Rocket · 19 hours ago
Lead Product Designer - Design Systems
Detroit, MI
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$152K/yr - $341K/yr
7+ years expRocket is a Detroit-based company focused on helping clients achieve their homeownership dreams through innovative mortgage solutions. The Lead Product Designer, Design Systems, will be responsible for defining and evolving the design system, partnering with various teams to ensure high-quality, accessible experiences across products.
ConsumerConsumer LendingFinanceFinancial ServicesLendingMortgagePersonal FinanceReal Estate
Responsibilities
Lead the evolution of the company’s design system, creating a shared set of elements that are flexible across web and mobile platforms
Design and maintain scalable components, tokens, patterns, and system documentation
Partner with engineering to deliver high-quality, performant libraries, tooling, and documentation
Champion accessibility, inclusivity, and localization within the design system
Advocate for high-quality design craft by raising visual and interaction standards across the organization
Enable and educate product teams through documentation, workshops, critiques, and hands-on collaboration
Partner with product, engineering, brand, and marketing teams to encourage adoption and alignment
Mentor designers and influence the broader organization by promoting systems thinking as a core design capability
Continuously identify gaps, inconsistencies, and opportunities to improve the system as products evolve
Qualification
Required
7+ years of experience in product, visual, or systems design, including significant ownership of design systems
Deep expertise building and scaling design systems in complex, multi-product environments
Strong systems thinking - you see patterns, anticipate edge cases, and design for scale
Hands-on experience designing and maintaining component libraries in tools like Figma and Storybook
You stay up to date and have experience with the latest design system features, tooling and benchmarks, including emerging AI-assisted design and development workflows (e.g., MCP, Code Connect, Figma Make, v0)
Strong understanding of accessibility standards (WCAG) and inclusive design principles
Experience collaborating closely with Engineering to deliver production-ready components
Ability to translate complex system requirements into clear, usable patterns and documentation
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate system decisions and influence adoption
Familiarity with front-end technologies and constraints (e.g., CSS, component-based frameworks like React or Angular, and design tokens)
Benefits
Annual bonus
Incentives
Medical
Dental
Vision benefits
401K retirement plan
Paid-time off
Company
Rocket
Rocket is redefining homeownership, mortgage, real estate and personal finance services.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$5.15B2025-06-03Post Ipo Debt· $4B
2025-05-02Post Ipo Debt· $1.15B
2020-08-06IPO
Leadership Team
Varun Krishna
Chief Executive Officer
Bridget Frey
Chief Technology Officer @ Redfin and Chief Data Officer @ Rocket
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