Paylocity is a cloud-based software company that creates customized HR solutions for small to mid-sized organizations. Our workplace enhances communication and enables employees to connect, collaborate, and create from anywhere. Our award-winning culture ensures everyone has a voice and feels truly welcome. Join Paylocity as we shape the future of technology and the workplace! We give our employees what they need to succeed, including great benefits and perks! We offer medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and a 401(k) match, as well as perks that support you, your family, and your finances. And if it’s career development you desire, we provide that, too! At Paylocity, people matter most and have always been at the heart of our business. As a?Senior Design System Designer, you will lead the evolution and adoption of Paylocity’s design system, Citrus, ensuring consistency, scalability, and efficiency across our product suite. You are a systems thinker, a storyteller, a driver of change, and a strong collaborator who thrives in a highly cross-functional environment. Your work will directly impact the quality and usability of Paylocity’s products by providing best-in-class design solutions for designers and developers alike. This role will report to the?Design System Manager. Responsibilities: + Collaborate with Product and Engineering?– Work closely with designers, engineers, and product managers to ensure the design system remains a scalable, accessible, and cohesive experience. + Initiate and Drive Projects?– Display complete independence in leading the initiation of small- to medium-sized projects, balancing user insights, business goals, technical feasibility, and design principles. + Advocate for Design Best Practices?– Provide expert guidance on information architecture, interaction models, and visual consistency across products. + Facilitate Workshops and Collaboration?– Organize and lead ideation sessions, workshops, and cross-team discussions to drive alignment and adoption of the design system. + Ensure Development Quality?– Partner with engineering teams to ensure high-quality implementation, tracking development bugs and missed requirements for continuous improvement. + Refine and Document Standards?– Establish and maintain comprehensive documentation to ensure designers and developers can effectively use the design system. + Champion Accessibility and Inclusion?– Advocate for and implement accessibility best practices (WCAG) in design system components. + Mentor and Coach?– Provide guidance and mentorship to designers, helping them effectively integrate the design system into their work. + Engage in Thought Leadership?– Stay up to date with industry trends, contribute to UX communities, and share insights to help advance the field of design systems. + Promote Transparency and Collaboration?– Proactively share design system updates and knowledge across teams to drive awareness and engagement. Required Experience: + Bachelor’s degree in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Interaction Design, Human Factors, or a related field, or equivalent experience. + 5-7 years of UX/UI design experience, with at least 2 years dedicated to design systems. + Strong visual, communication, and presentation skills. + Deep understanding of Figma, component-based design, and design tokens. + Experience collaborating with product and engineering teams to build and maintain a design system. Preferred Skills + Experience designing for SaaS products in an agile environment. + Familiarity with front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, React, Storybook, etc.). + Knowledge of AI/ML-driven design patterns and ability to integrate them into a design system. + Experience mentoring and coaching designers on design system adoption. + Background in UX research and data-driven decision-making. + Strong knowledge of accessibility principles and WCAG guidelines. Soft Skills + Expert communicator and facilitator to stakeholders within business. + Relentlessly curious regarding tech and market trends, able to adapt accordingly. + Unflinching in your desire to advocate for the best user experience possible. + Ability to build relationships in a highly collaborative environment. Join us in building a world-class design system that empowers designers and developers to create seamless, engaging, and accessible user experiences across Paylocity’s product suite! Paylocity is an equal-opportunity employer. Paylocity is committed to the full inclusion of all individuals. We recruit, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. At Paylocity, we believe diversity makes us better. We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences in age, culture, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique. We actively cultivate these differences through our employee resource groups (ERGs), employee experiences, perspectives, talents, and approaches to drive innovation in the software and services we provide our customers. We comply with federal and state disability laws and make reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. To request reasonable accommodation in the job application or interview process, please contact accessibility@paylocity.com.