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Senior User Experience Designer - Design Systems

AT Mastercard
Mastercard

Senior User Experience Designer - Design Systems

Dublin, Ireland

Our Purpose

We work to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments and businesses realize their greatest potential. Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. We cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team - one that makes better decisions, drives innovation and delivers better business results.

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Title and Summary

Senior User Experience Designer - Design Systems

Senior User Experience Designer - Design Systems

As a Senior User Experience Designer - Design Systems in Mastercard, you will thrive at the intersection of design, data, and technology. You will have the unique opportunity to shape the identity and form of the constantly evolving Design System for Mastercard's digital products.

Working across multiple product areas and cross-functional partners, you will drive the strategic implementation of the design system with the goal of ensuring high consistency, scalability, and ease of rapid prototyping while solving the specific user problem at hand.

Occasionally, you will also be able to participate in design thinking workshops for new products and contribute to delivering quality design assets. If you have a passion for creating great user experiences, an understanding of component-based architectures, and a desire to be a part of building a world-class design system- that operates at a global scale- then this role is for you!

Responsibility
Help advance the strategic implementation of Mastercard's Design System using user-centered design methods
Partner with other Design System teams across the organization to drive brand alignment and experience unification across products
Collaborate with designers, engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders to understand the unique requirements, opportunities, and constraints in the realm of data products
Design responsive, accessible components and modular design patterns while maintaining up-to-date documentation
Work within brand guidelines to ensure components are using the consistent brand language
Develop easy to follow design specifications and guidelines for other designers, developers, customers, and development partners/vendors
Create robust processes for contribution, design, audit, handoff, and release to empower our users (other designers, developers, and product managers) to contribute back to the Design System
Be the Design System champion who educates and guides designers, developers, and product teams on adopting the Design System

About You
Passionate about design systems and the value they can deliver on a global scale
Detail-oriented and have a deep understanding of design fundamentals
Values inclusive design and accessibility
Technically-minded, interested in code as the material digital products are made of
Excellent communication and writing skills
Strong experience with Figma, and leading design tools
A portfolio of strong interaction design, design systems, and product design work.
Experience with building Design systems and component libraries is essential.

This role is based in Dublin, and therefore all applications must be eligible to live and work in Dublin.

Corporate Security Responsibility

All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:

  • Abide by Mastercard's security policies and practices;
  • Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;
  • Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and
  • Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard's guidelines.

Client-provided location(s): Dublin, Ireland
Job ID: Mastercard-22331_R-234078
Employment Type: Other

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
    • FSA With Employer Contribution
    • HSA
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
    • Fitness Subsidies
    • On-Site Gym
    • Pet Insurance
    • Mental Health Benefits
    • Virtual Fitness Classes
    • Health Reimbursement Account
  • Parental Benefits

    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
    • Fertility Benefits
    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
    • On-site/Nearby Childcare
    • Adoption Leave
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Remote Work Opportunities
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Commuter Benefits Program
    • Casual Dress
    • Happy Hours
    • Snacks
    • Company Outings
    • On-Site Cafeteria
    • Holiday Events
    • Some Meals Provided
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Leave of Absence
    • Volunteer Time Off
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Performance Bonus
    • Relocation Assistance
    • Financial Counseling
    • Stock Purchase Program
    • 401(K)
  • Professional Development

    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Lunch and Learns
    • Internship Program
    • Work Visa Sponsorship
    • Leadership Training Program
    • Associate or Rotational Training Program
    • Shadowing Opportunities
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program