Senior Design Manager (Infrastructure)

About the role

Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, is hiring a Senior Design Manager to lead its Infrastructure Design team. The role is responsible for the products that help build cloud experiences and software distribution mechanisms, and helps evolve the security of how software is packaged and delivered. It is fully remote in the EMEA region, with travel up to four times a year for internal events.

Key responsibilities

• Review the work of the design team for quality and coach designers in creating tools for developers and cloud engineers.
• Support individual designers' professional growth and manage expectations so deadlines are met against the roadmap.
• Improve operational workflows, including production outsourcing and collaboration with Web Engineering.
• Work with stakeholders, especially Engineering, to define and validate outcomes.
• Evolve design systems and guidelines to drive consistent quality and efficiency.
• Coordinate with other design leadership to mature the collective practice and share work to strengthen culture.
• Engage the open source community to learn and make the value of the work clear.

Required profile

• Portfolio showing outstanding UX design quality and technical savviness.
• Degree in design or a related behavioural science discipline.
• Full lifecycle experience from user needs discovery through validation and implementation guidance.
• Experience managing a team that works with technical stakeholders.
• Commitment to transparent project delivery and owning team deadlines.
• Willingness to travel up to four times a year for internal events.

Required skills

• Familiarity with quantitative optimisation approaches.
• UX design and design systems.

What we offer

• Base pay depending on location, experience, knowledge and skills; some roles also get annual bonuses and sales incentives.
• Fully remote working environment.
• Learning and development budget of 2,000 USD per year.
• Annual compensation review, recognition rewards and annual holiday leave.
• Parental leave and Employee Assistance Programme.
• Travel to meet colleagues at sprints, with Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul events.