Design System Designer, Toyota Connected
Contract
Developing new mobility solutions
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Developing new mobility solutions
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
101-200 employees
Company mission
To deliver inclusive, sustainable, and safety-focused technology solutions that impact society positively.
Role
Who you are
- Strong of experience in UI, UX, or product design, with direct experience working on design systems for mobile (native) platforms, including expertise in responsive design and ensuring seamless cross-device support
- Expertise in modern design tools, with experience working within established design systems
- Familiarity with design thinking, Lean UX, and agile methodologies
- Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams
- Interest in accessibility and inclusive design principles
What the job involves
- As a Design System Designer, you will contribute to creating and evolving Toyota’s European and UK mobile (native) design system
- This system will unify all European countries, driving consistency, efficiency, and scalability. Delivering to the Design System Lead, you will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure the design system meets the needs of designers, developers, and stakeholders while maintaining accessibility, inclusivity, and innovation
- Support the development, adoption, and governance of the design system under the guidance of the Design System Lead
- A key part of this role involves crafting clear, thorough documentation to support and scale the design system across teams
- Advocate for user-centred design to meet the needs of designers, developers, and product teams
- Help ensure the design system reflects Toyota and Lexus’s branding and supports their mobile presence across Europe and the UK
- Collaborate with the Design System Lead to refine and promote the vision for the mobile (native) design system
- Work closely with design, management, and development teams to support adoption and alignment
- Contribute to discussions highlighting the design system’s business impact and return on investment
- Assist in prioritising and delivering design system components, patterns, and tools
- Work with engineers to address design and technical needs, ensuring smooth implementation
- Contribute to maintaining token structures, file hierarchies, and documentation to enable distributed teams to utilise the system effectively
- Incorporate research insights provided by the team into design system improvements
- Participate in testing, interviews, and surveys to help identify pain points and opportunities for improving the system and its use
- Collaborate with the Design System Lead to analyse feedback and guide iterative improvements to the design system
- Help translate research data into actionable recommendations that improve workflows and usability
- Assist in implementing the governance model to ensure the design system evolves with product and organisational needs
- Collaborate on processes for managing requirements, components, and updates for the design system
- Ensure the design system adheres to accessibility standards and supports diverse user needs
- Facilitate workshops and feedback sessions with guidance from the Design System Lead to engage stakeholders and gather input on the design system’s evolution
- Serve as a bridge between design, development, and product teams to ensure research insights are actionable and impactful
- Prepare reports and presentations to communicate progress and findings to stakeholders as needed
- Support adherence to accessibility standards such as WCAG, ensuring inclusivity across mobile (native) platforms
- Identify gaps in cultural considerations, language diversity, and accessibility for different abilities, recommending improvements in collaboration with the team
- Understand and apply the principles of the European Accessibility Act, ensuring the design system meets legal requirements and reflects Toyota’s commitment to accessibility and inclusivity as fundamental aspects of its digital presence
Salary benchmarks
Our take
The next step in Toyota's continued global growth, Toyota Connected Europe is extending the Toyota Connected family, tailoring its products and services specifically to the European market. This includes Toyota's Mobility Service Platform (MSPF), a cloud-based digital ecosystem that provides the tools necessary in developing mobility-as-a-service products. The market for this is immense and growing rapidly, and is projected to be worth $750 billion globally by 2030.
In line with the rest of the world, European approaches to mobility are continuing to evolve, with the normalisation of electric vehicle charging grids and ridesharing services as an example. Toyota Connected is working to develop and scale the power of its products to meet this ever-growing demand in the European market.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
5% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company HQ
Farringdon, London, UK
Leadership
Frank C. Okoisor
(CEO)Previously CP, Connected Technologies at Toyota Motor Europe. Before that, they were the President/CEO of Toyota Denmark. They have also held numerous other senior roles in Toyota globally since 2003.
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