Design System Lead Engineer

About the role

In the role of Design System Lead Engineer for the Verso Design System, you play a critical role in steering the continual evolution and maintenance of our sophisticated design system, shaping the visual identity, and enhancing user experiences across multiple brands. Operating at the nexus of design and engineering, your leadership is pivotal in seamlessly integrating our design principles into a mature and comprehensive system. Managing a small, highly skilled team, you champion the continuous improvement and expansion of our design system. Providing mentorship and guidance, you cultivate a collaborative and high-performance team culture, ensuring that individual goals align with broader organizational objectives. Overseeing the extensive library of design tokens, you ensure they encapsulate the essence of our visual identity. Collaborating closely with designers, you integrate new tokens, maintain consistency, and optimize for efficiency in the design workflow. Your leadership extends to envisioning and creating new design system features, exploring innovative solutions that elevate capabilities and ensuring the system performs to a high standard. Responsibilities include: Manage a small, highly skilled team focused on the continuous improvement and expansion of our design system. Provide mentorship, guidance, and support to foster a collaborative and high-performance team culture. Collaborate with team members to align individual goals with broader team and organizational objectives. Encourage professional development and skill enhancement within the team. Oversee the extensive library of design tokens, ensuring they encapsulat