Lead Design Technologist, Design Systems

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. Build and evolve the technical foundation for consistent digital and AI experiences across CSAA .

Posted 11/5/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $152,010 - $202,550 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in building and evolving design systems, translating UX patterns into scalable code structures, and implementing AI capabilities within design frameworks. Strong ability to partner with engineering and architecture teams to ensure technical governance and effective integration of design assets.

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Design System OwnershipFront-End Engineering ExperienceAI-Assisted Development ToolsComponent Structure and API DesignGovernance of Design Tokens

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Hard Skills

Design SystemsFront-End EngineeringComponent FrameworksDesign TokensAPI DesignAI ModelsDesign-to-Code WorkflowsEvaluation PracticesObservability PracticesAccessibility Standards

Soft Skills

Strong Written CommunicationInfluencing Without AuthorityComfort with AmbiguityTranslating Between AudiencesCoaching Engineers or Designers

Tools & Technologies

PegaGuidewireMCP ServersDesign ToolingProduction Code Connections

Certifications & Qualifications

Front-End Engineering CertificationDesign Systems CertificationAccessibility CertificationAI-Related Certification

Industry Keywords

InsuranceFinancial ServicesRegulated IndustryEmployee-Facing ProductsCustomer-Facing Experiences

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Guidewire

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and evolve the technical foundation for consistent digital and AI experiences across CSAA
Define and maintain the enterprise design system's technical structure, including components, tokens, patterns, shared packages, capabilities, and reference implementations
Translate approved UX patterns, templates, and design decisions into scalable code structures
Maintain connections between design tooling and production code
Define how design-system assets are structured, composed, governed, versioned, contributed to, updated, and deprecated
Determine how design standards and technical assets translate to third-party platforms such as Pega and Guidewire
Define technical foundations for AI models and agents, including prompts, capabilities, MCP servers, interfaces, contracts, patterns, evaluations, and observability
Make system assets discoverable and understandable to people and AI agents
Define AI capability guardrails and governance with AI governance and the AI Council
Establish tooling and technical connections between design and code before development begins
Trace delivery issues to design definitions, component code, connection tooling, packages, tokens, or platform constraints
Partner with Engineering and Architecture on feasibility, dependencies, sequencing, estimates, integration, and ownership
Build prototypes and proofs of concept to test structural decisions and reduce risk
Create documentation, examples, and enablement materials for self-service adoption
Track adoption, reuse, and duplication and improve the system based on data
Support engineers and designers using the system and incorporate feedback
Partner with UX, Architecture, CX, Engineering, platform teams, Workflow and Systems Design, business partners, and AI governance
Contribute technical methods, standards, implementation templates, onboarding materials, and domain guidance to CSAA's Enterprise Systems Design practice
Stay current on design systems for AI and AI-agent use and bring relevant practices to the team

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
8+ years of progressive experience in design systems, front-end engineering, design technology, or experience architecture
Technical ownership or stewardship of a design system implemented in code
Strong hands-on front-end engineering experience with a modern component framework
Experience with component structure, composition, and API design
Experience implementing and governing design tokens and component libraries at enterprise scale
Practical experience with design-to-code workflows and tools connecting design assets to production components
Working fluency with AI-assisted development tools
Practical understanding of how AI models use context, skills, and tool definitions
Ability to define the structure and technical direction of a shared system and partner with Engineering and Architecture
Strong written communication skills
Demonstrated ability to influence across design and engineering teams without formal authority
Comfort working through ambiguity
Ability to translate between design and engineering audiences
Relevant training or certification in front-end engineering, design systems, accessibility, or AI-related disciplines is desirable
Experience building or governing AI- and agent-facing capabilities such as skills, tool definitions, MCP servers, or governed context sources is desirable
Experience with evaluation and observability practices for AI systems is desirable
Experience in insurance, financial services, or another regulated industry is desirable
Experience supporting employee-facing and customer-facing products or experiences is desirable
Experience adapting enterprise design-system standards to third-party or vendor-owned platforms is desirable
Experience creating adoption models, contribution models, or federated governance is desirable
Experience coaching engineers or designers is desirable
Familiarity with accessibility standards is desirable
Ability to travel as needed for divisional, team, and other in-person meetings
Applicants must have authorization to work indefinitely in the United States
CSAA does not provide visa sponsorship; applicants must not need immigration support now or in the future

Benefits

Comp & perks

Annual bonus eligibility for most roles
401(k) with a company match
Career growth opportunities
Leadership and mentorship support
Flexible Workplace / remote-first culture
Home-Flex roles working primarily from home
Flexibility to work from various locations including CSAA offices
Inclusive and welcoming workplace
Reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants and employees with disabilities or other limitations
Company-wide annual discretionary bonus through the Annual Incentive Plan (AIP), up to 12% of eligible pay