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We are a fusion of over 40 world-renowned acquisitions (from Fjord and Karmarama to Droga5 and Work & Co) continuing the design studio mentality, both creatively and culturally. We think and create across industry, for brands and businesses inspiring change - our impact is evolving the way people live, bank, shop, work, and travel. Today, our practices span Commerce, Service, Marketing and Design & Digital Products. And our team is shaped by over 65 of the sharpest creative and strategic minds in the industry, collaborating to accelerate ideas into reality.\nUnderpinning it all is a treasure trove of technology, data and insights powered by Accenture’s global capabilities.\nPurpose\nLead the creation, evolution, and adoption ofadesign systemspracticethat enable Accenture Song to deliver consistent, high-quality digital experiences at scale - for our clients and for ourselves.\nOrientation\nOwn the vision, governance, and roadmap for design systems across engagements; bridge design and engineering through rigorouscomponentthinking; build the tools, documentation, and contribution models that allow diverse teams to move fast without sacrificing quality.Be the go-toperson for selling in projects across industry, specific to design systems.\nExpectations\nBe visionary. Set the standard. Build the culture. Lead with empathy at scale. Drive strategic clarity. Develop others relentlessly. Hold a high bar. Champion design with courage and conviction.\nYears of Experience\n10-14 years of experience, with 4+ years focused on design systems at scale.\n\nDemonstrabletrack recordbuilding and evolving design systems for large organisations or complex product portfolios.\n\nExperience collaborating with front-end engineers on design token pipelines andcomponentlibraries.\n\nBachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Design or a related field.\n\nLeadership & Personal\nBring a clear, authoritative point of view on design systems - their role, architecture, and governance - and advocate for that view at senior levels.\n\nChampion the system as a product:maintained, versioned, documented, and actively adopted across teams.\n\nStay current with the evolving design systems landscape, feeding new thinking back into the practice.\n\nContribute to business development - articulating the value of design systems investment to client leadership.\n\nCraft & Standards\nOwn the architecture andcomponentstructure of design systems, ensuring scalability and maintainability.\n\nWork closely with engineering teams to align design tokens, components, and patterns to coded output.\n\nEstablish contribution models, versioning, and documentation standards that enable wide adoption.\n\nAudit existing design systems and deliver clear, prioritised recommendations for improvement.\n\nEmbed accessibility and inclusive design into the system by default.\n\nDevelop andmaintaina design system roadmap aligned to client and product priorities.\n\nPeople & Organisation\nLead and develop a team of design systems practitioners across design and engineering disciplines.\n\nTrain and mentor designers and developers in design system thinking, usage, and contribution.\n\nContribute to hiring and talent development for the design systems capability.\n\nClient & Delivery\nManage the design system workstream across projects, aligning stakeholders around governance and adoption.\n\nAdvocate for design system investment at client leadership level, framing the business case clearly.\n\nAct as the senior design systems authority in client conversations.\n\nIndustry & Community\nBuild Accenture Song design systems practice - contributing to internal standards and shared tooling.\n\nEngage with the broader design systems community through talks, articles, or open-source contribution.\n\nSkillset\nProventrack recorddesigning and scaling design systems for large, distributed teams.\n\nDeep knowledge of Figma - variables, auto-layout,componentarchitecture, and design token integration.\n\nAbility to bridge design and engineering: familiarity with web standards, CSS, andcomponentframeworks.\n\nStrong written communication skills for creating clear, adoption-friendly documentation.\n\nExperiencefacilitatingalignment across multi-disciplinary teams.\n\nRobust understanding of accessibility standards (WCAG) and how they inform system architecture.\n\nSet Yourself Apart\nHands-on experience with design token pipeline tooling (Style Dictionary, Theo, or similar).\n\nOpen-source contributions to the design systems community.\n\nExperience working across multiple brands or design languages within a single system.\n\nPortfolio Requirement\nApplications without a design portfoliodemonstratingcraft quality, process, and relevant experience will not be considered.\nWhat's in it for You\nIn addition to a competitive salary package, you will benefit from an extensive rewards offering including 25 days' annual leave, private medical insurance, and 3 additional days' leave per year for charitable work of your choice.\nFlexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role. There will be a requirement to spend meaningful time on-site with clients, partners, and teams to enable delivery of the first-class experiences we are known for.\nSome clients require background checks. You will need to complete a Baseline Personal Security Standard (BPSS) to confirm your identity, criminal record, right to work and residency.\nComfortable with hybrid working. Every project is different, but we love our team to be in the studio and in our client's office to work collaboratively.\nAccenture is an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.\nAbout Accenture\nAccenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services-creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.\nVisit us at www.accenture.com\nEqual Employment Opportunity Statement\nWe believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by applicable law. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative, more competitive, and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities.\nAbout Accenture\nAccenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services-creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.Visit us atwww.accenture.com\nEqual Employment Opportunity Statement\nWe believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by applicable law. 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