About Stori

Stori is the Mexican unicorn dedicated to building a digital platform of financial services for millions of underbanked people in Latin America. It currently serves more than 2 million customers. Stori currently operates in Mexico and has a global team with offices in Mexico City, Arlington (Virginia), and Bogota.

Stori is one of the top-funded startups in the region with $400 million raised to date. We are backed by top venture capital funds globally and locally, such as Lightspeed Venture Partners, GGV Capital, GIC, General Catalyst, Goodwater Capital and Mexico’s leading family office Tresalia Capital. These funds have deep experience and whose success stories include Stripe, Airbnb, Snapchat, Affirm, and Alibaba’s Ant Financial.

Stori is powered by the collective experience and expertise of our team. Together, the leadership team brings numerous years of experience in consumer finance, banking and technology across Mastercard, Stripe, Intel, Capital One, Block (Square), Morgan Stanley, GE Money, HSBC, and Rappi in the U.S. and Mexico.

At Stori, we are an inclusive and meritocracy-driven team that welcomes diversity of background, experience and thinking. We are passionate about our mission and take pride in the products we build. We seek team and individual excellence to deliver the best product and experience to our customers who are often said No to by traditional banking players.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of experience creating, managing and evolving design systems for digital products.
• Strong visual design skills with a proven ability to create pixel-perfect UI components.
• Proficiency in design tools such as Figma..
• A solid understanding of design guidelines and best practices for both mobile and desktop platforms.
• Familiarity with accessibility standards and best practices (WCAG).
• Excellent communication skills, able to articulate design decisions and work with cross-functional teams.
• Proven experience in project management and leadership, with the ability to drive projects forward and lead teams effectively.
• Knowledge of atomic design principles and building component libraries.
• Experience with version control and handoff tools like Zeplin, Abstract or Jira.
• Familiarity with prototyping tools like InVision, Framer, or Principle.
• Basic understanding of front-end development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) to enhance collaboration with engineers.
  
  

In Your Application, Please Include

• A portfolio showcasing your experience in creating and managing design systems for digital products with examples of successful design system projects you’ve led and delivered, with a clear explanation of your design decision making.
• A brief note explaining why you’re interested in joining Stori and how your skills and experience align with Stori’s mission and values.
  
  

The Role

As our Design System Designer, you'll be the architect of a cohesive visual language that scales across Stori’s growing product ecosystem and enables a unified user experience across every screen. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, champion best practices and drive adoption of the design system. Your work will directly shape the user experience for millions, ensuring consistency, usability, and delight.

This is the ideal role for you if you love the following

• Craft: You love to demonstrate exceptional design skills and attention to detail, meticulously crafting every component and interaction to perfection, balancing aesthetics with functionality, and ensuring a seamless user experience across all platforms.
• Impact at Scale: Your designs will be the foundation for a unified and captivating user experience across all Stori products.
• Creative Problem-Solving: You'll tackle complex challenges, finding elegant solutions that balance aesthetics and functionality to deliver visually stunning solutions that empower teams to build exceptional products efficiently.
• Collaboration: You'll work closely with designers, engineers, and product managers, fostering a shared understanding of the design system's value and deliver proof.
• Innovation: You'll stay ahead of the curve, exploring emerging design trends and technologies to keep our system cutting-edge.
• Vision. You’ll define a long term vision and provide a strong steady hand in guiding the full Design team to adoption, including inspiring use and unlocking their creativity.
• Culture Building: You recognize that your end users are designers and developers and you deliver a 5 star experience and understand that building a culture around adoption and use is critical to success.
  
  

What You'll Do

• Lead Design System Creation: Develop and oversee the creation, management, and evolution of Stori’s Design System, including reusable components, patterns, and guidelines. Ensure it supports both current needs and future scalability across multiple products.
• Collaborate Across Teams: Work closely with product designers, engineers, and stakeholders to ensure seamless implementation of the design system. Facilitate cross-functional collaboration to maintain consistency and resolve any integration challenges.
• Ensure High-Quality Standards: Create visually stunning and scalable UI components that reflect Stori’s brand identity while meeting accessibility standards. Regularly audit and update the Design System to ensure it continues to meet the highest quality and usability benchmarks.
• Drive System Adoption: Advocate for the Design System’s adoption across the company by training and mentoring designers and developers on its use. Act as a champion for the system to ensure it is widely understood and effectively applied.
• Stay Current and Innovate: Continuously research and integrate the latest design trends, tools, and technologies to keep the design system cutting-edge. Encourage the team to adopt new techniques that enhance both efficiency and creativity.
  
  

What We Offer

• Make a positive impact on the lives of our customers via financial inclusion
• Professional development opportunities
• International exposure & work experience
• Company swag
• Legally required benefits