Why Mozilla?

Mozilla Corporation is the non-profit-backed technology company that has shaped the internet for the better over the last 25 years. We make pioneering brands like Firefox, the privacy-minded web browser, & Pocket, a service for keeping up with the best content online. Now, with more than 225 million people around the world using our products each month, were shaping the next 25 years of technology & helping to reclaim an internet built for people, not companies. Our work focuses on diverse areas including AI, social media, security & more. And were doing this while never losing our focus on our core mission to make the internet better for people. 

The Mozilla Corporation is wholly owned by the non-profit 501(c) Mozilla Foundation. This means we arent beholden to any shareholders only to our mission. Along with thousands of volunteer contributors & collaborators all over the world, Mozillians design, build & distribute open-source software that enables people to enjoy the internet on their terms. 

About this team & role:

The Firefox Design Systems team (Acorn) works on maintaining the design system behind Firefox desktop & mobile applications. Our work makes sure that we keep the Internet open & accessible for all.

Were looking for a senior level design systems designer to help us scale our design system for Firefox. As a Senior design systems designer, you'll be growing & evolving the Acorn design system by championing clarity cohesion, accessibility & scalability of Firefox across platforms.

The first year can include projects across a wide spectrum of our system. Look at working cross functionality on mobile design patterns, messaging components, component documentation, & Figma library updates.

What youll do: 

• Collaborate Across Teams: Work closely with product designers, content designers, engineers, & accessibility specialists to enhance & expand the Acorn design system across Firefox products.
• Design & Innovate: Engage in the design, documentation, & improvement of components & styles, ensuring a consistent & accessible user experience across Firefox.
• Maintain Design Standards: Evolve & upkeep Figma libraries, component documentation, & design tokens, serving as a foundational resource for the design community.
• Create & Guide: Develop wireframes, visual designs, interaction guidelines, & prototypes, emphasizing accessibility, usability, & internationalization.
• Educate & Support: Document best practices & guidelines, providing support to designers & engineers on effective component or pattern utilization.
• Leadership & Collaboration: Lead design sessions & workshops, offering ideas to refine & enhance the design system.

What youll bring: 

• 3-5 years of professional product or UX design experience
• Experience working on & contributing to a design system in the past.
• A portfolio with examples of your work.
• Familiar with Google Material Design & Apple Human Interface Guidelines
• Self-starter who thrives on responsibility & accountability.
• Flexible, efficient, & comfortable with ambiguity & able to move quickly from planning to execution.
• In depth knowledge of UX best practices.
• Have a background in crafting cross platform products for both web & mobile.
• Proven experience working with Figma.
• Excited to learn new design system technologies, tools, & standards.
• Deep understanding of developing products that prioritize accessibility.
• Commitment to our values:
• Welcoming differences
• Being relationship-minded
• Practicing responsible participation
• Having grit

What youll get:

• Generous performance-based bonus plans to all eligible employees - we share in our success as one team
• Rich medical, dental, & vision coverage
• Generous retirement contributions with 100% immediate vesting (regardless of whether you contribute)
• Quarterly all-company wellness days where everyone takes a pause together
• Country specific holidays plus a day off for your birthday
• One-time home office stipend
• Annual professional development budget
• Quarterly well-being stipend
• Considerable paid parental leave
• Employee referral bonus program
• Other benefits (life/AD&D, disability, EAP, etc. - varies by country)

About Mozilla 

Mozilla exists to build the Internet as a public resource accessible to all because we believe that open & free is better than closed & controlled. When you work at Mozilla, you give yourself a chance to make a difference in the lives of Web users everywhere. And you give us a chance to make a difference in your life every single day. Join us to work on the Web as the platform & help create more opportunity & innovation for everyone online.

Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, & belonging

Mozilla understands that valuing diverse creative practices & forms of knowledge are crucial to & enrich the companys core mission.  We encourage applications from everyone, including members of all equity-seeking communities, such as (but certainly not limited to) women, racialized & Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, persons of all sexual orientations, gender identities, & expressions.

We will ensure that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, & to receive other benefits & privileges of employment, as appropriate. Please contact us at hiringaccommodation@mozilla.com to request accommodation.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race (including hairstyle & texture), religion (including religious grooming & dress practices), gender, gender identity, gender expression, color, national origin, pregnancy, ancestry, domestic partner status, disability, sexual orientation, age, genetic predisposition, medical condition, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, or any other basis covered by applicable laws.  Mozilla will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics or any other unlawful behavior, conduct, or purpose.

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