Senior Design Systems Specialist / Product Designer (all genders)

We are Edenspiekermann – an independent design consultancy with over 40 years of experience helping world‑leading organizations invent, build and evolve their products. Our Product Strategy practice works directly with product teams at the intersection of market insight, design excellence, and AI‑driven development. We are looking for a Design Strategy Director to lead this practice and grow it.

Your Tasks

• Drive the creation, evolution and governance of complex design systems across digital products, platforms and ecosystems.
• Establish scalable component architectures, token strategies, variables and documentation structures in Figma, ensuring consistency, maintainability and implementation readiness.
• Own advanced Figma workflows including libraries, branching, versioning, variables, modes, responsive systems, automation and multi‑team collaboration models.
• Work closely with product, engineering, research, strategy and design teams to bridge design intent and technical implementation while aligning vision with execution.
• Actively introduce AI‑supported and agentic workflows into the design process, leveraging automation, intelligent tooling and emerging DesignOps practices to improve quality, efficiency and scalability.
• Contribute to complex automotive ecosystems and understand the challenges of multi‑brand, multi‑platform and embedded digital experiences.
• Drive validation and iteration cycles to continuously improve system quality, usability and product experience.

Your profile

• 4–6+ years of experience in Product Design, UI Design or Design Systems with a strong specialization in scalable digital systems.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating user‑centered thinking, interaction design excellence and proven experience building or evolving enterprise‑level design systems.
• Experience within automotive, mobility, embedded systems or other complex product ecosystems.
• Ability to think in systems, translating user needs, product goals and brand principles into coherent and scalable digital experiences.
• Deep expertise in Figma including advanced auto‑layout, component systems, variables, tokens, responsive design, prototyping, shared libraries, branching and versioning.
• Understanding of how design systems scale across multiple teams, products and implementation environments.
• Experience with DesignOps, contribution models, governance structures and cross‑functional collaboration.
• Active use of AI in daily practice and experience with agentic workflows, automation, AI‑supported tooling and design operations approaches.
• Strong understanding of visual identity systems – typography, layout and colour – and ability to apply brand consistently across digital products.
• Excellent communication skills across stakeholders, workshops and multidisciplinary teams.
• Proactive, ownership‑driven mindset, thriving in complex and fast‑moving environments.

Benefits

• Central role in a dynamic, independent design consultancy with an international portfolio spanning enterprise product design, city identity, design systems and regulated industries.
• Direct access to partners and senior leadership – flat hierarchies, real autonomy and space to shape how we do product strategy.
• Dedicated team of high‑profile designers and strategists driven by a no‑ego, high‑craft culture.
• Personal responsibility, space for your own ideas and the opportunity to grow with the company and the practice.
• 30 days paid vacation, hybrid work and a dog‑friendly Berlin office.
• Work‑life balance support, including a potential four‑day week if needed.
• Benefits including Urban Sports Club, food club and ESPI cuisine.
• Regular team gatherings and in‑house coaching and mentoring.

Equal Opportunity Employment Statement

We value diversity and therefore welcome all applications – regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/beliefs, disability, age, and sexual orientation and identity.