UX Designer – Design Systems
TOPdesk is an international software company specializing in service management, with more than 700 employees in 8 countries and 5,000 customers worldwide. For our office in Kaiserslautern, Delft, or Budapest, we are looking for a UX Designer.
- 32 - 40
- Medior position
- Hbo/wo
- € 4.500 - € 5.500
- Delft
What are you going to do?
- Own components, patterns, and usage guidelines from definition to delivery
- Proactively identify gaps in the enterprise system and translate insights into accessible, inclusive, and scalable solutions
- Create prototypes to demo, test, and communicate component behavior to stakeholders
- Facilitate ideation and problem-solving with teammates and stakeholders
- Ensure consistency and efficiency across the system; propose new components or improvements when needed
- Define how design and code intersect, including AI-driven and token-aware surface needs
- Validate and refine components through feedback, usability testing, and data analysis
- Deliver clear documentation and handover materials for seamless developer implementation
- Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Engineers, and Designers to shape system decisions
- Contribute to raising design maturity and improving design processes across the organisation
- Stay current on emerging trends, tools, and best practices in design systems and AI tooling
Where will you be working?
At TOPdesk’s office in Delft, DKaiserslautern or Budapest.
As a UX Designer – Design Systems, you’ll join a multidisciplinary product enablement team, collaborating closely with Product Managers, Engineers, and other UX Designers. You’ll work in an environment that values creativity, user-centric thinking, and teamwork, with colleagues based in the Netherlands, Germany, and Hungary. You will report to a UX Manager and regularly engage with the Design System team and other stakeholders.
Are you our new UX Designer for our Design System?
- 5+ years of professional UX design experience
- Degree or vocational qualification in design, HCI, or a related field
- Deep knowledge of design systems; not just how they work, but why
- Skilled in Figma for component and pattern design, prototyping, and documentation
- Experienced working across design, engineering, and accessibility
- Confident driving strategic decisions in a product triad
- Strong collaborator with clear communication across Engineers, PMs, and Designers
- Passionate about accessibility, inclusivity, and solving complex system-level challenges
- Proactive mindset; you come with a plan, not just intent
- Portfolio showing end-to-end design system work at meaningful scale
- Hands-on experience integrating design systems with AI tooling and token-based interactions
This is what you do it for
The nicest colleagues, a laptop, and a salary that grows with you. That is a no-brainer, of course. But there’s more. Much more. In the Employee Handbook, you’ll discover all of our employment conditions.
10 to Grow
Devote 10% of your working time and a budget equivalent to 10% of your gross annual salary to personal development.
Paid parental leave
Receive your full salary for 9 weeks + 50% of your salary for 17 weeks. Why? Because parenting is hard work.
Volunteering
Simply do it during work time. Did we mention helping people is part of our DNA?
10 to Grow
Devote 10% of your working time and a budget equivalent to 10% of your gross annual salary to personal development.
Paid parental leave
Receive your full salary for 9 weeks + 50% of your salary for 17 weeks. Why? Because parenting is hard work.
Volunteering
Simply do it during work time. Did we mention helping people is part of our DNA?
The job interview process. This is how we do it!
1 You apply
You send your CV and cover letter. Within the week, you'll hear if we're going to meet.
2 Who am I speaking to?
During a phone screening interview, we’ll check if our expectations are aligned. If so, we’ll get together for the first interview.
3 First interview: culture
You'll get to know TOPdesk, and we’ll get to know you! If you have the true TOPdesk spirit, we’ll meet again for a second interview.
4 Second interview: job details
Let’s find out if your experience and skills make you the perfect fit for the job and team.
5 Contract discussion
Everyone excited? Check! Time to draw up a contract and choose your start date.
6 Welcome to TOPdesk!
Once you’ve signed the contract, we’ll arrange everything for your first day. Let the adventure begin!
Got excited?
Please send us your cover letter and resume via the application form.
Tips for your cover letter? We think it is important that you are independent, solution-oriented and analytical. We would therefore like to hear, supported by an example, what these competencies mean to you.
Of course, we are also curious to know why you applied to this position and why you would like to work at TOPdesk.
Apply!