Hiring: Product Design Manager, Design Systems Company: Lyft Location: New York, NY Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 11:43:55 Target Skills & Keywords : Accessibility, Android, Design System, Figma, User Experience, WCAG, iOS About the job Experience: •7+ years in product or brand design, including 2+ years managing designers •Direct experience leading a design system at scale: components, patterns, guidelines, and shipped-to-code workflows •Fluency across mobile and web platforms, with a working understanding of how systems are consumed by engineers •Strong track record of partnership with engineering on architecture, releases, and quality •Operational familiarity with AI-assisted design tooling (Figma MCP, generative workflows, agentic prototyping) is a strong plus Required Skills: •Set the strategy and roadmap for Lyft Product Language (LPL) across product, marketing, and brand surfaces, in partnership with the Director of Design Foundations and engineering leadership and the Design Systems team •Lead the AI transformation of the system: integrate AI into LPL tooling, adoption workflows, and the day-to-day designer experience at Lyft •Represent Design Systems in reviews and other senior leadership forums •Manage and develop a team of design systems designers and illustrators working across iOS, Android, web, and brand •Hold the quality bar for system-wide design: cross-platform coherence, accessibility (WCAG), road safety, localization, and brand consistency. •Coach the team on making educated tradeoffs between flexibility, coherency, usability, and efficiency •Partner closely with the Design Systems DPM and engineering managers to maintain system health, sequence work, and unblock teams •Own the LPL component contribution and review process end-to-end, from intake through release Compensation: •Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options with additional programs available when enrolled Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!