UX Designer

Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT initiatives. We are hiring a UX designer for our Design System Team. In this role you will play a key part in making open source software available to the world by building and evolving Canonical’s design system, ensuring consistency, scalability, and accessibility across our products. Role Overview This role sits within the Design System team reporting to Design Systems Management and is based remotely in the EMEA region. Key Responsibilities Build and evolve Canonical’s design system, ensuring measurable adoption, consistency, scalability, and accessibility across our products. Collaborate with designers, engineers and stakeholders to translate user needs and brand principles into reusable components, patterns, and guidelines. Champion design system best practices, advocating for cohesive user experience and design, providing documentation and support for cross‑functional teams. Design and document UI components, design tokens, and interaction patterns. Ensure timely and efficient delivery of the roadmap. Enable alignment on design system usage and governance across teams. Advocate for accessibility, performance, and scalability in design system decisions, iterating based on data and technological advancements. Stay ahead of industry trends, ensuring innovation while maintaining system coherence and performance. Qualifications Relevant experience in UX/product design with a strong focus on design systems in complex environments. Portfolio demonstrating strong expertise in design systems, including component libraries, documentation, and handling complex environments. Exceptional educational achievements in design or related behavioural science discipline. Expertise in Figma, Storybook and design token workflows. Experience collaborating with engineers and bridging design and code. Proven ability to apply a design process and communicate and document design decisions clearly. Excellent attention to detail and a systemic approach to solving complex design challenges. Commitment to transparent project delivery and owning team deadlines. A passion for balancing consistency and innovation. Willingness to travel up to four times a year for internal events. Benefits Distributed work environment with twice‑yearly team sprints in person. Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year. Annual compensation review. Recognition rewards. Annual holiday leave. Maternity and paternity leave. Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform. Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues. Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long‑haul company events. About Canonical Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. We publish Ubuntu, one of the most important open‑source projects and a platform for AI, IoT, and the cloud. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. Equal Opportunity Employer Canonical is an equal opportunity employer. We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration. Seniority level Entry level Employment type Full‑time Job function Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology Industries Software Development #J-18808-Ljbffr