Title: Lead Product Designer - Mobile

Type:

Contract

Location: Toronto

About the Role

Havas is seeking a Lead Mobile Product Designer to join our team and contribute to Global Design System (GDS) initiatives for enterprise clients, helping establish the next generation of native mobile design foundations and component libraries.

This role will play a critical part in defining and scaling the client's mobile design system, creating reusable design foundations, components, and patterns that support a growing portfolio of mobile experiences across iOS and Android platforms. Working closely with Design System Leads, Product teams, Accessibility specialists, and mobile engineers, you will help bridge design and development to ensure consistent, accessible, and scalable experiences across native mobile ecosystems.

This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who thrives at the intersection of product design, design systems, accessibility, and engineering collaboration.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Design Systems Leadership

- Lead the creation and evolution of native mobile design system foundations and component libraries.
- Define and document design foundations including typography, spacing, color, iconography, motion, and interaction patterns.
- Establish scalable component architecture and governance practices for mobile design systems.
- Create and maintain comprehensive documentation, usage guidelines, and design standards.

Mobile Product Design

- Design intuitive, accessible, and visually compelling native mobile experiences.
- Create user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and production-ready interface designs.
- Partner with Product, UX, and Engineering teams to transform complex requirements into elegant mobile experiences.
- Ensure consistency across products while leveraging platform-specific mobile design guidelines and best practices.

Design Tokens & Design System Operations

- Define and manage design token architecture that supports mobile implementation across iOS and Android.




- Collaborate with engineering teams to align Figma libraries with production component libraries.
- Support design-to-development workflows, tooling, and design system adoption.
- Contribute to the ongoing evolution of design system governance and processes.

Accessibility & Quality

- Champion accessibility-first design practices throughout the design process.
- Ensure components and patterns align with WCAG standards and platform-specific accessibility guidelines.
- Participate in accessibility reviews and audits.
- Collaborate with QA and engineering teams to validate component quality and release readiness.

Stakeholder Collaboration

- Facilitate workshops and design discussions with stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
- Present design rationale, system recommendations, and strategic design decisions.
- Build strong partnerships across Product, Design, Engineering, QA, and Accessibility teams.
- Help define the long-term vision and roadmap for the mobile design system.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

- 8+ years of experience in Product Design, Mobile Product Design, UI Design, or Design Systems roles.
- Strong experience designing native mobile applications across iOS and Android platforms.
- Proven experience building, scaling, or maintaining enterprise design systems and component libraries.
- Advanced proficiency in Figma, including Components, Libraries, Variables, Auto Layout, and design system management.
- Experience defining and managing design tokens and component-based design systems.
- Strong understanding of Apple Human Interface Guidelines, Material Design,



and platform-specific mobile interaction patterns.
- Experience partnering closely with iOS and Android engineering teams to bring design systems into production.
- Experience creating design systems, component libraries, and design foundations that scale across multiple mobile platforms.
- Strong understanding of accessibility standards, inclusive design principles, and WCAG guidelines.
- Exceptional communication, stakeholder management, and presentation skills.
- A portfolio demonstrating mobile product design, design systems, and component library work.

Nice to Have

- Experience supporting Global Design System (GDS) initiatives.
- Familiarity with mobile development workflows, including SwiftUI/UIKit and Android Compose/Kotlin environments.
- Experience with design token management and design-to-code workflows.
- Experience working within large enterprise organizations or regulated industries.
- Experience conducting accessibility audits and remediation activities.
- Experience working within Agile product teams and sprint-based delivery environments.
- Agency or consulting experience.

Success in This Role

You will help establish the foundation for scalable, accessible, and reusable mobile design systems that enable product and engineering teams to deliver consistent, high-quality experiences across iOS and Android platforms while accelerating future product development.

Additional Information

This role represents an active vacancy at Havas. You will be joining a collaborative, growth-oriented setting where ideas are encouraged and career development is supported. The hourly compensation range for this position is CAD 65-85, with final compensation determined based on factors such as work location, skills, experience, and background.

Havas uses artificial intelligence-enabled tools to support certain aspects of the recruitment process. All hiring decisions are made by our recruiting and hiring teams.

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