Senior Design Systems Designer (d/f/m)

Company Description

We are seeking a Senior Design Systems Designer 👩🏽‍💻 to lead the evolution, adoption, and governance of our design system across products and platforms. You will collaborate with product designers, engineers, accessibility experts, and brand stakeholders to deliver a scalable, inclusive, and consistent design language that accelerates product development while raising the bar on quality. 

You’ll become an part of Haufe - an important part. What is Haufe? We’ve asked to one of our employees to describe us: ‘’We’re all about teamwork. We really find the best possible ways to combine the skills and talent in this office to create digital workplace solutions that we’re proud to show off. And we want to be specialists in what we do, each and every one of us.’’

At Haufe, you’ll find the ambition and drive of a startup, but with the solid foundation of the leader in organizational development in the DACH market that we are, with +2,600 people working for us.

 

Our Location & Remote Policy☀️🌊

Being based in Barcelona or the surrounding areas is required. If you’re not currently located here but are open to relocating, please let us know; we’ll be happy to support you through the process.

We value both focused individual work and the energy that comes from being together. That’s why we keep office time intentional and designed around real collaboration. 

 Our hybrid policy requires just 12 days per quarter in our office (Sant Martí district) with your team. These aren’t badge-swipe appearances. They’re for the good stuff: planning, pairing, sketching ideas on whiteboards, making big decisions, and having the kinds of conversations that work better face to face.

 We genuinely like being together. But when you need uninterrupted focus time at home, that’s respected too.

 Beyond the quarterly minimum, we trust you. If you and your teammates feel extra face-to-face time will unblock a complex problem, power a workshop, or make pair programming more effective, go for it.

No arbitrary rules. Just professional judgment and strong teamwork.

And because life doesn’t run on a quarterly cadence…

You also get up to 8 weeks per year of fully remote work from anywhere.

 Spend extended time with family, escape the winter, explore a new location, or simply enjoy a longer period without commuting.

 We designed this model to give you the best of both worlds: the flexibility to work where you’re most productive, and the connection that comes from regularly spending time with a team you enjoy working with.

 

Job Description

• Design & Develop: Create, refine, and maintain UI components, patterns, and tokens to ensure usability, scalability, and accessibility. 
• System Thinking: Translate brand guidelines, interaction models, and user needs into reusable, flexible system elements. 
• Collaboration: Partner with engineers to implement components, ensuring parity across design and code. 
• Advocacy & Adoption: Champion the design system internally, driving adoption, documentation, and training for designers and developers. 
• Accessibility & Inclusivity: Embed accessibility best practices into every component and pattern. 
• Governance: Contribute to guidelines, processes, and tooling that ensure the system evolves sustainably and consistently. 
• Mentorship: Support and mentor other designers in leveraging the system effectively. 
• Continuous Improvement: Identify gaps and opportunities for innovation in the system based on user feedback, analytics, and industry trends. 

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in product design, with at least 2+ years dedicated to design systems. 
• Expert knowledge in Figma. 
• Proven experience collaborating closely with front-end engineers. 
• Deep understanding of accessibility standards (WCAG, ARIA) and inclusive design practices. 
• Strong communication and documentation skills for sharing guidelines, rationales, and decisions. 
• Ability to balance consistency with flexibility across diverse product needs. 
• Familiarity with token-driven systems and theming strategies. 
• Do you speak fluent German? That’s a very nice to have! Not a requirement if your english it’s excellent.
• Willingness to travel to our Headquarters in Germany when needed, once every 2 months approximately.

What you'll get✅

• Flexible benefits plan, company-paid private health insurance, and a sponsored gym membership.
• Not in Barcelona yet? We help you hit the ground running. We’ll assist you with your relocation, from apartment to paperwork.
• Opportunity to develop your talent with a goal-oriented team.

What does the Recruitment Process look like? 💻

1. You hit Easy Apply. That’s it. No cover letters, no questionnaire.
2. We’ll review every application/portfolio and if you catch our eye, we’ll email you to schedule a first phone call. This call’s purpose is to see if the job matches your expectations and skills.
3. On your second call, you’ll speak to HR and some members of the team. You can find out about our culture and specifics of working with us.
4. We will send you a case study so you can show us your skills! We will review it and share feedback.
5. If your idea meets our requirements, you'll have the opportunity to present your case study in an interview at our office with future product & engineering colleagues and team members. A moment to ask anything you want to know about the product, team dynamics and expectations of the role, especially in your solo time with the hiring manager, your future supervisor.