Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. STM Consulting, Inc. is seeking a UI Lead for their Design System & Storybook team. The role involves leading the creation and governance of an enterprise Design System, managing Storybook setups, and ensuring consistency across AEM websites and digital touchpoints.
Responsibilities
- Lead the definition, creation, and governance of the enterprise Design System using Figma, StoryBook ensuring consistency across all AEM websites and digital touchpoints
- Own the end-to-end Storybook setup and management, translating Figma design components into reusable, developer-ready UI components aligned with AEM architecture
- Drive the design-to-development pipeline by ensuring seamless mapping of Figma components to AEM components, templates, and content structures
- Define and standardize UI component libraries, design tokens, interaction patterns, and accessibility guidelines to support scalable multi-brand and multi-site AEM implementations
- Collaborate closely with AEM architects and developers to ensure Storybook components align with AEM component models and front-end frameworks
- Design and document reusable UI patterns, screen variations, interaction states, and design annotations for efficient development handoff
- Lead UX strategy including user journeys, wireframes, interaction flows, and usability standards for migration from legacy CMS to AEM platforms
- Ensure all designs adhere to accessibility (WCAG), usability, and responsive design standards across devices and breakpoints
- Establish governance frameworks for Design System adoption, versioning, and consistency across global brands and regions
- Enable scalable and reusable design solutions to reduce duplication and improve efficiency across websites and channels
- Conduct UX audits, usability testing, and design validation to ensure high-quality user experiences post-migration
- Define and enforce best practices for design-to-code workflows, including Storybook documentation, naming conventions, and component reusability
- Support migration initiatives by standardizing design patterns from legacy platforms (e.g., Sitecore) into a unified AEM-compatible design system
- Collaborate with frontend teams to validate UI implementation against Figma and Storybook standards
- Provide mentorship to UX designers and UI developers, ensuring adoption of design system and Storybook best practices
- Evaluate new tools, plugins, and frameworks to continuously enhance design system maturity and adoption
- Create and maintain design documentation, component usage guidelines, and Storybook references for cross-team enablement
Skills
- 8–12+ years of experience in UI/UX design with at least 3–5 years leading Design Systems and component libraries
- Strong expertise in Figma (Design Systems, Auto-layouts, Variants, Tokens, Prototyping)
- Hands-on experience building and managing Storybook for enterprise UI component libraries
- Proven experience working on CMS-driven platforms, preferably AEM-based website implementations or migrations
- Strong understanding of responsive design, accessibility (WCAG), and usability principles
- Experience in component-based design aligned with frontend frameworks (React/Angular-based ecosystems preferred)
- Ability to translate business requirements into scalable UX/UI solutions and component frameworks
- Experience collaborating with AEM developers to enable seamless design-to-development workflows
- Strong stakeholder communication and ability to drive design decisions across cross-functional teams
- Experience in large-scale website migration programs (e.g., Sitecore to AEM)
- Familiarity with Adobe Experience Cloud ecosystem and AEM component-driven architecture
- Experience in pharma/regulated industry UX design (compliance, accessibility, approval workflows)
- Exposure to design automation tools and Figma-to-code pipelines
- Agile/Scrum experience in cross-functional product teams
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