Job Information
TIAA Principal Experience Designer, Design Systems in Dallas, Texas
The Principal Experience Designer, Design Systems sets the vision for the design system and works with leadership to develop a roadmap aligned with the needs of the design system consumers. You will own the creative vision of the design system and drive delivery of high-quality UI components and patterns to support the continuous raising of design standards across TIAA. You will partner with engineering, product, brand and marketing teams to support the delivery of high-quality, accessible, and brand-consistent design solutions to our digital experiences, allowing TIAA to achieve its mission of retirement security for its customers.
By innovating on one of the world's biggest stages, you will have the chance to shape the future of retirement. If you are motivated by complex, purposeful, and engaging challenges, then we invite you to join us on our mission!
Key Responsibilities and Duties
Define and lead strategic initiatives from conception to release within the design systems team and wider design community to evolve and grow the design system and design practice.
Identify opportunities to improve processes, efficiencies and impact within the team and the design system as a whole.
Evangelize the benefits of the design system to leadership, and cross-functional teams.
Collaborate with partners to define, maintain and improve on a design system contribution model for the design and engineering organizations. This includes facilitating the sharing of product-specific components and patterns.
Support adoption and consumption of the design system through rituals such as Office Hours, communications, and training sessions and events.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and feedback for the design system
Educational Requirements
- University (Degree) Preferred
Work Experience
- 5+ Years Required; 7+ Years Preferred
Physical Requirements
- Physical Requirements: Sedentary Work
Career Level
9IC
Additional Responsibilities and Duties:
Express yourself as a continuous learner who is self-aware, curious to learn, and seeks feedback from others to continuously grow, always putting improvement over comfort.
Build trust-based relationships across boundaries and encourage collaboration. Show up authentically and adapt your own style to communicate impactfully.
Lead as an accountable achiever. Others rely on you to get things done, raising the bar for performance, while taking accountability for your own actions.
Express yourself as a considerate thinker that sees the big picture while understanding how to drive impact through allocating the right people against the right work that will drive meaningful impact.
Drive experiences with an outcome’s focus, actively scanning the end-to-end experience for new approaches, blending different ideas to challenge the teams with creative, yet effective solutions.
Preferred Experience & Qualifications
7+ years of UX design and / or design management experience
Proven experience in starting, implementing and governing design systems across a large scale
Strong and demonstrated background in: enterprise experience design; consumer product design; mobile platform design in an agile delivery model and a track record of shipping high impact outcomes in a fast-moving and changing environment
Strong and demonstrated proficiency in Figma, especially design system features and approaches.
Strong understanding of design tokens, including how to architect resilient token architectures
Experience with HTML, CSS and Javascript (our stack includes Angular) to be able to have conversations with development partners about implementation details.
Familiarity with content management systems or static site generators (and markdown) for maintaining documentation sites
Strong knowledge of Accessibility guidelines
Driven by a sense of urgency to promote change and takes smart risks in pursuit of organizational and team goals
Outstanding attention to detail, organizational and analytical skills
#LI-KG1
Related Skills
Accountability, Adaptability, Collaboration, Communication, Consultative Communication, Continuous Improvement Mindset, Creative Thinking, Critical Thinking, Innovation, Prototyping, Relationship Management, Test & Learn Mentality, User Experience Design
Anticipated Posting End Date:
2025-06-01
Base Pay Range: $110,300/yr - $188,300/yr
Actual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business sector, and geographic location. In addition to base salary, the competitive compensation package may include, depending on the role, participation in an incentive program linked to performance (for example, annual discretionary incentive programs, non-annual sales incentive plans, or other non-annual incentive plans).
Company Overview
Every worker deserves a secure retirement. For more than 100 years, TIAA has delivered it for millions of people. Founded to help educators retire with dignity, today weʼre a market-leading retirement company fueled by world-class asset management. But weʼre not just another legacy financial services firm. Weʼre fighting harder than ever before for our clients and the many Americans who need us.
Benefits and Total Rewards
The organization is committed to making financial well-being possible for its clients, and is equally committed to the well-being of our associates. That’s why we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package designed to make a positive difference in the lives of our associates and their loved ones. Our benefits include a superior retirement program and highly competitive health, wellness and work life offerings that can help you achieve and maintain your best possible physical, emotional and financial well-being. To learn more about your benefits, please review our Benefits Summary (https://www.tiaa.org/public/pdf/benefits-at-a-glance.pdf) .
Equal Opportunity
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. TIAA does not discriminate against any candidate or employee on the basis of age, race, color, national origin, sex, religion, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected status.
Read more about your rights and view government notices here (https://www.dol.gov/general/topics/posters) .
Accessibility Support
TIAA offers support for those who need assistance with our online application process to provide an equal employment opportunity to all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities.
If you are a U.S. applicant and desire a reasonable accommodation to complete a job application please use one of the below options to contact our accessibility support team:
Phone: (800) 842-2755
Email: accessibility.support@tiaa.org
Privacy Notices
For Applicants of TIAA, Nuveen and Affiliates residing in US (other than California), click here (https://www.tiaa.org/public/tiaa-nuveen-privacy) .
For Applicants of TIAA, Nuveen and Affiliates residing in California, please click here (https://www.tiaa.org/public/tiaa-nuveen-ca-privacy) .
For Applicants of TIAA Global Capabilities, click here (https://www.tiaa.org/public/support/privacy/tiaa-global-capabilities-privacy-notice) .
For Applicants of Nuveen residing in Europe and APAC, please click here (https://www.tiaa.org/public/nuveen-eu-uk-privacy) .
TIAA started out over 100 years ago to help ensure teachers could retire with dignity. Today, many people who work at not-for-profits rely on our wide range of financial products and services to support and strengthen their financial well-being.
Privacy Notices
For Applicants of TIAA, Nuveen and Affiliates residing in US (other than California), click here (https://www.tiaa.org/public/tiaa-nuveen-privacy) .
For Applicants of TIAA, Nuveen and Affiliates residing in California, please click here (https://www.tiaa.org/public/tiaa-nuveen-ca-privacy) .
For Applicants of TIAA Global Capabilities, click here (https://www.tiaa.org/public/support/privacy/tiaa-global-capabilities-privacy-notice) .
For Applicants of Nuveen residing in Europe and APAC, please click here (https://www.tiaa.org/public/nuveen-eu-uk-privacy) .
Nondiscrimination & Equal Opportunity Employment
TIAA is committed to providing equal opportunity across all employment practices and we believe our employees have a right to a diverse and inclusive workplace.
EEO is the Law (https://assets.phenompeople.com/CareerConnectResources/TIAAGLOBAL/documents/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights-1688394514088.pdf)
Pay Transparency
Philadelphia Ban the Box (https://www.phila.gov/media/20210423160847/Fair-Chance-Hiring-law-poster.pdf)