Product Owner – Design System

Als onderdeel van de Engineering Journey help je vormgeven hoe 8.000+ engineers dagelijks ontwerpen, bouwen en samenwerken. We bouwen een schaalbaar, consistent en developer-friendly platform, Nexa, en een ecosysteem eromheen. Als je graag werkt in een complex engineeringlandschap, invloed wilt hebben op hoe duizenden developers werken en eigenaar wilt zijn van een product dat er echt toe doet, dan is dit een kans om impact te maken.

Over de rol: Product Owner – Design System

You & your role

Our Area consists of eight squads. We’re looking for a Product Owner to take ownership of the Design System within Nexa. As Product Owner, you shape the vision for how design and UI come together. You think in terms of value and outcomes, not just features, and you set clear priorities that help the team focus. Your product strategy turns fragmented interfaces and styles into a coherent, reusable, and enterprise-ready design system. You accelerate developer experience, increase predictability, and strengthen UX consistency, laying the foundation for the internal ecosystem of the future.

Examples for practices

• Accelerate UI consistency & delivery: Design and deliver a modular component framework that enables engineering teams to build interface elements 50–70% faster.
• Drive design & engineering alignment: Collaborate with design, platform teams, and developer communities to create a shared visual and interaction system.
• Optimize through insights: Analyze usage data, design reviews, usability feedback, and adoption metrics to reduce design debt and improve UX consistency.

Top responsibilities

• Vision & direction – Define and lead the vision, strategy, and roadmap for the design system, aligned with the needs of engineers, designers, and product teams
• Prioritization – Own and prioritize the backlog of components, patterns, documentation, and tooling to maximize value
• Collaboration – Work closely with UX, front end, platform, and brand teams to ensure alignment and technical feasibility
• Governance & quality – Establish governance that protects consistency, accessibility, and overall quality at scale
• Adoption & impact – Drive adoption by promoting best practices, supporting teams, and solving real product needs
• Measurement & learning – Use feedback, usage data, and team input to continuously improve components and workflows
• Documentation – Ensure the design system is clear, discoverable, and easy to maintain
• Built in standards – Make accessibility, usability, and scalability part of every component and pattern

Together we achieve more than alone

We are curious about what you add to our team of Engineering Journey.

You really get the space here to drive product innovation that impacts thousands of engineers daily, and you can feel the transformation you're creating, Product Manager

You & your talent

• 5+ years of product management experience, preferably in enterprise scale environments
• Strong product vision with a clear focus on value, outcomes, and user impact
• Proven ability to set priorities and balance long term strategy with short term delivery
• Experience owning or scaling design systems, component libraries, or UI frameworks
• Ability to translate between design, UX, and engineering needs
• Solid understanding of UX principles, accessibility, and front end technologies
• Strong stakeholder management and cross team collaboration skills
• Experience improving developer experience (DX) and team effectiveness

To be considered for this position, you must be located in the Netherlands and have the legal right to work in the Netherlands. We are unable to consider candidates requiring relocation from another country.