Senior Designer - Design Systems

The Role 

We’re looking for a highly experienced Senior Product Designer to build Farther’s design system from the ground up and own it long-term. This foundational role will define how our entire product organization works—creating the infrastructure that enables consistent, high-quality experiences at speed.

You will be responsible for the full lifecycle of the design system: auditing assets, creating a scalable component library, defining patterns, and layouts, documenting usage, and driving adoption across design and engineering. This is deep, hands-on, expert-level work that requires strategic thinking, systems-level vision, and the ability to execute down to the smallest detail.

Your Impact 

Design Systems Ownership

• Audit existing design assets and build a scalable, accessible component library in Figma


• Create reusable components, design tokens, and detailed usage documentation


• Own prioritization, roadmapping, and stakeholder communication for the design system


• Define governance processes for adoption, enhancements, and deprecations


• Collaborate closely with engineering to ensure design-to-code fidelity and proper implementation


• Establish education and onboarding processes that drive real adoption across the team

Supporting Design Team Work

• Provide guidance and support to designers across advisor tools, client platforms, and mobile, ensuring design system principles are applied consistently


• Partner with PMs and engineering teams as needed to clarify component usage, patterns, and best practices during feature implementation


• Apply systems thinking to help maintain consistency, accessibility, and quality across all product experiences


• Collaborate with other designers to support seamless cross-platform experiences, leveraging the design system as the single source of truth

The Ideal Match 

• 5+ years of product design experience, including 3+ years leading design systems


• Expert in Figma, capable of building scalable component architectures 


• Deep understanding of design-to-code implementation and cross-platform consistency


• Both strategic and executional—able to set vision, define governance, and execute detailed components


• Self-directed, highly organized, and skilled at prioritization and stakeholder management


• Excited by the challenge of building and maintaining a permanent, enterprise-grade design system


• Excellent documentation, communication, and collaboration skills

Bonus Points 

• Experience in fintech or regulated industries


• Familiarity with Storybook or similar tools


• Background in mobile design systems (iOS/Android)


• Interest in AI tools and design automation


• Experience mentoring designers or leading adoption initiatives

Why Join Us

• Competitive comp package that rewards impact


• Work alongside some of the brightest minds in fintech


• Ground-floor opportunity at a fast-scaling startup


• Chart your own growth path as we expand


• Full health benefits + 401(k) matching & Roth IRA options


• Unlimited PTO


• An amazing collaborative atmosphere between product, design, and engineering to solve hard problems together

Ready to disrupt wealth management? Let's talk!