Senior Associate - UX Designer - Design Systems

About the Role As a UX Designer supporting the Amgen Design System, you will contribute to the creation, evolution, and adoption of scalable UI components and patterns across multiple brands. Youll work within Figma and partner closely with engineering to ensure design intent translates cleanly into implementation. This role blends handson design systems work with crossbrand support, ensuring consistency, accessibility, and usability across the ecosystem. Key Responsibilities Lead brand onboarding into the Amgen Design System (intake, planning, tracking). Manage roadmaps, timelines, and migration plans across multiple workstreams. Establish and maintain tracking systems (e.g., Smartsheet, Jira). Coordinate across UX, engineering, and AEM teams to ensure aligned delivery. Drive communication and transparency (status updates, release notes, stakeholder syncs). Support governance processes (component intake, prioritization, approvals). Facilitate office hours, training sessions, and documentation rollout. Identify and resolve process gaps, inefficiencies, and communication breakdowns. Collaborate closely with product managers, developers, and content specialists based in India to ensure smooth project execution and crossfunctional alignment. Contribute to a collaborative team environment by promoting open communication, knowledge sharing, and a commitment to continuous improvement. Support daytoday operations by participating in sprint planning sessions, tracking tasks, and coordinating with vendors and crossfunctional teams as needed. Establish robust workflows for development, testing, deployment, and maintenance within Adobe Experience Manager and other Adobe tools. Monitor performance metrics, manage A/B testing efforts, and champion datadriven decisionmaking. Ensure SEO best practices, accessibility standards, and compliance guidelines are consistently implemented. Partner with global marketing, product, and digital technology teams to deliver integrated, impactful experiences. Support clear and timely communication of project updates, key metrics, and progress to global stakeholders across time zones, ensuring alignment and transparency. Collaborate with other offshore/onshore development teams, ensuring smooth and effective execution. Qualifications 3+ years of experience in web development, content management, or digital product leadership, with at least 3 years in a managerial role. 59 years overall experience with a related field. Proven expertise with Adobe Experience Cloud, including Adobe Assets, Sites, Creative Suite, Content Analytics, and Workfront. Proficient knowledge of the endtoend content lifecycle, web content management, content publishing/deployment, and delivery processes. Knowledge of cloudnative approaches and platforms including AWS or Azure, or GCP. Understanding of AEM as Cloud Service. Strong proficiency in Figma (components, variants, auto layout, tokens). Understanding of frontend technologies like Bootstrap, ReactJS, Handlebars, Angular, CSS3, and HTML5. Experience working on a team of developers. Strong understanding of digital compliance, web accessibility, and regulated industry standards. Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and project delivery skills. Preferred Experience Familiarity with design systems and UX workflows. Understanding of Figma and brand/variable token structure. Multibrand architecture familiarity. Exposure to AEM (Adobe Experience Manager) and/or enterprise CMS ecosystems. Understanding of Storybook or frontend component workflows. Experience supporting distributed/global teams. About the Role As a UX Designer supporting the Amgen Design System, you will contribute to the creation, evolution, and adoption of scalable UI components and patterns across multiple brands. Youll work within Figma and partner closely with engineering to ensure design intent translates cleanly into implementation. This role blends handson design systems work with crossbrand support, ensuring consistency, accessibility, and usability across the ecosystem. Key Responsibilities Lead brand onboarding into the Amgen Design System (intake, planning, tracking). Manage roadmaps, timelines, and migration plans across multiple workstreams. Establish and maintain tracking systems (e.g., Smartsheet, Jira). Coordinate across UX, engineering, and AEM teams to ensure aligned delivery. Drive communication and transparency (status updates, release notes, stakeholder syncs). Support governance processes (component intake, prioritization, approvals). Facilitate office hours, training sessions, and documentation rollout. Identify and resolve process gaps, inefficiencies, and communication breakdowns. Collaborate closely with product managers, developers, and content specialists based in India to ensure smooth project execution and crossfunctional alignment. Contribute to a collaborative team environment by promoting open communication, knowledge sharing, and