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Senior Design Manager Infrastructure

Canonical
Remote
Full Time
Posted September 18, 2025
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Job Description

A Senior Design Manager at Canonical leads and manages the infrastructure design team, focusing on creating and improving tools for cloud experiences, software distribution, and security, while collaborating with engineering and open source communities to ensure high-quality, innovative user experiences.

Key Responsibilities

  • Review the work of the design team for quality
  • Support the professional growth of individual designers
  • Improve operational workflows and collaboration processes
  • Define and validate design outcomes with stakeholders, especially engineering
  • Evolve design systems and guidelines to ensure consistency and efficiency
  • Coordinate with design leadership to develop best practices
  • Facilitate knowledge sharing and strengthen team culture
  • Engage with the open source community to gather feedback and demonstrate value

Requirements

  • A portfolio demonstrating outstanding quality in UX design and savviness in technology
  • Exceptional educational achievements in design or related behavioral science discipline
  • Full lifecycle experience from user needs discovery through validation and implementation guidance
  • Experience managing a team that interacts with technical stakeholders
  • Commitment to transparent project delivery and owning team deadlines
  • Familiarity with quantitative optimisation approaches
  • Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events

Benefits & Perks

Fully remote working environment
Personal learning and development budget of 2,000 USD per annum
Annual compensation review
Recognition rewards
Annual holiday leave
Parental Leave
Employee Assistance Programme
Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues at sprints
Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long haul company events
Additional benefits and rewards including annual bonuses and sales incentives (depending on role and location)

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