Case study - 03
Korn Ferry - KFDS 2.0 - Design System revamped
domain
Management Consulting, B2B SaaS
Role
Design System Lead
duration
Jan 2023 - Feb 2024
the objective
Korn Ferry's 15+ product HRTech ecosystem ran on fragmented design practices and inconsistent branding — costing teams time and consistency. The brief: build a unified design system that empowers 40+ designers and contractors with reusable, accessible components.
the snapshot
Replaced an undocumented brand kit with a token-driven architecture — foundation, semantic, and component tokens — and a DS-Ops framework covering intake, design, dev handoff, and release. What was once ad hoc became a repeatable operating model both designers and developers could trust.
The results
95% tracked components
zero design-to-dev inconsistencies
60%+ less rework
downstream development
90%+ WCAG 2.1
of components compliant with Accessibility standards
40+ designers
across 15+ products using KFDS 2.0
UX skills applied
heuristic evaluation
competitive study
design leadership
design system governance
visual design
interaction design
accessibility
dS operations