Design System Specialist

<p>Above is looking for a Design System Specialist to help shape the next generation of complex digital products for global clients.<br>This role sits at the intersection of visual craft, system thinking, and modern AI workflows.<br><br><strong>What you’ll do at Above</strong></p><ul style="margin:4px 0px 4px 24px;padding:0px;"><li style="margin:2px 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(29, 28, 29);"><p>Lead the creation of scalable, robust design systems for complex enterprise products.</p></li><li style="margin:2px 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(29, 28, 29);"><p>Use AI tools to generate and maintain documentation, usage guidelines, and developer specs.</p></li><li style="margin:2px 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(29, 28, 29);"><p>Work with AI-assisted handoff tools to ensure pixel-perfect alignment between Figma and production code, including automated checks for accessibility and brand consistency.</p></li><li style="margin:2px 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(29, 28, 29);"><p>Use generative scripts to map legacy patterns to new tokens and components, accelerating system adoption.</p></li></ul><div style="margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(29, 28, 29);"><p><br><br><strong>What makes you a great fit</strong></p></div><ul style="margin:4px 0px 4px 24px;padding:0px;"><li style="margin:2px 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(29, 28, 29);"><p>5+ years of experience building large-scale design systems.</p></li><li style="margin:2px 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(29, 28, 29);"><p>A strong portfolio showcasing real, complex design systems (AI-assisted work is a plus).</p></li><li style="margin:2px 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(29, 28, 29);"><p>Expert in Figma and curious about the new wave of AI design tools.</p></li><li style="margin:2px 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(29, 28, 29);"><p>Strong system thinking — you know how to structure tokens and data so machines and humans understand them.</p></li><li style="margin:2px 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(29, 28, 29);"><p>A sharp QA mindset: you use AI to explore, but trust your eye to curate and validate.</p></li><li style="margin:2px 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(29, 28, 29);"><p>Comfortable explaining complex ideas to designers, developers, and stakeholders.</p></li><li style="margin:2px 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(29, 28, 29);"><p>Mentor the team on how to use AI responsibly and creatively within design systems.</p></li></ul><div style="margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(29, 28, 29);"><p><br><br><strong>What Above offers</strong></p></div><ul style="margin:4px 0px 4px 24px;padding:0px;"><li style="margin:2px 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(29, 28, 29);"><p>Exciting projects with global clients</p></li><li style="margin:2px 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(29, 28, 29);"><p>A warm, collaborative culture with personal coaching</p></li><li style="margin:2px 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(29, 28, 29);"><p>Central Stockholm office</p></li><li style="margin:2px 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(29, 28, 29);"><p>Competitive compensation</p></li><li style="margin:2px 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(29, 28, 29);"><p>Access to the Eidra network of experts</p></li></ul><p><br><br><strong>About Above</strong><br>Above is a design agency built on curiosity, collaboration, and craft.<br>We help brands grow by creating meaningful, effective experiences that change behavior for the better.<br>You’ll join a multidisciplinary team where feedback is part of everyday work, creativity is taken seriously, and people genuinely care about doing great work together. We believe in trust, flexibility, and giving designers space to grow — creatively and professionally.<br><br><strong>Practical details</strong></p><ul style="margin:4px 0px 4px 24px;padding:0px;"><li style="margin:2px 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(29, 28, 29);"><p>Please include CV + portfolio (projects showing how you work matter most — and AI-assisted work is a plus)</p></li><li style="margin:2px 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(29, 28, 29);"><p>Location: Stockholm</p></li><li style="margin:2px 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(29, 28, 29);"><p>Open to relocating? Let us know — we’d love to hear from you!</p></li></ul>