Senior Product Designer (Design Systems)

About the role

Careem is looking for a Senior Product Designer to lead the evolution of its design system, which powers a multi‑vertical super‑app covering rides, food, groceries, payments and more. This hands‑on role blends rigorous systems design with AI tool building to keep the platform coherent, accessible and future‑ready.

Key responsibilities

• Own the end‑to‑end lifecycle of design tokens, components and patterns across iOS, Android and web.
• Define and enforce standards for color, typography, spacing and interaction, including RTL/Arabic support.
• Maintain a clear token architecture and resolve ownership ambiguities.
• Produce comprehensive documentation and guidelines to ensure cross‑component consistency.
• Champion WCAG accessibility and manage the design system backlog with product and engineering partners.
• Leverage AI to accelerate maintenance, adoption and intelligent generation of design assets.

Required profile

• Minimum 5 years (60 months) of product design experience, preferably in design systems.
• Proven ability to work independently as a senior individual contributor.
• Strong analytical mindset with a passion for building AI‑enhanced design tools.

Required skills

• Library Management
• Figma Plugin API
• Component APIs
• Design Systems
• Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• MCP‑based integrations
• Prompt design
• Token architecture
• TypeScript
• JavaScript
• JSON