Lyft is hiring a Design Systems Manager into Design Foundations, the infrastructure layer of the design organization. The role owns Lyft Product Language (LPL), the design system that spans product surfaces, marketing and brand and ships directly to code. It reports to the Director of Design Foundations and works alongside a dedicated DPM, engineering managers and a team of design systems practitioners during a period of global growth. What you'll do Set the strategy and roadmap for Lyft Product Language across product, marketing and brand surfaces Lead the AI transformation of the system: integrate AI into LPL tooling, adoption workflows and the day-to-day designer experience Represent Design Systems in reviews and senior leadership forums Manage and develop a team of design systems designers and illustrators working across iOS, Android, web and brand Hold the quality bar for cross-platform coherence, accessibility (WCAG), road safety, localization and brand consistency Coach the team on tradeoffs between flexibility, coherency,



usability and efficiency Partner with the Design Systems DPM and engineering managers to maintain system health and unblock teams Own the LPL component contribution and review process end-to‑end, from intake through release What they're looking for 7+ years in product or brand design, including 2+ years managing designers Direct experience leading a design system at scale: components, patterns, guidelines and shipped-to-code workflows Fluency across mobile and web platforms and an understanding of how systems are consumed by engineers Experience managing a design systems team Track record of partnership with engineering on architecture, releases and quality Experience setting and defending craft standards across cross-functional stakeholders Familiarity with AI-assisted design tooling such as Figma MCP, generative workflows and agentic prototyping is a robust plus Excellent written communication and comfort in an async-heavy environment with documented decisions #J-18808-Ljbffr

📌 Product Design Manager, Design Systems Ai Skills Toronto, Canada Lyft 18 August
🏢 Into Design Systems
📍 Toronto