Design Manager (Visual)

About the role

Canonical is seeking a Design Manager to lead and contribute to the visual design practice, supporting brand and site experiences. This hands-on leadership role requires an experienced designer who excels in people management, delivery ownership, and strategic thinking. The successful candidate will drive innovation, set creative direction, and ensure the professional growth of the visual design team while maintaining high quality across all digital and marketing touchpoints.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing work critically and constructively, striving for excellence and consistency through direct feedback
• Contributing hands-on design work when capacity or complexity requires it
• Working with individual designers to support their professional growth
• Continuously overseeing and improving operational workflows, including production processes
• Working with stakeholders, especially Marketing, Web Engineering and Design Systems Director, to clearly define and validate outcomes
• Evolving design systems and guidelines to drive consistent quality and improve efficiency
• Coordinating with the rest of design leadership to mature our collective practice
• Bringing your team and others together to share their work and strengthen culture
• Helping make the value of design legible across the organisation and open source community

Required skills

• Visual design
• People management
• Project management
• Typography
• Layout
• Design systems
• Accessibility

Qualifications

• Exceptional educational achievement in design
• Compelling narrative about your alternative chosen path

Benefits

• Personal learning and development budget
• Annual compensation review
• Recognition rewards
• Annual holiday leave
• Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Travel opportunities for company events
• Priority Pass for travel

About the Company

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm that publishes Ubuntu, a leading open source platform for AI, IoT, and the cloud. The company is founder-led, profitable, and has operated as a remote-first organization since 2004.