Product Designer II - Design Systems

At WHOOP, we're on a mission to unlock and inspire performance for life. WHOOP empowers members to perform at a higher level through a deeper understanding of their bodies and daily lives. Our wearable technology and analytics platform help individuals optimize recovery, training, and long-term health.

WHOOP is seeking a Product Designer II to join the Design Systems team and help shape the systems that power consistent, high-quality experiences across WHOOP products. As an individual contributor, you'll own and drive meaningful work across the WHOOP Design System, partnering closely with design, engineering, and product teams to build scalable, accessible, and beautifully crafted solutions. You'll play a key role in defining the strategy and architecture of our next-generation design system, driving adoption across teams, and enabling designers and developers to create exceptional member experiences more efficiently.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Own and evolve key areas of the WHOOP Design System, designing and governing foundational elements including design tokens, styles, UI components, patterns, and layout templates with a high degree of craft, consistency, and attention to detail.

• Help define the strategy and architecture for the next-generation WHOOP Design System, collaborating with engineering and design partners to build scalable solutions that support web, iOS, Android, and Figma while accounting for platform-specific and localization needs.

• Own and maintain Design System Figma libraries, ensuring alignment with production code and established system architecture, while driving education, adoption, and effective use of the Design System across design, engineering, and product teams.

• Collaborate with design leadership and cross-functional stakeholders to make informed system decisions, balancing visual quality, technical constraints, accessibility, compliance requirements, product timelines, and the needs of designers, developers, and members.

• Contribute to quarterly and annual Design System roadmap planning, identifying opportunities to improve product quality and team efficiency while leveraging AI and emerging tools to accelerate workflows and streamline system development.

• Champion design excellence by ensuring Design System elements meet WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility standards, sharing expertise, incorporating feedback, and helping elevate the quality and consistency of experiences across WHOOP.
  

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 3+ years of professional experience in product design, including at least 1 year of hands-on experience contributing to and governing a design system.

• A portfolio demonstrating meaningful design system contributions, including examples of reusable components, system architecture, or improvements to designer, developer, and end-user experiences.

• Strong visual and interaction design skills, with exceptional attention to detail and a demonstrated ability to create polished, accessible, and scalable UI solutions.

• Advanced proficiency in Figma, including experience building and maintaining component libraries, variables, styles, and design system documentation.

• Strong understanding of design system principles and architecture, with sufficient technical knowledge to collaborate effectively with engineering partners across web and mobile platforms.

• Ability to independently drive design work from problem definition through execution, navigating ambiguity, incorporating cross-functional feedback, and balancing competing technical, accessibility, and product requirements.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to articulate design decisions, influence stakeholders, and support the adoption of shared systems and standards.

• Strong commitment to embracing and leveraging AI tools in day-to-day tasks, ensuring AI-assisted work aligns with the same high-quality standards as personal contributions.

This role is based in the WHOOP office located in Boston, MA. The successful candidate must be prepared to relocate if necessary to work out of the Boston, MA office.

Interested in the role, but don’t meet every qualification? We encourage you to still apply! At WHOOP, we believe there is much more to a candidate than what is written on paper, and we value character as much as experience. As we continue to build a diverse and inclusive environment, we encourage anyone who is interested in this role to apply.

WHOOP is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-verify to determine employment eligibility. It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

The WHOOP compensation philosophy is designed to attract, motivate, and retain exceptional talent by offering competitive base salaries, meaningful equity, and consistent pay practices that reflect our mission and core values.

At WHOOP, we view total compensation as the combination of base salary, equity, and benefits, with equity serving as a key differentiator that aligns our employees with the long-term success of the company and allows every member of our corporate team to own part of WHOOP and share in the company’s long-term growth and success.

The U.S. base salary range for this full-time position is $125,000 - $170,000. Salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within each range, individual pay is based on factors such as job-related skills, experience, performance, and relevant education or training.

In addition to the base salary, the successful candidate will also receive benefits and a generous equity package.

These ranges may be modified in the future to reflect evolving market conditions and organizational needs. While most offers will typically fall toward the starting point of the range, total compensation will depend on the candidate’s specific qualifications, expertise, and alignment with the role’s requirements.