Canonical – We deliver open source to the world faster, more securely, and more cost-effectively than any other company. We develop Ubuntu, the world’s most popular enterprise Linux from cloud to edge, together with a passionate global community of 200,000 contributors. Ubuntu means ‘humanity to others. We chose it because it embodies the generosity at the heart of open source, the new normal for platforms and innovation. Together with a community of 200,000, we publish an operating system that runs from the tiny connected devices up to the world’s biggest mainframes, the platform that everybody uses on the public cloud, and the workstation experience of the world’s most productive developers. Secure and reliable, elegant and intuitive, and open for innovation – Ubuntu is the future of open source, which is why it’s the fastest-growing Linux in the world despite already being the most widely deployed.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior UX Designer

Location: (Remote)

Job Summary

• We are hiring a Senior UX Designer to drive the design team and be accountable for whole-team performance, delivery, quality and completeness.
• Not only will you be delivering outstanding UX experiences, but also be generating and implementing ideas for improvement that impact the whole team.
• Our design team is on a mission to turn complex, open-source software into efficient, intuitive products that can change how complex systems are built and what open source is capable of for enterprise IT.
• We are looking for an exceptional user experience designer who shares our passion.
• This role sits in the design team, reporting to one of the UX design managers.

Responsibilities
The role entails:

• Working with the open source community and Canonical customers to research new features and improvements
• Collaborating with product managers and engineers to shape the future of Canonical products
• Providing direction to the design team, keeping our efforts aligned with product strategy and best practices
• Working to evolve and evangelise design systems that drive consistency and efficiency
• Tackling systems-level problems with numerous interconnected constraints
• Spearheading end-to-end design processes for challenges of various scales
• Shaping one of our working groups to drive Canonical design forward horizontally

Requirements
What we are looking for in you:

• Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
• Bachelor’s or equivalent in User Experience, Design, or STEM or a compelling narrative about your alternative chosen path
• Knowledge and passion for user experience, technology and design
• Commitment to continuous learning and improvement – curious, flexible, scientific
• Result-oriented with a drive to finish work and celebrate success
• Confidence in user research practices
• Engagement with the latest design research and innovation
• Ability to travel internationally twice a year, for company events up to two weeks long.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.