Manager of Design Systems and Internal Tools

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Brief info about Vinted

Our mission is to make second-hand the first choice, and we're looking for people who want to help us get there. Every day, we work together to help our members buy and sell pre-loved clothing and lifestyle items, giving each piece a second life – or even a third.
The Vinted Group is made up of three business units that support this mission:

Vinted Marketplace is Europe’s leading platform for second-hand fashion and a go-to destination for all kinds of pre-loved items, with a growing range of categories. Our platform connects millions of members across 20+ markets, helping great items find a new life.

Vinted Go enhances the shipping experience with a vast network of over 500,000 pick-up and drop-off points, partnering with more than 60 carriers across Europe, with added services like item verification for peace of mind on high-value pieces.

Vinted Pay is the newest part of the Vinted Group, dedicated to bringing secure, reliable payments to buyers and sellers across Europe. Seamlessly integrated into the Vinted app, it helps keep every transaction safe, efficient, and easy for our members.

Founded in 2008 in Lithuania, Vinted began as a way for friends to find new homes for clothes they no longer needed. In 2019, we became Lithuania's first unicorn! Today, our headquarters remain in Vilnius, and we've grown with offices across Europe, supported by a team of over 2,000 people. Our backers include Accel, EQT Growth, Insight Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Sprints, and TPG.

Information about the position

The design & research function contributes to achieving Vinted's mission by creating an unmatched user experience. We strive to develop products and services that are useful, trustworthy & easy to use for our members.

Our growth strategy and AI are transforming how we build products—we're shipping more iterations across a wider variety of products than ever, and more functions are participating in the design and development process. Design systems are increasingly critical to maintaining UI quality, coherence, and delivery efficiency at this scale.

As the Manager of Design Systems and Internal Tools, you will lead Vinted's design system and own the experience of internal platform tools (Developer & Experimentation tools). You will manage a multidisciplinary team to drive UI quality, cohesion and delivery efficiency across Vinted Marketplace, Vinted Go, and Vinted Pay. This role requires both strategic vision and hands-on craft excellence to build the systems and tools that enable excellence in product development.

In this position, you will

• Lead strategic direction, roadmap, and execution of the centralized design system
• Champion effective use of technology to drive design system quality, adoption, and delivery efficiency (e.g., AI-driven generative capabilities)
• Manage, mentor, and inspire a diverse, high-performing, cross-functional team
• Ensure system supports products across Vinted Marketplace, Vinted Go & Vinted Pay
• Drive UI efficiency and cohesion across all products
• Lead design of internal platform tools (Developer & Experimentation tools)

About you

• Proven track record of leading and hands-on building high quality design systems
• Ability to bridge design and engineering functions, deep craft expertise in one of them
• Proven experience in building empowered, collaborative teams
• Expertise in how product design and frontend development work gets done—the workflows, tools, pain points, new technologies, and opportunities
• Skilled at using quantitative and qualitative data to make decisions, set priorities, and demonstrate impact
• An excellent communicator and stakeholder manager

Work perks

• The opportunity to benefit from our share options programme
• 25 working days of holiday
• Newest MacBook models
• Free access to the office gym
• Digital mental and emotional health support and Employee Assistant Program (EAP)
• Home office support: we provide IT workstation equipment and a personal budget of up to €540 for home workplace furniture
• Private health insurance
• On-site canteen serving delicious homemade food at friendly prices
• Frequent team-building events
• A personal monthly budget for shopping on Vinted
• The opportunity to spend up to 90 days per year - 21 of which can be spent working outside of the EU - on workation
• A dog-friendly office

Working at Vinted

Individual Learning Budget

We invest in your professional growth! As part of our commitment to continuous learning, we offer an annual learning budget to support your personal and career development through courses, certifications, workshops and more.

Hybrid Work

We’ve adopted a hybrid workplace model where 2 days in office are recommended but not enforced. It’s up to you and your team to decide on the exact days you’ll spend working together in person.

Equal Opportunity

The Vinted Group is committed to building an inclusive workplace where people from all walks of life feel a sense of belonging. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and life experiences. At Vinted, all applicants are treated fairly without regard to their race, age, religion or belief, sex, national origin, citizenship, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, or any other protected characteristic.

The salary range for this position is €5,217 - €7,067 gross per month.