Job Description

Locations

• United States, United States (Remote)

Salary

Skills Required

• digital product designintermediate
• leading teamsintermediate
• evolving design systems at scaleintermediate
• Figmaintermediate
• design tokensintermediate
• multi-platform systemsintermediate
• governance processesintermediate
• accessibility standards (WCAG)intermediate
• collaboration and communication skillsintermediate
• motion design principlesintermediate

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in digital product design, with a track record of delivering user-first solutions, differentiated design language, and strong utility for engineering organizations. (experience)
• 3+ years of experience leading teams, with demonstrated success managing both design systems designers and design technologists. (experience)
• A proven track record of evolving design systems at scale, ensuring adaptability to both user and organizational needs. (experience)
• Expertise in Figma, design tokens, multi-platform systems, and governance processes that facilitate reliable and scalable design operations. (experience)
• Strong understanding of accessibility standards (WCAG) and experience building inclusive systems by default. (experience)
• Exceptional collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to influence across disciplines and clearly articulate the value of systems design within a larger organizational context. (experience)
• Ability to balance functional design with visionary thinking, inspiring teams to explore bold new approaches while driving measurable business value. (experience)
• Passion for fostering a community of practice and elevating design culture within an organization. (experience)

Preferred Qualifications

• Deep curiosity and comfort identifying and pursuing opportunities to work with emerging tools, technologies, and workflows that advance design system capabilities. (experience)
• Experience defining and implementing motion design principles, with a track record of creating animations that enhance digital interfaces and align with system guidelines. (experience)
• Knowledge of how to integrate motion patterns into a design system while balancing brand identity, usability, and performance considerations. (experience)

Responsibilities

• Shape the future of IDS: Own the end-to-end strategy, roadmap, and vision for the Instacart Design System across web, iOS, and Android, ensuring a scalable, accessible, and brand-aligned experience everywhere.
• Lead and inspire a high-performing, multidisciplinary team: Lead, mentor, and grow a team of 8 designers and design technologists, fostering a culture of craft, inclusion, learning, and operational excellence.
• Continuously evolve the system: Anticipate trends and proactively adapt IDS to meet emerging business, technology, and user needs while ensuring the system remains robust, engaging, and aligned with Instacart’s brand identity.
• Refine and iterate on scalable systems and processes: Continuously improve established frameworks for governance, contribution, and adoption, ensuring that they are robust, efficient, and aligned with the current and future needs of teams across Instacart.
• Collaborate across disciplines: Build deep partnerships with Product, Engineering, and Brand teams to ensure IDS integrates seamlessly into workflows, tools, and design approaches across the company.
• Elevate design craft and consistency: Champion design excellence and ensure IDS is a foundation for accessible, cutting-edge, and user-first experiences that align with Instacart’s broader mission.
• Communicate and support adoption: Provide transparency and education to stakeholders and teams through office hours, release notes, and community engagements that encourage broad adoption and trust in IDS.

Benefits

• general: highly market-competitive compensation
• general: new hire equity grant as well as annual refresh grants

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