UX Designer - Design systems

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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. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office‑based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world.

Remotely in the EMEA region.

You will play a key role making open source software available to the world. The Design System UX designer defines, evolves, and advocates for a consistent use of the design system that scales across our products.

• Build and evolve Canonical’s design system, ensuring measurable adoption, consistency, scalability and accessibility across 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, advocate for a cohesive user experience, and provide 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 and iterate based on data and technological advancements.
• Stay ahead of industry trends, balance innovation with system coherence and performance.

• Relevant experience in UX/product design, strong focus on design systems in complex environments.
• Portfolio demonstrating expertise in design systems, component libraries, documentation and complex environments.
• Exceptional educational achievements in design or related behavioral science discipline.
• Expertise in Figma, Storybook and design token workflows.
• Experience collaborating with engineers and bridging design and code.
• Proven ability to apply design process and clearly communicate and document design decisions.
• 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 4 times a year for internal events.

• 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.
• Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long‑haul company events.

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, it is changing the world of software. We recruit globally and set a very high standard for people joining the company.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. We will give your application fair consideration.

Entry level

Full‑time

Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology

Software Development