Job Description

Overview

Director, Slack Design Systems role at Salesforce. Lead Slack's cross-platform design system (Slack Kit), accessibility initiatives, and agentic interfaces across desktop and mobile. Requires deep expertise in design systems, accessibility standards, and cross-functional leadership to drive quality and consistency at scale.

What you'll be doing

• Lead and evolve Slack's cross-platform design system (Slack Kit) to deliver consistent, efficient, and accessible experiences across desktop and mobile platforms.
• Partner with Product, Engineering and Design teams to evangelize existing capabilities and develop new ones that enable fast decision making while maintaining reasonable consistency and quality.
• Oversee and champion accessibility initiatives and standards compliance, ensuring Slack meets WCAG requirements and provides inclusive experiences.
• Evolve systems design reviews and governance processes to maintain high quality standards and prevent UX inconsistencies that impact NPS
• Guide the development and maintenance of comprehensive documentation covering components, usage guidelines, and contribution standards.
• Lead cross-functional teams across Design, Engineering, and Product to push boundaries while maintaining system cohesion and high-quality experiences for our customers
• Champion design system adoption through enablement programs, office hours, and educational initiatives

What you should have

• 10+ years of product design experience including working design systems, accessibility programs, and platform-level design initiatives
• 4+ years of managerial experience (ideally on teams working on design systems and design tools)
• A people-first mindset toward systems work, recognizing that the best systems teams empower rather than constrain
• Proven track record of building and scaling design systems that serve both desktop and mobile platforms
• Deep understanding of accessibility standards and experience implementing them at scale
• Strong technical acumen with experience bridging design and engineering through component documentation, design tokens, and systematic approaches
• Experience establishing and running design governance programs that maintain quality while enabling team velocity
• Track record of successful cross-functional leadership and ability to influence design decisions across multiple teams
• Excellent communication skills with ability to articulate complex system decisions to varied audiences
• Experience mentoring designers and engineers on systems thinking and accessibility best practices

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Posting Statement

Salesforce is an equal opportunity employer and maintains a policy of non-discrimination with all employees and applicants for employment. We are committed to equality for all and to creating a workplace thats inclusive and free from discrimination. Salesforce will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Recruiting, hiring, and promotion decisions are fair and based on merit.

Salary

For California-based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $230,800 to $334,600.

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