Canonical is hiring a
Senior Design Manager

Summary

The job description is for a Senior Design Manager position at Canonical, a remote-first tech firm that publishes Ubuntu. The role involves managing design teams to deliver high-quality software and infrastructure, with a focus on cloud experiences and software distribution mechanisms. The candidate should have a strong portfolio, exceptional educational achievements, full lifecycle experience, and familiarity with quantitative optimization approaches.

Requirements

• A portfolio demonstrating outstanding quality in UX design and savviness in technology
• Exceptional educational achievements in design or related behavioral science discipline
• Full lifecycle experience from user needs discovery through validation and implementation guidance
• Commitment to transparent project delivery and owning team deadlines
• Experience of managing a team that interacts with technical stakeholders
• Familiarity with quantitative optimization approaches

Responsibilities

• Make open source software available to the world
• Lead the Infrastructure Design team
• Review work of design team for quality
• Work with individual designers to support their professional growth
• Improve operational workflows, including production outsourcing and collaboration with Web Engineering
• Work with stakeholders to clearly define and validate outcomes
• Evolve design systems and guidelines to drive consistent quality and improve efficiency
• Coordinate with the rest of design leadership to mature our collective practice
• Bring team and others together to share work and strengthen culture
• Engage the open source community to learn and make the value of our work legible

Preferred Qualifications

A passion for balancing consistency and innovation

Benefits

• Competitive base pay
• Additional benefits, which reflect our values and ideals
• Annual compensation review
• Recognition rewards
• Annual holiday leave
• Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues at ‘sprints’
• Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long haul company events