Principal Product Designer, Design Systems AI skills Remote or Hybrid Pluralsight $148K - $195K Des

Pluralsight is hiring a Principal Product Designer, Design Systems to lead Pando, the company's shared design system, by setting architectural direction and owning component and token systems, governance, documentation, accessibility infrastructure, and the system roadmap. The role partners with engineering on tooling and workflows, uses adoption and quality metrics to guide investment, mentors designers and engineers, and supports enterprise-scale design systems work. The position is remote or hybrid, hiring remotely in the USA, with applicants located within 45 miles of the Westlake/Dallas, TX office expected on-site Tuesday through Thursday. The posting lists a pay range of 148K-195K annually. What you'll do Define component architecture and compositional philosophy across the system and lead review of component work to elevate quality and brand consistency org-wide. Design token architecture (primitive -> semantic -> component) that scales to new themes and brand variants and remediate structural token debt. Build documentation and governance infrastructure that scales independent of day-to-day involvement and use adoption data to close gaps before they surface as one-off requests. Partner with engineering to build tooling and working norms that keep design and engineering roadmaps aligned. Scale accessibility as a structural default across new themes and components, partnering with the Accessibility Specialist on org-level investment. Own and articulate the system's roadmap, define how effectiveness is measured, and maintain a data-backed business case that influences prioritization and resourcing. What they're looking for 10+ years of experience in product design, with a substantial portion focused on design systems work. Demonstrated track record defining component and token architecture for an entire system at a B2B SaaS company. Experience designing, governing, and scaling an enterprise-scale design system, including component libraries, token architecture, and governance models. Working knowledge of front-end implementation (HTML/CSS, Code Connect or equivalent) used to credibly influence engineering architecture decisions. Track record defining and communicating a design system roadmap, along with metrics such as adoption, coverage, defect rate, or time-to-implement. Experience establishing accessibility as infrastructure, including token- and component-level governance and WCAG expertise. Comfort using AI to streamline workflow and meet shipping timelines. Proven ability to build a data-backed business case that has changed prioritization or staffing. #J-18808-Ljbffr Into Design Systems