Product Designer, Design Systems (Governance Specialist)

• We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our
• communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day,
• helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more
• than vehicles. Come build what matters.

• Digital Product Design (DPD) at Ford is committed to envisioning and creating
• simple, thoughtful, enjoyable, and compelling product experiences that our
• customers need and love. We work in close partnership with product and
• engineering to deliver best-in-class interactions experiences that meet the
• needs of people today, and in the future. Our team is comprised of a dynamic
• group of product designers, researchers, visual designers, industrial designers,
• modelers, and project managers.

In this position...

• We’re looking for a thoughtful, detail-oriented Product Designer specializing in
• design system governance. You’ll help ensure our design system remains scalable,
• consistent, and trusted across Ford’s vehicle software and mobile apps.

• The Design Systems team creates shared components, tokens, patterns, and
• guidelines that support high-quality digital experiences. In this role, you’ll
• help teams understand and apply system standards, improve governance and
• production workflows, and ensure system changes are discoverable and adopted in
• product work. You’ll partner with designers, product teams, engineering, and
• accessibility to align priorities and resolve issues across platforms.

A portfolio submission, in addition to a resume, is required for consideration.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• What you'll do...
• Review feature designs and proposed components or patterns for consistency,

accessibility, and alignment with system standards.

• Maintain governance practices, including contribution guidelines, review

processes, versioning, deprecation, and component lifecycle documentation.

• Support intake and prioritization of system requests; prepare review sessions

and track decisions, actions, and dependencies.

• Audit the system for gaps, drift, redundant patterns, outdated components,

and accessibility issues; help drive improvements.

• Keep documentation and migration guidance clear, discoverable, and up to

date.

• Track adoption and system health, surfacing trends and opportunities for

improvement.

• Socialize governance practices and partner with teams to align roadmaps,

resolve questions, and ensure changes land predictably in product work.

• Identify governance gaps, develop proposals and workstreams, and help improve

operating models and production workflows.

• Share best practices and support the growth of teammates working within the

system.

QUALIFICATIONS

You'll have...

A portfolio submission, in addition to a resume, is required for consideration.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• 3+ years of product design experience, including meaningful experience with a

design system at scale.

• Understand Atomic Design principles, component architecture, and design

tokens.

• Familiarity with how design systems map to front-end code and tools such as

Figma or Storybook.

• Experience reviewing designs or systems for consistency, accessibility

(WCAG), and quality.

• Strong communication, documentation, and facilitation skills, including the

ability to build consensus without direct authority.

• A systems-thinking mindset and ability to balance shared standards with

product-team flexibility.

• Bonus: Experience with governance or analytics tools, such as token

management platforms, component usage tracking, or linting tools.

• You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from
• what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company,
• we encourage you to apply!

• As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose
• what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep
• you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a
• series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a
• technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you
• choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs,

subsidized back-up child care and more

• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense

reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more

• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management

leases

• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and

New Year’s Day

• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

• This position is open to salary grades 6-8. Salary grade 6 ranges from
• $85,400-$143,200, salary grade 7 ranges from $99,600-$166,600, and salary grade
• 8 ranges from $115,000-$192,900.

• Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and
• experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to
• job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

• Internal applicants: moving into this role may result in an adjustment to your
• current compensation based on the posted pay range for this role, taking into
• consideration your qualifications and other relevant factors.

• For more information on salary and benefits, click here:
• https://fordcareers.co/GSR

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Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

• Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to
• work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be
• required at the time of hire.

• We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive
• consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex,
• national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or
• protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable
• accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please
• call 1-888-336-0660.

This position is hybrid with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per

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