• Job Description

  Req#: R0010271

  At ALSAC you do more than make a living; you make a difference.

  We like people who are different…because we’re different, too. As one of the world’s most iconic and respected nonprofits, we know what it’s like to stand out. That’s why we’re looking at you. Your background, perspective, and desire to make an impact set you apart. As we work to help St. Jude cure childhood cancer, we're calling on the game-changers, innovators and visionaries to join our family. Not just for the kids of St. Jude, but also for you. Because at ALSAC, we develop and celebrate our employees. So, bring your whole, authentic self and become part of our shared mission: Finding cures. Saving children.®

  Job Description

  We’re looking for a UX Designer III with a passion for Design Systems to lead the vision and evolution of a scalable, cohesive system that powers digital products supporting the St. Jude mission. This role ensures consistency, usability, and accessibility across all digital experiences by creating and maintaining a unified set of components, patterns, and guidelines.

  You’ll collaborate across product teams to accelerate delivery, improve quality, and enable experimentation that drives measurable audience behavior change and business outcomes. If you thrive on strategic design thinking, collaborative empathy practices, and creating reusable, brand-aligned assets, this is the role for you.

  What You’ll Do

  • Own and evolve the Design System: Develop, document, and maintain reusable components, patterns, and guidelines that ensure consistency, accessibility, and scalability across digital products.
  • Create adoption-ready artifacts: Produce high- and low-fidelity component mockups, interaction specs, and usage documentation for seamless implementation.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally: Partner with Product Managers, UI Developers, and Content Strategists to integrate the design system into workflows.
  • Establish governance: Define processes for component requests, updates, and contributions to maintain system integrity.
  • Champion accessibility: Embed WCAG and inclusive design principles into all components; conduct audits and testing for compliance.
  • Drive education and adoption: Lead workshops, demos, and training sessions to promote design system maturity.
  • Measure and iterate: Define KPIs for adoption and effectiveness; use analytics and feedback to continuously improve.
  • Influence product strategy: Serve as a subject matter expert for design system best practices.

  Job Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree and 6+ years of experience in UX, Design, or UI Development.
  • Expert-level proficiency in Figma for component libraries and prototypes.
  • Experience building and maintaining design systems at scale using atomic design principles.
  • Familiarity with collaboration tools (FigJam, Mural, Miro).
  • Strong understanding of WCAG accessibility standards and UI principles.
  • Working knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript for design-to-development handoff.
  • Experience with usability testing and analytics tools (UserTesting.com, HotJar, Adobe Analytics, Google Analytics).
  • Ability to craft UX artifacts like journey maps, sitemaps, and personas.
  • Excellent communication and facilitation skills.
  • Strong problem-solving ability, self-direction, and collaborative mindset.

  Benefits & Perks

  The following Benefits & Perks apply to Full-Time Roles Only.

  We’re dedicated to ensuring children and their families have every opportunity to enjoy life’s special moments. We’re also committed to giving our staff excellent benefits so they can do the same.

  • Core Medical Coverage: (low cost low deductible Medical, Dental, and Vison Insurance plans)
  • 401K Retirement Plan with 7% Employer Contribution
  • Exceptional Paid Time Off
  • Maternity / Paternity Leave
  • Infertility Treatment Program
  • Adoption Assistance
  • Education Assistance
  • Enterprise Learning and Development
  • And more

  ALSAC is an equal employment opportunity employer.

  ALSAC does not discriminate against any individual with regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, disability, veteran status, genetic information or other protected status.

  No Search Firms:

  ALSAC does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All resumes submitted by search firms to any ALSAC employee or ALSAC representative via email, the internet or in any form and/or method without being contacted and approved by our Employee Experience team and without a valid written search agreement in place will result in no fee being paid if a referred candidate is hired by ALSAC.

• About the company

  St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, founded in 1962, is a pediatric treatment and research facility located in Memphis, Tennessee focused on children's catastrophic diseases, particularly leukemia and other cancers.

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