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Citizens · 4 hours ago

Director User Experience, Design Engineering

Citizens is transforming financial services with simple and accessible digital experiences. They are seeking a Director of Design Engineering to lead the front-end engineering team and scale their design system, ensuring consistency and efficiency across the enterprise.

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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

Front-end developmentDesign systemsHTMLCSSJavaScriptReactTypeScriptMobile DevelopmentAccessibility standardsLeadershipCollaboration

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

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage
Retirement benefits
Maternity/paternity leave
Flexible work arrangements
Education reimbursement
Wellness programs
Paid time off policy exceeds the mandatory, paid sick or paid time-away policy of every local and state jurisdiction in the United States

Company

Citizens

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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 guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2020 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$2B
2025-02-26Post Ipo Debt· $750M
2024-07-09Post Ipo Debt· $1.25B
2014-09-23IPO

Leadership Team

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Melisa Carrascoza
SVP, Business Banking Market Executive - New England South
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Steve Kozek
Head of Commercial Excellence, Senior Vice President
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