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HubSpot · 2 days ago

Senior Designer, Design Systems — Accessibility & Internationalization

HubSpot is an AI-powered customer platform, and they are seeking a Senior Designer for their Design Systems team. This role focuses on building inclusive, globally usable design elements and ensuring compliance with accessibility standards while collaborating with various teams to enhance user experience.

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Responsibilities

Ensure any new components and design layouts are WCAG 2.1/2.2+ compliant and localization-ready by default (RTL, date/time formats, pluralization, etc.)
Create a roadmap that will optimize our product experiences for accessible behaviors (keyboard navigation, ARIA roles, focus states)
Help define component behaviors, guidelines, and usage best practices that accommodate assistive tech and cultural variance
Partner closely with our engineers, localization team, content designers, and UX design leads to align on an inclusive design strategy and vision
Embed a11y and i18n into Figma libraries, tokens, and documentation; collaborate on tooling to streamline implementation with our design technologists and engineers
Define contribution and governance models that include accessibility and internationalization review
Drive education, audits, and workshops to embed inclusive design across the org
Contribute to the exploration of design language elements that are being updated, including typography, color, iconography, data visualization, elevation, grids, sound—with a focus on a11y and i18n
Prototype and explore solutions using emerging tools like AI-powered design platforms
Designing flexible but opinionated components that scale across varied use cases
Maintaining high accessibility standards, especially during a design language transformation
Establishing a governance model for adoption and contribution to the system
Balancing complexity with usability and clear documentation

Qualification

Accessibility WCAGAccessibility ARIAInternationalization (i18n)Component librariesFigmaCuriosityCommunication skillsStorytelling skills

Required

A portfolio demonstrating impactful design at scale, with a focus on accessibility and systems thinking while also showcasing strong design craft
Deep knowledge of a11y (WCAG, ARIA) and i18n (Unicode, RTL, localization workflows) and stays on top of the latest updates in those standards
Experience in building and documenting component libraries and token strategies
Ability to prioritize, drive projects, and make data-informed decisions in a fast-paced environment
Exceptional communication and storytelling skills to influence cross-functional teams and leadership. You'll be helping to evangelize accessibility internally— leading training and creating internal best practices and guidelines
A curious mindset with a passion for emerging tools like Replit and Lovable to accelerate the conceptualization of ideas

Benefits

Participate in HubSpot’s equity plan to receive restricted stock units (RSUs)
Eligible for overtime pay

Company

HubSpot develops cloud-based, inbound marketing software that allows businesses to transform the way that they market online.

H1B Sponsorship

HubSpot 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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2025 (148)
2024 (125)
2023 (101)
2022 (107)
2021 (43)
2020 (33)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$100.5M
Key Investors
Scale Venture PartnersMatrixGeneral Catalyst
2014-10-10IPO
2012-11-05Series E· $35M
2011-03-08Series D· $32M

Leadership Team

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Yamini Rangan
Chief Executive Officer
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Dharmesh Shah
Founder and CTO
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