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Senior Staff Product Designer roles qualify for TN visa sponsorship under USMCA's 'Computer Systems Analyst' or 'Engineer' categories when the position requires a qualifying bachelor's degree. Canadian citizens can apply at the border with no cap concerns. Mexican citizens require a U.S. consular appointment under the TN annual allocation.
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We are seeking a highly skilled Sr. UI/UX Developer/Architect with extensive experience in building and maintaining enterprise design systems, deep expertise in WCAG accessibility standards, and exceptional communication skills. This role is critical to ensuring the development of accessible, reusable, and scalable components that meet federal WCAG 2.1 (up to AAA) accessibility requirements. The successful candidate will have a proven track record of creating and implementing design systems from scratch, while collaborating across teams to ensure compliance, usability, and consistency.
PURPOSE:
This contractor position has been created to address the immediate need for accessibility and design system expertise across multiple enterprise systems. These include high-visibility projects such as client, HHS, IWD, and the River AI Chatbot, which must meet federal WCAG compliance by the April deadline. The role will focus on developing, documenting, and testing reusable components using Storybook, as well as implementing high-level wrapper components that ensure accessibility and uniformity across modern applications.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Design System Development: Build, document, and maintain a scalable design system and reusable component library using the U.S. Web Design System (USWDS) framework or similar enterprise systems.
Accessible Component Development: Develop high-level wrapper components with HTML, SASS, and Angular to ensure consistency and accessibility across web applications and the River AI Chatbot.
Accessibility Compliance: Ensure all components and UI patterns meet WCAG 2.1/AAA accessibility standards through semantic HTML, ARIA roles, and accessibility testing workflows.
Storybook Integration: Use Storybook for component development, documentation, and collaboration with cross-functional teams.
Collaboration and Mentorship: Partner with developers from other teams, many of whom may be new to accessibility and design system best practices, to drive adherence to accessibility and UX standards.
Project Support: Provide accessibility and UX support for major state systems, ensuring compliance by the mandated deadline.
Code and Accessibility Reviews: Participate in code reviews, accessibility audits, and UX discussions to ensure the quality and usability of front-end assets.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Experience: 5+ years of professional front-end development experience.
Design System Expertise: Proven ability to set up and integrate enterprise design systems, including the development of high-level wrapper components and reusable component libraries.
Accessibility Knowledge: Strong expertise in WCAG 2.1/AAA standards, ARIA roles, semantic HTML, and accessibility testing tools.
Technical Skills: Proficiency in HTML, SASS, and Angular.
Component Documentation: Experience using Storybook for component development and collaboration.
UX Principles: Strong understanding of UX best practices and accessible user interface design.
Enterprise Design Systems: Experience with USWDS or other enterprise-level design systems.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS (Not Required)
Backend Familiarity: Experience with .NET, MVC, and SQL to support backend integration and cross-team collaboration.
Integration Awareness: Ability to understand backend considerations in a .NET environment for seamless front-end integration.
IDEAL CANDIDATE PROFILE
The ideal candidate is an expert in accessibility-focused component development and enterprise design systems who thrives in a collaborative environment. They are a strong communicator, capable of leading cross-functional teams, and ensuring that all front-end assets are accessible, reusable, and compliant with federal standards. This individual will play a pivotal role in meeting the organization’s federal accessibility requirements and supporting the long-term sustainability of the design system across multiple clients.
Skill - Required / Desired - Amount of Experience
5+ years of professional front-end development experience. - Required - 5 Years
Design System Expertise: Proven ability to set up and integrate enterprise design systems... - Required -
including the development of high-level wrapper components and reusable component libraries. - Required - 5 Years
Accessibility Knowledge: Strong expertise in WCAG 2.1/AAA standards, ARIA roles, semantic HTML, and accessibility testing tools. - Required - 5 Years
Technical Skills: Proficiency in HTML, SASS, and Angular. - Required - 5 Years
Component Documentation: Experience using Storybook for component development and collaboration. - Required - 5 Years
UX Principles: Strong understanding of UX best practices and accessible user interface design. - Required - 5 Years
Enterprise Design Systems: Experience with USWDS or other enterprise-level design systems. - Required - 5 Years
Backend Familiarity: Experience with .NET, MVC, and SQL to support backend integration and cross-team collaboration. - Highly desired - 5 Years
Integration Awareness: Ability to understand backend considerations in a .NET environment for seamless front-end integration. - Highly desired - 5 Years
Notes:
Hybrid
VIVA is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants have an equal opportunity for placement, and all employees have an equal opportunity to develop on the job. This means that VIVA will not discriminate against any employee or qualified applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
INTRODUCTION
We are seeking a highly skilled Sr. UI/UX Developer/Architect with extensive experience in building and maintaining enterprise design systems, deep expertise in WCAG accessibility standards, and exceptional communication skills. This role is critical to ensuring the development of accessible, reusable, and scalable components that meet federal WCAG 2.1 (up to AAA) accessibility requirements. The successful candidate will have a proven track record of creating and implementing design systems from scratch, while collaborating across teams to ensure compliance, usability, and consistency.
PURPOSE:
This contractor position has been created to address the immediate need for accessibility and design system expertise across multiple enterprise systems. These include high-visibility projects such as client, HHS, IWD, and the River AI Chatbot, which must meet federal WCAG compliance by the April deadline. The role will focus on developing, documenting, and testing reusable components using Storybook, as well as implementing high-level wrapper components that ensure accessibility and uniformity across modern applications.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Design System Development: Build, document, and maintain a scalable design system and reusable component library using the U.S. Web Design System (USWDS) framework or similar enterprise systems.
Accessible Component Development: Develop high-level wrapper components with HTML, SASS, and Angular to ensure consistency and accessibility across web applications and the River AI Chatbot.
Accessibility Compliance: Ensure all components and UI patterns meet WCAG 2.1/AAA accessibility standards through semantic HTML, ARIA roles, and accessibility testing workflows.
Storybook Integration: Use Storybook for component development, documentation, and collaboration with cross-functional teams.
Collaboration and Mentorship: Partner with developers from other teams, many of whom may be new to accessibility and design system best practices, to drive adherence to accessibility and UX standards.
Project Support: Provide accessibility and UX support for major state systems, ensuring compliance by the mandated deadline.
Code and Accessibility Reviews: Participate in code reviews, accessibility audits, and UX discussions to ensure the quality and usability of front-end assets.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Experience: 5+ years of professional front-end development experience.
Design System Expertise: Proven ability to set up and integrate enterprise design systems, including the development of high-level wrapper components and reusable component libraries.
Accessibility Knowledge: Strong expertise in WCAG 2.1/AAA standards, ARIA roles, semantic HTML, and accessibility testing tools.
Technical Skills: Proficiency in HTML, SASS, and Angular.
Component Documentation: Experience using Storybook for component development and collaboration.
UX Principles: Strong understanding of UX best practices and accessible user interface design.
Enterprise Design Systems: Experience with USWDS or other enterprise-level design systems.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS (Not Required)
Backend Familiarity: Experience with .NET, MVC, and SQL to support backend integration and cross-team collaboration.
Integration Awareness: Ability to understand backend considerations in a .NET environment for seamless front-end integration.
IDEAL CANDIDATE PROFILE
The ideal candidate is an expert in accessibility-focused component development and enterprise design systems who thrives in a collaborative environment. They are a strong communicator, capable of leading cross-functional teams, and ensuring that all front-end assets are accessible, reusable, and compliant with federal standards. This individual will play a pivotal role in meeting the organization’s federal accessibility requirements and supporting the long-term sustainability of the design system across multiple clients.
Skill - Required / Desired - Amount of Experience
5+ years of professional front-end development experience. - Required - 5 Years
Design System Expertise: Proven ability to set up and integrate enterprise design systems... - Required -
including the development of high-level wrapper components and reusable component libraries. - Required - 5 Years
Accessibility Knowledge: Strong expertise in WCAG 2.1/AAA standards, ARIA roles, semantic HTML, and accessibility testing tools. - Required - 5 Years
Technical Skills: Proficiency in HTML, SASS, and Angular. - Required - 5 Years
Component Documentation: Experience using Storybook for component development and collaboration. - Required - 5 Years
UX Principles: Strong understanding of UX best practices and accessible user interface design. - Required - 5 Years
Enterprise Design Systems: Experience with USWDS or other enterprise-level design systems. - Required - 5 Years
Backend Familiarity: Experience with .NET, MVC, and SQL to support backend integration and cross-team collaboration. - Highly desired - 5 Years
Integration Awareness: Ability to understand backend considerations in a .NET environment for seamless front-end integration. - Highly desired - 5 Years
Notes:
Hybrid
VIVA is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants have an equal opportunity for placement, and all employees have an equal opportunity to develop on the job. This means that VIVA will not discriminate against any employee or qualified applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding TN Visa Sponsorship as a Senior Staff Product Designer
Align your portfolio to specialty occupation standards
TN visa approval hinges on demonstrating that Senior Staff Product Designer work requires a specific bachelor's degree, not just general design talent. Frame your portfolio around systems-level thinking, cross-functional leadership, and degree-dependent deliverables like design systems architecture or research methodologies.
Target employers with active design leadership pipelines
Focus your search on companies with recent visa filings for design or product roles. Employers experienced with work visa sponsorship—whether through H-1B visa, E-3 visa, or other programs—demonstrate familiarity with specialty occupation requirements and are more likely to move quickly through the TN sponsorship process without delays.
Get your degree equivalency documented before interviews
If your bachelor's is from a Canadian or Mexican institution, have a credential evaluation completed before your offer stage. CBP officers at the border can and do question foreign degree equivalency, and a certified evaluation removes that friction from your TN application.
Negotiate TN filing responsibilities into your offer letter
Unlike H-1B, TN doesn't require USCIS petition approval, so some employers mistakenly treat it as the employee's responsibility. Clarify in writing that the employer prepares the support letter and covers filing logistics before you sign anything.
Use Migrate Mate to find employers already sponsoring design roles
Searching broadly wastes time when you're targeting TN-eligible design leadership positions. Migrate Mate surfaces employers actively sponsoring TN and H-1B roles in product design, so you can prioritize outreach to companies already set up to support your application.
Request a Canadian border port entry appointment for faster admission
Canadian citizens can obtain TN status directly at a U.S. port of entry without pre-filing. Arriving with a complete package, including your employer support letter, job offer, and degree documentation, lets CBP adjudicate your TN the same day with no waiting period.
Senior Staff Product Designer TN Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Senior Staff Product Designer role qualify for TN visa sponsorship?
It can, but the classification requires careful framing. Senior Staff Product Designer roles most commonly qualify under the 'Computer Systems Analyst' TN category when the position involves systems-level UX architecture, design operations, or cross-functional product development requiring a specific bachelor's degree. Roles framed purely around visual craft without a degree requirement are harder to support under TN's specialty occupation standard.
How does TN compare to H-1B for Senior Staff Product Designer roles?
TN is significantly more accessible for this role. There's no lottery, no cap for Canadians, and no USCIS petition required, so Canadian citizens can get TN status at the border the same day they arrive with a complete package. H-1B requires lottery selection, a six-month wait, and substantial employer filing costs. The tradeoff is that TN requires maintaining a nonimmigrant intent posture, unlike H-1B's dual-intent status.
Where can I find Senior Staff Product Designer jobs that offer TN visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for this search. It filters for employers actively sponsoring TN and H-1B visas in product design and UX leadership roles, so you're not guessing which companies will engage on sponsorship. Most general job boards don't surface visa sponsorship status at all, which means significant time lost vetting employers who won't support a TN application.
What documentation does my employer need to prepare for my TN application?
Your employer needs to provide a detailed support letter on company letterhead that describes your role, your specific duties, the degree requirement, your qualifications, and your salary and employment terms. The letter must clearly establish that the position constitutes a specialty occupation under one of the USMCA-recognized TN categories. For Canadian applicants, CBP reviews this at the port of entry without any USCIS pre-filing.
Can a Mexican citizen get TN sponsorship for a Senior Staff Product Designer role?
Yes, but the process differs from the Canadian pathway. Mexican TN applicants must schedule a visa interview at a U.S. consulate and are subject to the annual TN allocation for Mexican nationals. Processing timelines depend on consulate appointment availability. The substantive documentation requirements, specialty occupation framing, employer support letter, and degree evidence are identical to what Canadian applicants present at the border.