Sr Product Manager, Design Systems

Join Salesforce in a craft-focused, execution-intensive Senior Product Manager role that steers the Lightning Design System at scale. You’ll own platform health and the roadmap across SLDS versions 1 and 2, drive UI customization across pro-code to no-code/low-code, and push improvements to the Design Systems website. This onsite position thrives on collaboration with engineering, design, and accessibility specialists to deliver reliable, scalable design tooling for customers worldwide.

Location: San Francisco, CA (onsite)

Salary: USD 172,500 - 285,800 per year

Core benefits and resources support work–life balance, health, and long-term growth. You’ll have access to a comprehensive set of programs designed to enable your best work and personal wellbeing.

• Time off programs
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Mental health support
• Paid parental leave
• Life and disability insurance
• 401(k) plan
• Employee stock purchase program

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the roadmap for SLDS UI customization across pro-code and no-code/low-code experiences.
• Capture requirements and acceptance criteria for new styling capabilities, ensuring consistency and coverage from ISV partners to enterprise admins.
• Work closely with design and engineering to shape strategy and execute initiatives.
• Prioritize opportunities using user insights, data, and business objectives, adapting rapidly to evolving signals.
• Steer the Design Systems website roadmap, the main destination for developer and designer documentation, component references, and contribution guidance.
• Identify and prioritize improvements to maximize builder self-service and reduce support workload.
• Collaborate with content, engineering, design, and the broader community to keep documentation accurate and up to date.
• Own the SLDS 1 and SLDS 2 backlog and release roadmap, balancing new features, bug fixes, technical debt, and ongoing compliance work.
• Maintain backward compatibility so updates support existing customer implementations without disruption.
• Coordinate with design tooling teams to keep Figma UI kits, linters, and validators aligned with the component library.

Requirements

• 5+ years of product management experience, with meaningful time spent on design systems, component libraries, developer tools, or frontend platforms at scale.
• Deep understanding of CSS architecture, design tokens, and component-level styling; ability to discuss styling API tradeoffs with engineers.
• Fluency bridging design and engineering, with knowledge of the DOM, CSS, accessibility specs (ARIA, screen readers), and native familiarity with Figma.
• Experience writing rigorous acceptance criteria, managing agile backlogs, and leading cross-functional delivery.
• Strong analytical instincts for interpreting telemetry, accessibility audits, and user research to guide prioritization.
• Clear, concise communicator across technical and non-technical audiences.

Technologies

• Salesforce Lightning Design System (SLDS)
• Lightning Web Components (LWC)
• Style Dictionary
• Theo
• Figma

Benefits

• Time off programs
• Medical, dental, vision
• Mental health support
• Paid parental leave
• Life and disability insurance
• 401(k)
• Employee stock purchasing program

About Salesforce

Salesforce is a leading AI CRM where people and agents collaborate to drive customer success. The culture blends ambition with action, technology with trust, and innovation with everyday practice. Salesforce seeks Trailblazers who are passionate about advancing business and society through AI while upholding our core values.

Unleash Your Potential

At Salesforce, you will have access to resources that foster balance and growth, and AI capabilities that amplify your impact. The environment supports expanding what you can achieve for yourself, for AI, and for customers around the world.

Accommodations

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Posting Statement

Salesforce is an equal opportunity employer and maintains a policy of non-discrimination in all employment practices. Compensation in the United States is determined by location, job level, knowledge, skills, and experience, and some roles may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and benefits. Salesforce offers a broad range of benefits to support living well, including time off, health coverage, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchase program.