Content Strategist, Design System - Platform (Remote)

Company: CrowdStrike
Location: Pasadena
Posted on: April 3, 2021

Job Description:

At CrowdStrike we're on a mission - to stop breaches. Our groundbreaking technology, services delivery, and intelligence gathering together with our innovations in machine learning and behavioral-based detection, allow our customers to not only defend themselves, but do so in a future-proof manner. We've earned numerous honors and top rankings for our technology, organization and people - clearly confirming our industry leadership and our special culture driving it. We also offer flexible work arrangements to help our people manage their personal and professional lives in a way that works for them. So if you're ready to work on unrivaled technology where your desire to be part of a collaborative team is met with a laser-focused mission to stop breaches and protect people globally, let's talk. About the role In this integral role as a Content Strategist for our design system, you'll develop and document content standards and best practices for our emerging design system. We're looking for someone with a passion for organizing, curating, and governing the design system content for our industry-leading cybersecurity platform. The design system's goal is to be public facing, like Shopify's Polaris and Salesforce's Lightning. You'll be primarily responsible for the design system's information architecture, templates, governance, and guidelines for documentation. As part of our global, cross-functional UX team, you'll be a collaborative partner with UX designers, UI/visual designers, UX researchers, UX writers, and engineers, including our Accessibility champion. This role is part of our Platform product group. This group is responsible for creating the building blocks that power applications that stop breaches. These building blocks support numerous internal product groups and external partners and include Authentication, Host Management, Workflows, Partner Integrations, and our design system, Toucan. What you'll be doing Establish templates and governance for content best practices in our design system Collaborate with designers and writers on guidelines for use case, interactions, accessibility, and localization for design system components and creation of new componentry Collaborate with all UX disciplines to run a living design system for primary use by design, engineering, writing, and QA, as well as contractors and outside partners Increase the visibility and understanding of our design system and practices to the UX team and the wider product and engineering organization, including release notes and cross-team communications Identify opportunities and tools to help our customers make better use of our components and guidance Manage the workflow for vetting and adding new components and patterns to our design system Socialize our design principles and be a voice in supporting adherence to these principles Use a data-informed approach to participate in thoughtful critique of visuals and component patterns What skills are we looking for Portfolio demonstrating design system documentation and governance experience Deep knowledge of Figma and other tools to create and maintain design libraries Experience working on design systems used by iterative product teams Understanding of design thinking, iterative testing, and user research to inform design decisions #LI-MH1 #LI-Remote Benefits of Working at CrowdStrike: Market leader in compensation and equity awardsCompetitive vacation policyComprehensive health benefits + 401k planPaid parental leave, including adoptionFlexible work environmentWellness programsStocked fridges, coffee, soda, and lots of treats We are committed to building an inclusive culture of belonging that not only embraces the diversity of our people but also reflects the diversity of the communities in which we work and the customers we serve. We know that the happiest and highest performing teams include people with diverse perspectives and ways of solving problems so we strive to attract and retain talent from all backgrounds and create workplaces where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work. CrowdStrike is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.CrowdStrike participates in the E-Verify program. Notice of E-Verify Participation Right to Work

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