Design Manager (Visual)

Canonical is hiring a Design Manager to lead and contribute to their Visual Design practice supporting brand and site experiences. The role is suitable for experienced designers with strong people management, delivery ownership, and strategic thinking skills.

Location: Remote

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

Requirements

• A portfolio demonstrating excellence in leading design process and execution (especially visually) in diverse organisations
• Experience managing complex projects and a team of designers while remaining actively involved in design work
• Advanced knowledge of visual design principles (typography, layout, colour, systems) demonstrating broad experience
• Strong processes understanding and ability to manage ambiguity, competing priorities, and limited resources with the ability to switch modes
• A clear point of view, balanced with openness to critique and feedback with deep care for usability and accessibility
• Commitment to skills development and mentorship
• A demonstrable passion for technology
• Thoughtful and self-motivated while being result-oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments
• Exceptional educational achievement in design, or a compelling narrative about your alternative chosen path
• Professional written and spoken English
• Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events up to two weeks long

Benefits

• Fully remote working environment - we’ve been working remotely since 2004!
• Personal learning and development budget of 2,000USD 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