Senior Design Manager (Infrastructure)

About the role

Canonical is seeking a Senior Design Manager to lead the Infrastructure Design team in creating tools for developers and cloud engineers. This role involves managing design teams, coaching designers, and collaborating with product and engineering stakeholders to deliver high-quality, secure software experiences. The manager will oversee project roadmaps, ensure timely delivery, and drive professional growth within the team.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing the work of your design team for quality
• Working with individual designers to support their professional growth
• Continuously improving operational workflows, including production outsourcing and collaboration with Web Engineering
• Working with stakeholders, especially the Engineering organization, 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
• Engaging the open source community to learn and make the value of our work legible

Required skills

• UX design
• Team management
• Technical stakeholder management
• Design systems
• Project delivery

Nice to have

• Quantitative optimisation
• Open source community engagement

Qualifications

• Educational achievements in design or related behavioral science discipline

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 and the publisher of Ubuntu, a leading open source platform for AI, IoT, and the cloud. The company is a founder-led, profitable, and remote-first organization that has operated globally since 2004.