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Job type full-time
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Company summary
Join a team that puts its people first! since 1889, first american (nyse: faf) has held an unwavering belief in its peopleThey are passionate about what they do, and we are equally passionate about fostering an environment where all feel welcome, supported, and empowered to be innovative and reach their full potentialOur inclusive, people-first culture has earned our company numerous accolades, including being named to the fortune 100 best companies to work for® list for six consecutive yearsWe have also earned awards as a best place to work for women, diversity and lgbtq+ employees, and have been included on more than 50 regional best places to work listsFirst american will always strive to be a great place to work, for allFor more information, please visit www.careers.firstam.com.
Job summary
Essential functions
Lead, plan and manage design technology activities across the entire product life cycle
Lead and mentor a team of design technologists
Act as a thought leader with in-depth knowledge of design technology and design system best practices and standards, while advocating for people who interact with our products.
Effectively manage and prioritize design system activities through ambiguous and fast-changing environments.
Work closely with business leaders, product teams, and design, to identify design system strategy and approach
Oversee and manage design system strategy and product-level design systems, encompassing overarching documentation and guidelines, a design library, and front-end component library.
Translate visual and interaction design into working web components for our design system.
Actively participate in concept development and design ideation.
Build out accessibility-compliant, production-ready components.
Write design and technical documentation to communicate how a design token, ui element, and component behaves, functions, and provide contexts for its use.
Help designers navigate technical scenarios and limitations and provide feedback for their design solutions in regard to
Their technical feasibility.
Produce high-fidelity code prototypes for user research and internal demos.
Evangelize for design systems and communicate how the business, product, designers, and engineers can benefit from investing in a design system.
Required to perform duties outside of normal work hours based on business needs.
Job complexities
Uses skills as a seasoned, experienced professional with a full understanding of industry practices and established policies and procedures
Troubleshoots a wide variety of complex problems and identifies solutions within broad application of functional expertise
Works on a diverse range of problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires evaluation of a variety of factors and an understanding of current business and technological trends
Provides direction to employees within the boundaries of established policies
Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action.
On a regular basis, initiates corrective action needed to resolve complex, critical issues.
Provides input to and may develop operational plans and works with senior management to ensure that plans are integrated with broader strategies
Supervision received or extended
May supervise small group of employees who have responsibility for tactical daily operations and project outcomes.
Works under general supervision of a manager or senior manager and is competent to perform most aspects of the job independently.
Enlists expertise of more senior level team members and leverages additional resources when needed to resolve issues.
Knowledge and skills/technology used
Proficiency with modern front-end web languages; html, css, and javascript, javascript including responsive design
Techniques.
Experienced with angular, react and material ui.
Experience maintaining a design system and component documentation
Fluency with mockup and prototyping tools such as figma, or equivalent
Fluency with storybook
Fluency in best practices for web-based information architecture and interaction design, user-centered design process, as well as a fundamental knowledge of user experience principles and techniques.
Be resourceful and creative to overcome obstacles and turn challenges into opportunities.
Ability to work efficiently and demonstrate a bias for action in a fast paced, often ambiguous environment.
Exceptional problem-solving abilities, clear communication skills, and solid design instincts who can translate their designs into engineering-focused solutions.
Ability to present a strong rationale for design decisions.
Typical education
Bachelor’s degree in design, human-computer interaction (hci), or equivalent combination of education and experience
Typical range of experience
8+ years of experience as a front-end developer, engineer or ux prototype
License or certification
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First american invests in its employees` development and well-being, empowers them to provide superior customer service and encourages them to serve the communities where they live and workFirst american is committed to diversity and inclusionWe are an equal opportunity employer.
Based on eligibility, first american offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401k, pto/paid sick leave and other great benefits like an employee stock purchase plan.
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