Senior Product Designer, Design System

$137,000 - $286,200/Yr

Tiktok - San Jose, CA

Full-time - Senior

San Jose, CA

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About the position

As a Senior Product Designer for the Design System at TikTok, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the user experience of one of the world's leading platforms for short-form mobile video. Your primary responsibility will be to design robust Design Systems that cater to the complex needs of TikTok's diverse product offerings. You will collaborate closely with engineers to create high-quality components while addressing various technical challenges that arise during the design process. Your work will not only enhance the aesthetic appeal of the platform but also improve the overall functionality and user experience. In this role, you will be expected to understand the needs of various stakeholders, including business, design, and engineering teams. By developing straightforward solutions, you will help enhance business metrics and improve collaboration efficiency across teams. Your excellent communication, project management, and problem-solving skills will be essential as you manage complex projects that involve cross-functional teams. Staying updated with visual trends and maintaining high aesthetic standards will be crucial to your success in this position. You will also be responsible for quickly prototyping based on conceptual ideas, designing user flows informed by data analysis and user research, gathering feedback, refining designs, and ultimately delivering products that provide an optimal user experience. Continuous improvement of the overall product experience will be a key focus of your work, ensuring that TikTok remains at the forefront of innovation in the mobile video space.

Responsibilities

• Design robust Design Systems for TikTok, a complex product, work closely with engineers to create high-quality components, and address technical challenges.
• Understand stakeholders' needs comprehensively, including business, design, and engineering, and develop straightforward solutions that enhance business metrics and collaboration efficiency.
• Possess excellent communication, project management, and problem-solving skills, and manage complex projects involving cross-functional teams.
• Stay updated with visual trends, maintain high aesthetic standards, and consistently enhance user experience.
• Quickly prototype based on conceptual ideas, design user flows using data analysis and user research, gather feedback, refine designs, and deliver products with optimal user experience.
• Continuously improve the overall product experience.

Requirements

• Over 3 years of UX and UI design experience for consumer-facing products on both mobile and web.
• Led multiple projects from strategy to launch with keen attention to detail.
• Skilled in rapid iteration and concept production.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain concepts, vision, and decisions.
• Experienced in collaborating with various organizational stakeholders.
• Open-minded, self-motivated, receptive to feedback, and patient.
• Entrepreneurial, adaptable to rapid changes and less-than-ideal situations.

Nice-to-haves

• Proficient in A/B testing and data-driven design.
• Knowledge of front-end programming.
• Enthusiastic about TikTok and its community.

Benefits

• 100% premium coverage for employee medical insurance, approximately 75% premium coverage for dependents.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with a company match.
• Dental, Vision, Short/Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life and AD&D insurance plans.
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Options like Health Care, Limited Purpose and Dependent Care.
• 10 paid holidays per year plus 17 days of Paid Personal Time Off (PPTO) and 10 paid sick days per year.
• 12 weeks of paid Parental leave and 8 weeks of paid Supplemental Disability.
• Mental and emotional health benefits through EAP and Lyra.
• 401K company match, gym and cellphone service reimbursements.