Senior UI Designer - Focus Design Systems

This role is part of our Experience & Engineering team based in the Netherlands. We combine our skills in developing future-ready technical solutions with our expertise in creating beautiful designs to deliver exceptional and engaging digital experiences that build lasting relationships with our clients like Bol.com, Lufthansa, Inter Milan, Tikkie and Thuisbezorgd.

JOB PURPOSE

As a Senior UI Designer with a focus on Design Systems, you bring structure and consistency to life through beautifully crafted components, patterns, and guidelines. You design visual building blocks that enable scalable, brand-consistent and high-quality product experiences, with a strong eye for detail, motion, and clarity.

You care deeply about great design: joyful, elegant and accessible interfaces that people love to use. For you, a design system is not just a toolkit: It’s a foundation for creating experiences that feel thoughtful, polished, and alive.

You collaborate closely with UX designers, developers, brand teams, and product owners to ensure visual cohesion, implementation quality, and a shared design vision. You thrive on complex challenges and love turning them into simple, beautiful, and tangible outcomes – all while working in a dynamic environment with the most talented (and fun) people the industry has to offer.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design and maintain scalable, high-quality UI components and patterns within a cross-platform Design System
• Translate strategy, UX and brand into visually compelling interfaces with attention to detail, motion, and clarity
• Bring fresh ideas and cross-industry inspiration to elevate visual design and system thinking
• Make smart, bold decisions on when to use, adapt or extend the design system
• Collaborate with UX designers, developers and product teams to ensure consistency and quality in implementation
• Present your work with clarity and confidence and handle feedback constructively
• Ensure pixel-perfect delivery, with detailed specs, prototypes and a strong eye for craft
• Contribute to onboarding, documentation and visual standards that help teams apply the system with confidence
• Continuously evolve the system based on product and stakeholder needs, feedback, accessibility standards and design trends

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• 5+ years of experience as visual designer at an agency or renown brand, with a strong track record in building and scaling design systems;
• Experience with designing websites, apps and digital products;
• A strong portfolio (website or PDF) demonstrating your experience and passion;
• Deep expertise in Figma (design libraries, auto layout, tokens, prototyping) and smooth handoff to development;
• Experience in motion design (Jitter) and AI tools is a big plus;
• Assertiveness; you’re and independent thinker that is able to go beyond backlogs items and client briefs by challenging the status quo and provide new ideas and perspectives.
• Experience working in agile, cross-functional teams on complex digital products;
• Working proficiency in English

WE OFFER

• A flexible, hybrid working policy (2-3 days from the office, depending on location) and the opportunity to work from abroad for 13 weeks a year.
• 24 vacation days per year and the possibility to buy an unlimited number of extra vacation days.
• DEPT®/YOU Learning Menu and DEPT®/YOU Special Programs. Develop your skills with courses and programs tailored to your needs.
• Stay happy and healthy with a contribution to your health through the OpenUp platform, gym and wellness discounts, and healthy lunches at the office.
• Get a discount on your lease bike and ride in style. You can also enjoy hassle free-commutes with an NS Business Card.
• A reputation for doing good. DEPT® has been a Certified B Corp® since 2021, has been named a Great Place To Work since 2022 in the Netherlands and named ‘Agency of the Year’ at both The Lovies and The Webby Awards.
• Awesome clients. Whether big, small, local or global — at DEPT® you’ll get the opportunity to work with all of them. And we celebrate all of our successes together!

WHO ARE WE?

We are pioneers at heart. What does that mean? We are always looking forward, thinking of what we can create tomorrow that does not exist today. We were born digital and we are a new model of agency, with a deep skillset in tech and marketing. That’s why we hire curious, self-driven, talented people who never stop innovating.

Our culture is big enough to cope and small enough to care. Meaning, that with people across 30+ countries, we’re big enough to provide you with the best tools, global opportunities, and benefits that help you thrive. While acting small by investing in you, your growth, your team, and giving you the autonomy to solve our clients problems, no matter where you are in the world.

DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION

At DEPT®, we take pride in creating an inclusive workplace where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive. We actively seek to recruit, develop, nurture, and retain talented individuals from diverse backgrounds, with varying skills and perspectives.

Not sure you meet all qualifications? Apply, and let us decide! Research shows that women and members of underrepresented groups tend not to apply for jobs when they think they may not meet every requirement, when in fact they do. We believe in giving everyone a fair chance to shine.

We also encourage you to reach out to us and discuss any reasonable adjustments we can make to support you throughout the recruitment process and your time with us.