UX Designer - Design systems

Canonical
EMEA
Workplace: RemoteFull timeFunction: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)Skills: ["Communication","Documentation","Attention to detail","Systemic problem-solving","Transparent delivery"]

Lead UX design for a scalable design system that helps Ubuntu and Canonical products deliver consistent, accessible experiences. Define and evolve UI components, patterns, and design tokens; drive adoption with measurable outcomes; and advocate for governance, documentation, and best practices. Collaborate closely with designers, engineers, and stakeholders to bridge design and code, ensure timely roadmap delivery, and iterate on system performance, accessibility, and industry trends.

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Canonical
1 year ago

UX Designer - Design systems

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Job Summary

Lead UX design for a scalable design system that helps Ubuntu and Canonical products deliver consistent, accessible experiences. Define and evolve UI components, patterns, and design tokens; drive adoption with measurable outcomes; and advocate for governance, documentation, and best practices. Collaborate closely with designers, engineers, and stakeholders to bridge design and code, ensure timely roadmap delivery, and iterate on system performance, accessibility, and industry trends.
Location: EMEA
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)
Seniority: Entry level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Build and evolve Canonical’s design system, ensuring adoption, consistency, scalability, and accessibility across products.
  • •Translate user needs and brand principles into reusable components, patterns, and guidelines through collaboration with designers, engineers, and stakeholders.
  • •Champion design system best practices by providing documentation and support for cross-functional teams.
  • •Design and document UI components, design tokens, and interaction patterns.
  • •Enable alignment on design system usage and governance while delivering the roadmap and iterating based on data and technological advancements.
Travel: Low travel

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Learning BudgetAnnual BonusAnnual HolidayMaternity LeavePaternity LeaveWellness StipendPriority PassTravel AllowanceRecognition Rewards

Key Requirements

  • •Relevant experience in UX/product design with a strong focus on design systems in complex environments.
  • •A portfolio demonstrating expertise in design systems, including component libraries and documentation in complex environments.
  • •Exceptional educational achievements in design or a related behavioral science discipline.
  • •Expertise in Figma, Storybook, and design token workflows.
  • •Experience collaborating with engineers and bridging design and code.
Experience:Open source
Education:
Skills:CommunicationDocumentationAttention to detailSystemic problem-solvingTransparent delivery
Tech Stack:FigmaStorybookDesign tokensUI components

Company Brief

Canonical
Develops and maintains Ubuntu, a leading open-source Linux distribution, and provides cloud, IoT, and enterprise support, tooling, and services to enable deployment, management, and security of infrastructure and applications.
Industry: Enterprise Software
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Funding: Bootstrapped
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Founded: 2004
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