Job Title: Figma Design Specialist
Location: Remote – Anywhere in the US
Schedule: Flexible Hours (9:00 AM CST is the general start time)
Duration: 3 Months
Equipment: Candidate must have their own laptop

About the Role
We are executing a complex Figma design system migration, moving a large, interconnected Figma environment from one enterprise account to another. The work involves shared libraries, component hierarchies, and a token architecture managed through Token Studio. We are looking for a Figma specialist with deep design systems expertise to lead this effort. You will be embedded with our design team, working hands-on through every phase of migration. This is not a generalist design role. We need someone who lives in the technical side of Figma and understands how shared libraries, components, tokens, and publishing workflows fit together on scale.
 
What You’ll Do

• Audit Figma workspace files and map the shared library dependencies, component references, and token connections across Patterns, Recipes, Templates, and working files.
• Lead the duplication and restructuring of the Foundations library into a brand-specific version, stripping non-applicable assets while maintaining component naming integrity.
• Execute Figma’s Swap Library feature across the full file set to reconnect components after the Foundations library is rehomed in the new account.
• Identify and manually resolve any components that cannot be automatically matched during the swap, including renamed, deleted, or structurally changed assets.
• Validate the published state of all Patterns, Recipes, and Template libraries post-migration to ensure all downstream files are receiving updates correctly.
• Document all library decisions, known gaps, and structural changes for the ongoing design team.

Token Variable Work

• Set up Token Studio in the new Figma account and connect it to a brand-specific token set.
• Validate that all token connections are intact post-migration (colors, typography, spacing, and component-level tokens).
• Identify and resolve broken or mismatched token references across migrated files.
• Ensure the token architecture supports an independent design system going forward.

 Migration Execution

• Run a proof-of-concept test early in the engagement: duplicate a low-lift team, transfer it to a test workspace within a provided sandbox, and repeat for a library file; document findings before full migration begins.
• Coordinate with org admins on the team-level transfer to the new Enterprise account.
• Work through the migration in a sequenced order that minimizes disruption to active design work.
• QA the full migrated environment before handoff; confirm no broken references, missing libraries, or disconnected tokens remain.

Required

• Expert-level Figma proficiency; you know the platform deeply, including how files, libraries, components, variants, and publishing workflows interact.
• Hands-on experience managing or rebuilding Figma shared libraries; you understand how library changes propagate and what breaks when they don’t.
• Strong working knowledge of design token architecture; how tokens are structured, how they map to Figma variables and styles, and how to validate connections.
• Experience with Figma’s Swap Library feature; you've used it in a real context, not just experimented with it.
• Ability to audit large, complex Figma file systems and identify structural dependencies without being told where to look.
• Detail-oriented and methodical; comfortable doing high-volume, precise reconnection work where mistakes have downstream consequences.
• Self-sufficient day-to-day; you can take a brief and run with it without needing constant direction.

Strongly Preferred

• Token Studio experience: setup, configuration, multi-brand token sets, and connection to Figma variables.
• Experience with Figma Enterprise tier administration, including org settings, team structure, seat management, and library sharing settings.
• Prior work on a design system migration, brand split, or Figma org transition.
• Familiarity with multi-brand design systems and understanding how a shared foundation gets forked into brand-specific implementations.

 Bonus

• You’ve done this before: moved a Figma environment from one enterprise account to another and know where the bodies are buried.
• Figma plugin knowledge relevant to library management, bulk operations, or token tooling.
• Comfortable presenting findings and decisions to design leadership in plain language.

 Context & Environment

• You’ll work alongside internal design teams who are active in production throughout the migration.
• Two additional Technical Figma Designers will join the engagement in month one and carry execution work through month three; you’ll help orient them and keep the work sequenced.
• Migration is time-sensitive with external deadlines.
• This is not a role where you’ll be told exactly what to do. We need someone who can assess the environment, identify the right approach, and execute with precision.

 
  
 
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 90.00/hr.