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Anywhere Real Estate Inc. · 5 hours ago

Design Lead, Design Systems - US Remote

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

8+ years exp

Anywhere Real Estate Inc. is seeking a Design Lead for their UX team to guide the evolution of their design system. The role involves collaborating with product designers and engineers to ensure design consistency and quality across products, while also mentoring designers and exploring new tools to enhance the design process.

Commercial Real EstateInsuranceProperty ManagementReal EstateReal Estate Brokerage

Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Advance our design system foundations – evolve and maintain components, patterns, and tokens to support a consistent, scalable design language across products

Collaborate across disciplines – partner with product design and engineering to ensure the system meets both product and technical needs

Bridge design and code – work closely with front-end engineers to improve component quality, naming, and handoff, ensuring parity between design and development

Support contribution and feedback loops – help shape a healthy contribution model that allows teams to propose updates, share learnings, and continuously improve the design system

Document and communicate – maintain clear documentation in tools like Zeroheight and Confluence to enable easy adoption and alignment

Ensure quality and usability – review implementations, gather feedback, and ensure components maintain design integrity, adaptability, and alignment with system standards

Support system governance – help define lightweight processes that keep updates organized and maintain clarity across teams and products

Mentor through influence – support designers in using and contributing to the design system, fostering consistency and thoughtful flexibility in how we design

Explore new tools and workflows – experiment with automation and AI-assisted solutions that enhance documentation, asset creation, and system management

Qualification

Design systems experienceFigma expertiseComponent architecture knowledgeMentoring designersDocumentation tools proficiencyAccessibility best practicesContinuous improvement mindsetCollaboration skillsCommunication skills

Required

8–12 years of experience in product design, with at least 5 years focused on design systems

A portfolio demonstrating strong visual and interaction design, component thinking, and scalable system work

Deep knowledge of Figma – including component architecture, variables, tokens, and shared libraries

Experience working closely with engineering and an understanding of component architecture, design tokens, Storybook (or similar), and how design maps to code

Familiarity with documentation and collaboration tools such as Zeroheight, Jira, Confluence, and GitHub to support clear communication and system alignment

Working knowledge of accessibility best practices and WCAG guidelines, ensuring components and patterns support inclusive experiences

Familiarity with content design principles and the ability to apply clear, concise language within components, patterns, and documentation

Excellent communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to influence partners and executives

A mindset for continuous improvement, curiosity, and finding smarter ways to scale design quality