Building a scalable design system for a global risk platform
Designed and delivered a modular design system to bring consistency and speed to two enterprise products.
•UX UI Designer
Challenge
A global risk and compliance team was juggling two major internal platforms with no shared design language between them. Design work looked different depending on who made it, handoffs were messy, and prototyping took longer than anyone wanted. They needed something that would get everyone working from the same page.
Solution
Over four weeks, we put together a modular design system covering components, states, layouts, and documentation. Everything was pressure-tested against real product needs, with accessibility and long-term maintainability baked in from the start — the goal was a system teams could actually use without having to reinvent things every time.
My role
I ran the heuristic analysis to flag UX issues and inconsistencies across both platforms, then built out the design system in Figma using atomic design principles. I set up Dev Mode for cleaner handoffs and wrote supporting guidelines so teams could apply things consistently as the system grew.
Impact
Prototyping and delivery got noticeably faster, UX became more consistent across some genuinely complex tools, and collaboration between design and dev smoothed out. Most importantly, the team walked away with a system they felt confident maintaining and evolving on their own.
Key takeaway
Design systems aren't really about the components — they're about giving a team shared language and momentum. This one helped them ship faster without second-guessing every decision.
