Design System Designer, Rakuten Kobo
6 Month Contract
+ Performance based annual bonuses and stock option
Digital bookseller
Job no longer available
Digital bookseller
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
+ Performance based annual bonuses and stock option
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To bring the power of reading to the world.
Role
Who you are
- 3+ years of UI Design experience with a strong focus on design systems and accessibility
- Proficiency in Figma
- Understanding of accessibility best practices (WCAG)
- Experience working with engineers
- Portfolio showcasing design system work and demonstrating accessibility considerations
Desirable
- Experience with Storybook or similar design system tooling
What the job involves
- Rakuten Kobo Inc. Is looking for a Design System Designer (6 month contract) to maintain and evolve our Figma component library, working closely with engineers to ensure consistency, accessibility, and efficiency across our digital products
- You'll be responsible for building accessible components and documenting them thoroughly
- You'll design, build, and maintain accessible Figma components for our design system
- Collaborate with engineers on component implementation and documentation, including accessibility guidelines
- Ensure component consistency and usability
- Maintain component version control
Our take
Long-form content is having a resurgence. That’s great news for the e-reader industry, of which Rakuten’s Kobo battles with Amazon’s Kindle for ownership.
The e-reader giant has changed tack in recent years to pursue growth via integrations and partnerships. A notable example is its native device integration with Pocket, a wishlist app loved by millions of readers.
The company is hoping that these partnerships and product improvements will allow it to finally break the US market where it most struggles for market share with Kindle.
Amazon has consistently shown its willingness to drop prices to protect its position in any market it plays in. That means that Kobo will have to demonstrate true product superiority to make a dent while protecting its margins.
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Company benefits
- "Work from anywhere" policy
- Flexible hours
- Internet/phone/commuting allowance
- Daily meal allowance when in the office
- $500 CAD flexible spending account
- Parental leave top-up
- Unlimited sick and mental health days
- 4-day summer holiday weekends
- RRSP matching, bonus and stock options
- Free Kobo eReader
- Free weekly book of your choice
- Volunteer time off
Company HQ
Liberty Village, Toronto, ON
Leadership
Michael Tamblyn
(CEO)Part of the founding team of Kobo, Michael previously held the role of Chief Content Officer. Michael has also been the founding CEO of the supply chain agency, BookNet Canada and co-founded Canada’s first online bookstore, Bookshelf.ca, purchased by Indigo Books & Music in 1998.
Anna Giagkou
(CFO)Prior to joining Rakuten Kobo in 2021, Anna was the CFO of Cox Automotive Canada.
Nimod Narayanan
(CTO)Nimod joined Rakuten Kobo in 2022 as VP of Technology, he then became the SVP of Technology in 2023, and CTO in 2025. Prior to this, he spent nearly 4 years at Rogers Communications joining as a Senior Development Manager before becoming a Director of eCommerce & Personalization and then Senior Director of Digital Platforms & Services.
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