Lyft

Product Design Manager, Design Systems

Toronto, Canada

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 16 days ago

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About the role

At Lyft, our purpose is to serve and connect.
We aim to achieve this by cultivating a work environment where all team members belong and have the opportunity to thrive.
The policy allows team members to take off as much time as they need (with manager approval).

Set the strategy and roadmap for Lyft Product Language (LPL) across product, marketing, and brand surfaces, in partnership with the Director of Design Foundations and engineering leadership and the Design Systems team
Lead the AI transformation of the system: integrate AI into LPL tooling, adoption workflows, and the day-to-day designer experience at Lyft
Represent Design Systems in reviews and other senior leadership forums
Manage and develop a team of design systems designers and illustrators working across iOS, Android, web, and brand
Hold the quality bar for system-wide design: cross-platform coherence, accessibility (WCAG), road safety, localization, and brand consistency.
Own the LPL component contribution and review process end-to-end, from intake through release
7+ years in product or brand design, including 2+ years managing designers
Direct experience leading a design system at scale: components, patterns, guidelines, and shipped-to-code workflows
Experience managing a design systems team
Lyft is looking for a Design Systems Manager to join Design Foundations, the infrastructure layer of Lyft's design organization.

Fluency across mobile and web platforms, with a working understanding of how systems are consumed by engineers
Strong track record of partnership with engineering on architecture, releases, and quality
Experience setting and defending craft standards across cross-functional stakeholders
Excellent written communication
comfortable operating in an async-heavy environment with documented decisions
Comfortable driving disagree-and-commit decisions and making tradeoffs in ambiguity

Additionally, hybrid roles have the flexibility to work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per year. #Hybrid

Extended health and dental coverage options, along with life insurance and disability benefits
Mental health benefits
Family building benefits
Child care and pet benefits
Access to a Lyft funded Health Care Savings Account
In addition to provincial observed holidays, salaried team members are covered under Lyft's flexible paid time off policy.
Hourly team members get 15 days paid time off, with an additional day for each year of service
Lyft is proud to support new parents with 18 weeks of paid time off, designed as a top-up plan to complement provincial programs.
Subsidized commuter benefits and Lyft ride credits
Your recruiter can share more information about the various in-office perks Lyft offers.
The expected base pay range for this position in the Toronto area is CAD $172,000 - CAD $215,000, not inclusive of potential equity offering, bonus or benefits.

Accommodation for persons with disabilities will be provided upon request in accordance with applicable law during the application and hiring process.

qual employment opportunities without discrimination because of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status

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