Senior Design Manager

pCanonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is very widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT. Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution. /p pThe company is founder led, profitable and growing. /p pWe are hiring a senior design manager to play a key role making open source software available to the world. Our Design function ensures the experience of the software and infrastructure we build is true to our intentions, and delivers the tools our community and customers need. The Design Manager makes this possible through leadership within, and beyond, our teams. /p pAs a Senior Design Manager, you bring both experience managing design teams and have expertise in a deeply technical domain. This enables you to coach designers in creating tools for developers and cloud engineers, and cross-context to move towards tangible outcomes and lift the quality of their work. You will manage expectations and ensure deadlines are met in a timely manner against your roadmap. You will be able to communicate clearly and actively listen to product and engineering stakeholders, and your team, to drive sustainable quality improvements and guide individuals towards meaningful growth. /p pLeading the Infrastructure Design team, you will take responsibility for the products that help to build cloud experiences and software distribution mechanisms, and you will help to evolve the security of how software is packaged and delivered. /p h3Location /h3 pThis role will be based remotely in the EMEA region /p h3What the role entails /h3 ul liReviewing the work of your design team for quality /li liWorking with individual designers to support their professional growth /li liContinuously improving operational workflows, including production outsourcing and collaboration with Web Engineering /li liWorking with stakeholders, especially the Engineering organization, to clearly define and validate outcomes /li liEvolving design systems and guidelines to drive consistent quality and improve efficiency /li liCoordinating with the rest of design leadership to mature our collective practice /li liBringing your team and others together to share their work and strengthen culture /li liEngaging the open source community to learn and make the value of our work legible /li /ul h3What we are looking for in you /h3 ul liA portfolio demonstrating outstanding quality in UX design and savviness in technology /li liExceptional educational achievements in design or related behavioral science discipline /li liFull lifecycle experience from user needs discovery through validation and implementation guidance /li liCommitment to transparent project delivery and owning team deadlines /li liExperience of managing a team that interacts with technical stakeholders /li liFamiliarity with quantitative optimisation approaches /li liA passion for balancing consistency and innovation /li liWillingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events /li /ul h3What

we offer
you /h3 pYour base pay will depend on various factors including your geographical location, level of experience, knowledge and skills. In addition to the benefits below, certain roles are also eligible for additional benefits and rewards including annual bonuses and sales incentives based on revenue or utilisation. Our compensation philosophy is to ensure equity right across our global workforce. /p pIn addition to a competitive base pay, we provide all team members with additional benefits, which reflect our values and ideals. Please note that additional benefits may apply depending on the work location and, for more information on these, you can ask in the later stages of the recruitment process. /p ul liFully remote working environment
- we’ve been working remotely since 2004 /li liPersonal learning and development budget of 2,000USD per annum /li liAnnual compensation review /li liRecognition rewards /li liAnnual holiday leave /li liParental Leave /li liEmployee Assistance Programme /li liOpportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues at ‘sprints’ /li liPriority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long haul company events /li /ul h3About Canonical /h3 pCanonical is a pioneering tech firm that is at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open source projects and the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud, we are changing the world on a daily basis. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standa