.The role of a Senior Design Manager at CanonicalYou will play a key role making open source software available to the world. Our Design function ensures the experience of the software and infrastructure we build is true to our intentions, and delivers the tools our community and customers need. The Design Manager makes this possible through leadership within, and beyond, our teams.As a Senior Design Manager, you bring both experience managing design teams and have expertise in a deeply technical domain. This enables you to coach designers in creating tools for developers and cloud engineers, and cross-context to move towards tangible outcomes and lift the quality of their work. You will manage expectations and ensure deadlines are met in a timely manner against your roadmap. You will be able to communicate clearly and actively listen to product and engineering stakeholders, and your team, to drive sustainable quality improvements and guide individuals towards meaningful growth.Leading the Infrastructure Design team, you will take responsibility for the products that help to build cloud experiences and software distribution mechanisms, and you will help to evolve the security of how software is packaged and delivered.Location: This role will be based remotely in the EMEA regionWhat your day will look likeReviewing the work of your design team for qualityWorking with individual designers to support their professional growthContinuously improving operational workflows, including production outsourcing and collaboration with Web EngineeringWorking with stakeholders, especially the Engineering organization, to clearly define and validate outcomesEvolving design systems and guidelines to drive consistent quality and improve efficiencyCoordinating with the rest of design leadership to mature our collective practiceBringing your team and others together to share their work and strengthen cultureEngaging the open source community to learn and make the value of our work legibleWhat we are looking for in youA portfolio demonstrating outstanding quality in UX design and savviness in technologyExceptional educational achievements in design or related behavioral science disciplineFull lifecycle experience from user needs discovery through validation and implementation guidanceCommitment to transparent project delivery and owning team deadlinesExperience of managing a team that interacts with technical stakeholdersFamiliarity with quantitative optimisation approachesA passion for balancing consistency and innovationWillingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal eventsWhat we offer youYour base pay will depend on various factors including your geographical location, level of experience, knowledge and skills. In addition to the benefits below, certain roles are also eligible for additional benefits and rewards including annual bonuses and sales incentives based on revenue or utilisation
