Staff Design Systems Designer

Role Overview

The Staff Design Systems Designer at Harvey will define the foundational elements that make Harvey’s product coherent, scalable, and trustworthy as it grows in complexity. The design system is more than a collection of components; it is the shared language between design, engineering, and AI that ensures consistency, quality, and confidence across every interaction.

What You’ll Do

• Define and evolve the core design system foundations, including components, patterns, and tokens that scale across complex, AI-powered experiences — with a sharp eye for brand cohesion and visual quality
• Design, prototype, and ship production-ready system components in tight collaboration with frontend engineering
• Partner directly with frontend and platform engineers to ensure system decisions translate cleanly into code, with shared ownership of quality, performance, and maintainability
• Establish clear contribution, governance, and deprecation models that balance velocity with system integrity
• Embed accessibility, responsiveness, and performance into the system by default
• Document system usage and best practices in a way that is clear, practical, and trusted by product teams
• Advocate for system adoption and consistency in product planning, design reviews, and execution
• Anticipate future product and platform needs, evolving the system proactively as Harvey scales

What You Have

• 8+ years of experience in product design, with significant ownership of design systems in complex product environments — ideally with a background in brand or visual design
• Deep understanding of component architecture, design tokens, and how design systems scale across teams
• Proven experience partnering closely with frontend engineers to ship high-quality, production systems
• Strong working knowledge of accessibility standards and inclusive design practices
• Ability to clearly articulate system decisions and tradeoffs to designers, engineers, and cross-functional partners
• Comfort operating in ambiguous problem spaces and bringing structure where it doesn’t yet exist

Why design systems matter at Harvey

Harvey is an AI-native product. As the system reasons, responds, and adapts in real time, the interface must remain consistent and legible. A strong design system ensures that complexity does not leak into the experience. It enables teams to move faster, reduces cognitive load for users, and builds trust in moments where clarity matters most.

Compensation

$200,000 - $260,000 USD Depending on your location, an Applicant Privacy Notice may apply to you. Harvey is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition, or any other basis protected by law. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, and requests can be made by emailing accommodations@harvey.ai