Design System Designer

Overview

The Design System Designer plays a key role in the Regional Experience Design team, driving consistency and scalability across digital products through a unified visual language. This role focuses on creating reusable components, improving design quality, and reducing design debt by collaborating closely with designers, engineers, and stakeholders.

You will be responsible for developing and maintaining system foundations, patterns, and documentation, while supporting Asia Segment teams in contributing to global standards and establishing localized libraries. Strong visual and interaction design skills, systems thinking, and clear communication are essential.

Position Responsibilities

• Define and evolve Manulife’s visual language, including typography, color, iconography, and components, ensuring consistency across platforms.
• Maintain and scale Figma libraries for desktop and mobile, supporting design and development teams.
• Conduct regular audits of UI and design system assets to identify gaps and drive improvements aligned with brand and platform guidelines.
• Develop and manage a contribution model to support scalable component creation across autonomous product teams.
• Establish reusable design foundations and cohesive UX/UI guidelines for mobile and web products.
• Collaborate with designers, engineers, and stakeholders to drive adoption and ensure alignment across teams and products.
• Create interactive prototypes and clear documentation to communicate design rationale and system updates.
• Partner with development teams to ensure accurate implementation of design specifications.
• Advocate for the design system through presentations, best practice sharing, and cross-functional engagement.
• Work effectively with remote and interdisciplinary teams across design, product, engineering, and strategy.

Required Qualifications

• Strong systems-thinking and problem-solving skills to address complex design challenges at scale.
• Proven experience in building and maintaining design systems across web and mobile platforms.
• Deep understanding of user-centered design principles and accessibility standards.
• Skilled in design and prototyping tools such as Figma, Adobe Creative Cloud, Principle, and AI-powered design tools (e.g., Figma Make, Stitch, Uizard, Midjourney, or similar).
• Familiarity with front-end technologies and mobile platforms (e.g., HTML5, CSS, iOS, Android, React, AEM, Angular) and their impact on design feasibility.
• Experience applying AI in design workflows, such as automating component generation, enhancing accessibility, or streamlining documentation.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams including engineering, product, and research.
• Strong documentation and presentation abilities to articulate design rationale and system guidelines.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and passionate about delivering consistent, scalable, and high-quality user experiences.
• Ability to advocate for design systems and communicate user insights through compelling storytelling.

When You Join Our Team

• We’ll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.
• We’ll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than words.

About Manulife And John Hancock

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider, helping people make their decisions easier and lives better. To learn more about us, we are committed to fair recruitment, retention, advancement and compensation, and we administer all of our practices without discrimination on the basis of protected characteristics.

Equal Opportunity

Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and foster an inclusive work environment that respects cultures and individuals. If you require a reasonable accommodation during the application process, a Human Resources representative will assist you. All information shared during the accommodation process will be stored and used in a manner consistent with applicable laws and Manulife/John Hancock policies. To request a reasonable accommodation, contact

Working Arrangement

Hybrid

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