Maya
Benari
Design systems that make
product decisions legible at scale.
I design and lead systems that shape how teams build, decide, and scale products. From launching the U.S. Web Design System to enterprise platforms, my work turns design systems into operational infrastructure across complex organizations.
Systems at scale
Systems as
decision infrastructure
Design systems aren't just UI — they're decision-making systems.
I work at the intersection of design, engineering, and systems thinking — building the structures that determine how products are made.
I've focused on design systems as infrastructure: not just component libraries, but systems that shape how organizations operate. Most recently, I led foundational design system work at a global HR and payroll platform, shaping component architecture, token systems, and contribution models used across multiple product teams. My role spanned design and front-end development, driving alignment between design intent and production reality.
Previously, I was a front-end lead on the U.S. Web Design System, where I built core components designed for decade-long durability — now serving 1B+ page views across hundreds of federal agencies.
I'm particularly interested in where systems are going next: AI-assisted workflows, tighter design-to-code pipelines, and new forms of system intelligence that make design logic explicit, traceable, and scalable.
- Architecture & long-term strategy
- Audits & system evolution
- Complex product ecosystems
- Token systems & component APIs
- Contribution models
- Production fidelity
- Governance & enablement
- Documentation strategy
- Cross-org leverage
- AI-augmented design workflows
- Design-to-code pipelines
- Explicit, traceable design logic