Principal UX Designer – Design Systems – Platform – Netsec
| Company | Palo Alto Networks |
|---|---|
| Location | Santa Clara, CA, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | |
| Experience Level | Senior |
Requirements
- 6–8+ years of product design experience
- 3+ years leading design systems in complex enterprise environments
- Expertise in creating and evolving systems, UI libraries, and token-based architecture using Figma and front-end frameworks
- Experience empowering teams with scalable tooling, contribution models, and governance practices that enable efficiency without slowing progress
- Systems-thinking mindset, connecting design patterns to product goals, workflows, and constraints, with a focus on scalability and practical implementation
- Collaborative approach, driving execution independently while mentoring others and advocating for design quality across functions
- Excellent communication skills, simplifying complex concepts and influencing teams to adopt and improve design systems
- Data-driven, using user feedback to continuously improve product design.
Responsibilities
- Lead the execution and roadmap for a scalable, flexible design system that supports a growing ecosystem of enterprise products and users
- Partner with product designers to define and implement new systems based on use cases and user feedback
- Proactively conduct A/B testing and audits, using data to inform design decisions and continuously improve the user experience
- Build and maintain sub-atomic foundations, Boolean components, interaction patterns, and page templates, while defining LLM content guidelines
- Ensure a unified Figma file as the source of truth for designers, integrate Storybook for seamless handoff, and establish clear logic for reusability and scalability
- Ensure visual and interaction consistency across teams and products
- Audit components for performance, accessibility, and clarity—and evolve them to meet modern standards
- Utilize Jira dashboards to provide visibility and accountability, while proactively addressing and resolving issues
- Develop a plan to reduce UX bugs upstream, ensuring that issues are addressed before they reach the codebase
- Establish and maintain a centralized design system library for easy access, sharing, and version control of design components
- Work closely with design teams to ensure seamless integration of the design system into their workflows
- Guide senior designers and cross-functional teams on systems thinking, driving adoption through workshops, design reviews, and office hours
- Champion a bottom-up contribution model by creating tools, workflows, and ongoing support that empower teams to contribute confidently and scale the design system across the organization
- Create operating models that allow for easy, scalable contributions to the design system while maintaining high-quality standards
- Develop programs to scale governance processes, ensuring quality signals are consistently in check
- Focus on balancing consistency with flexibility, with the goal of corralling creativity—not controlling it—so teams can work efficiently and productively
- Lead initiatives to refactor legacy designs into the system, balancing business timelines with thoughtful, user-centered migration plans.
Preferred Qualifications
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No preferred qualifications provided.