🌍 Can you help us change the world? It's true. At Mews, we dream big. As a Hotel Tech unicorn valued at $1.2b, we're propelling new-generation cloud technology within global hospitality. With our industry-leading property management solution, we're enabling the world's most revolutionary hospitality brands to accelerate their digital transformation.
We're on the lookout for ambitious, tenacious and passionate people who want to join the next generation of innovators and disrupt the hospitality industry with us. Sound good so far? Keep reading and tumble down the Mews rabbit hole... 🐇
🧑🏻💻 About the role First things first: you want to know what you're actually applying for. It's impossible to capture every nuance of a role – especially at a rapidly growing company like Mews – but if we had to distil it down to a job description (which we do because this is a job description), it would be this:
We’re looking for a Design Manager to build the design system for the hospitality industry—a system that sets new standards for excellence, empowers teams across Mews, and supports the creation of products that delight customers and transform the industry.
The position is entirely remote - we believe in the impact people can bring no matter where they are.
✅ Your mission, should you choose to accept it:
Architect the future
- Lead the development of a best-in-class design system, ensuring scalable, accessible, and efficient solutions for a complex eco system.
- Leverage Figma as a superpower to drive adoption, streamline workflows, and empower designers and developers across the organization.
- Champion innovative approaches to design system architecture that go beyond traditional component libraries
Lead by design and by heart
- Coach, mentor, and inspire not just your team, but the broader organization.
- Create a culture of growth and learning that enables everyone to reach their next level.
Bridge design and code
- Dive into technical challenges and ensure seamless collaboration between designers and developers.
- Speak the language of engineers, ensuring your team can confidently navigate complex technical environments without breaking a sweat.
Be a master communicator
- Build strong relationships with stakeholders across product, engineering, and leadership teams.
- Tell compelling stories to drive alignment and excitement for the design system’s vision.
- Manage expectations and priorities while advocating for the team and its impact.
Lead with empathy under pressure
- Keep the team focused and inspired, even in high-stakes environments.
- Foster psychological safety and clarity to help the team thrive in Mews’ ambitious journey to becoming a category-of-one product.
- Lead the strategic reimagining of the Mews Design System architecture to balance creative freedom with systematic consistency
What’s in it for you?
We’re looking for someone with big ideas and the skills to bring them to life. As Design Manager, you’ll have the opportunity to:
- Build the design system for the hospitality industry, influencing how technology supports and delights millions of people worldwide.
- Work at the intersection of design, technology, and strategy.
- Shape the future of a product that touches lives across the hospitality sector.
- Be part of a supportive, forward-thinking, and ambitious company culture.
🤷🏻 Who are you?
- Proven expertise in design systems: You’ve built or scaled complex systems, deeply understand design tokens, and know Figma inside-out.
- Exceptional communication skills: You’re a natural storyteller who excels at stakeholder management and relationship building.
- A passion for mentorship and growth: You find joy in helping others develop their skills and succeed.
- Technical fluency: You understand code, can review it, and tackle technical debt collaboratively with engineering teams.
- Empathy-driven leadership: You stay calm and focused under pressure, supporting your team through challenges while keeping their well-being in mind.
🤝️ You'll be a great fit if you bring a few of the below with you:
- Minimum 5+ years of experience working with design systems at scale
- Deep expertise in Figma and modern design tools
- Proven track record of reimagining and scaling design systems
- Experience leading and mentoring design teams
- Strong understanding of component architecture and token management
- Background in creating flexible, pattern-based design systems
- Ability to balance creative freedom with systematic constraints
- Strong technical background with ability to review and understand code
- Excellent project management and organizational skills
- Bachelor's degree in Design, Computer Science, or related field (or equivalent experience)
