Citizens · 1 month ago
Director User Experience, Design Engineering
Citizens is transforming financial services with digital experiences that are simple, human, and accessible to all. They are seeking a Director of Design Engineering to lead their front-end engineering team and scale their design system into a world-class platform.
BankingCredit CardsFinancial ServicesFinTechRetail
Responsibilities
Lead, grow, and mentor a team of front-end engineers focused on Front End development expertise
Driving the success of the Citizens Design System by managing intake of requests, working with internal partners, and helping prioritize system features
Drive the development and adoption of scalable, reusable components that power Citizens’ design system
Partners with design and product teams to validate, test, and optimize patterns for usability and performance
Advocate standards and design system adoption across the enterprise in roadshows, education, presentations, and building relationships across the organization
Qualification
Required
10+ years in front-end development experience, with 5+ years in leadership roles
Proven experience building and scaling design systems in enterprise environments
Deep technical expertise in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, TypeScript (or similar frameworks)
Understanding of Mobile Development practices in iOS and Android, using Cotlin and Swift
A collaborative leader who can inspire teams and influence across design, product, and engineering
Preferred
Knowledge and understanding of accessibility standards (WCAG) is a plus
Company
Citizens
At Citizens, we recognize that the journey to accomplishment is no longer linear and that individuals are made of all they have done and all they are going to do.
H1B Sponsorship
Citizens has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2020 (1)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2B2025-02-26Post Ipo Debt· $750M
2024-07-09Post Ipo Debt· $1.25B
2014-09-23IPO
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