Product Designer II, Design Systems

At PitchBook, a Morningstar company, we are always looking forward. We continue to innovate, evolve, and invest in ourselves to bring out the best in everyone. We’re deeply collaborative and thrive on the excitement, energy, and fun that reverberates throughout the company.

Our extensive learning programs and mentorship opportunities help us create a culture of curiosity that pushes us to always find new solutions and better ways of doing things. The combination of a rapidly evolving industry and our high ambitions means there’s going to be some ambiguity along the way, but we excel when we challenge ourselves. We’re willing to take risks, fail fast, and do it all over again in the pursuit of excellence.

If you have a good attitude and are willing to roll up your sleeves to get things done, PitchBook is the place for you.

About the Role:

As a member of the Product and Engineering team at PitchBook, you will join a group of passionate designers, engineers, and innovators focused on creating exceptional customer experiences for the private capital markets. We value curiosity, collaboration, and a drive for excellence—qualities that help us continuously improve how our customers discover, analyze, and act on data.

As the Product Designer II, Design Systems, you will support the maintenance, documentation, and ongoing improvement of the PitchBook Product Design System. You will contribute to the accuracy, consistency, and usability of our Figma component libraries, ensuring designers and engineers have the tools they need to create cohesive, high-quality experiences across the PitchBook platform.

You will work closely with the Senior Product Designer, Design Systems, and partner with the UI Kit engineering team to perform day-to-day updates, component refinements, audits, and documentation. You will also help streamline workflows, improve governance practices, and support system adoption across the design organization.

This role is essential to keeping the design system healthy, scalable, and well-maintained—enabling our teams to deliver exceptional experiences more efficiently.

Primary Job Responsibilities:

• Support the maintenance and organization of PitchBook’s Figma component libraries, ensuring components remain accurate, up to date, and easy to use

• Execute day-to-day component updates, refinements, and bug fixes that improve system quality and consistency

• Partner with the Senior Product Designer, Design Systems, and UI Kit engineering team to ensure alignment between Figma components and coded UI Kit components

• Assist in preparing system documentation—including usage guidelines, do’s/don’ts, accessibility notes, and token references

• Participate in the governance process by contributing to reviews, documenting decisions, and helping track proposed component updates or additions

• Conduct periodic audits of components, design tokens, and patterns to identify inconsistencies or gaps

• Support the creation of release notes, system announcements, and design system education materials

• Collaborate with product designers to understand system needs, collect feedback, and identify opportunities for system improvement

• Use AI-enabled tools to streamline documentation, component quality checks, and other recurring workflows

• Ensure system components and patterns reflect best practices in accessibility, usability, and design craftsmanship

• Contribute to the evolution of system processes, workflows, and internal tooling

• Support the vision and values of the company through role modeling and encouraging desired behaviors

• Participate in various company initiatives and projects as requested

Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Design, Human-Centered Design, or equivalent experience.

• 4+ years of experience in Product or UX Design, with exposure to design systems, component libraries, or design operations.

• Proficiency in Figma, including components, variants, styles, auto layout, and library usage.

• Familiarity with design-to-code workflows; experience with Storybook, React, or CSS variables is a plus.

• Strong visual and interaction design skills with attention to detail, consistency, and accessibility.

• Experience creating or maintaining design documentation, guidelines, or usage notes.

• Willingness to dive into the operational details—audits, component cleanup, documentation updates, and system maintenance.

• Ability to collaborate effectively with designers, engineers, and cross-functional partners.

• Strong communication and organizational skills, including the ability to clearly articulate design decisions.

• Comfort using AI-assisted tools or a desire to learn how AI can accelerate design system workflows.

• Ability to manage multiple tasks, priorities, and stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.

• Experience with collaboration tools such as Figma, Lucid, Jira, and Confluence.

• Proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite including in-depth knowledge of Outlook, Word and Excel with the ability to pick up new systems and software easily

• Must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future

Benefits + Compensation at PitchBook:

Physical Health

• Comprehensive health benefits

• Additional medical wellness incentives

• STD, LTD, AD&D, and life insurance

Emotional Health

• Paid sabbatical program after four years

• Paid family and paternity leave

• Annual educational stipend

• Ability to apply for tuition reimbursement

• CFA exam stipend

• Robust training programs on industry and soft skills

• Employee assistance program

• Generous allotment of vacation days, sick days, and volunteer days

Social Health

• Matching gifts program

• Employee resource groups

• Subsidized emergency childcare

• Dependent Care FSA

• Company-wide events

• Employee referral bonus program

• Quarterly team building events

Financial Health

• 401k match

• Shared ownership employee stock program

• Monthly transportation stipend

*Please be aware the above PitchBook benefit and perk offerings are subject to corresponding plan and policy documents and may change during the course of your employment.

Compensation

• Annual base salary: $135,000-$150,000

• Target annual bonus percentage: 10%

Working Conditions:

At the heart of our company is a belief in the power of in-person collaboration. Being together in the office fuels our creativity, strengthens our connections, and drives the innovation that sets us apart. Our culture is built on spontaneous moments—those hallway conversations, whiteboard brainstorms, and shared celebrations in each of our global offices—that simply can’t be replicated remotely. This role is expected to be in the office 5 days a week.

The job conditions for this position are in a standard office setting. Employees in this position use PC and phone on an on-going basis throughout the day. Limited corporate travel may be required to remote offices or other business meetings and events.

We are excited to get to know you and your background. Concerned that you might not meet every requirement? We encourage you to still apply as you might be the right candidate for the role or other roles at PitchBook.

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