-life balance support including a potential four-day week if needed.
- Benefits including Urban Sports Club, food club, and ESPI cuisine.
- Regelmäßige Teamtreffen sowie internes Coaching und Mentoring.
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Health, fitness & fun
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About your employer
Appsfactory GmbH is a leading specialist agency in Germany for customer-centric digital transformation. The company was founded in 2009 in Leipzig and can look back on a successful growth story with over 600 applications realized for the iOS, Android, Windows 10, BADA, Tizen and Blackberry operating systems.
- 2009
- Digital Agency
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Internet, IT, Telecommunication
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- Working conditions
- 4.0
- Engineering
- 3.4
- Team culture
- 4.5
- Career growth
- 4.4
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