Canonical · 2 months ago
UX Designer - Design systems
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior LevelCanonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. They are hiring a UX designer for their Design System Team to define, evolve, and advocate for a consistent use of design systems that scale across their products.
Computer Software
Responsibilities
Building and evolving Canonical’s design system, ensuring measurable adoption, consistency, scalability and accessibility across our products
Collaborating with designers, engineers and stakeholders to translate user needs and brand principles into reusable components, patterns and guidelines
Championing design system best practices, advocating for cohesive user experience and design, providing documentation and support for cross-functional teams
Designing and documenting UI components, design tokens and interaction patterns
Ensuring timely and efficient delivery of the roadmap
Enabling alignment on design system usage and governance across teams
Advocating for accessibility, performance, and scalability in design system decisions and iterating based on data and technological advancements
Staying ahead of industry trends, ensuring innovation and balancing it with system coherence and performance
Qualification
Required
Relevant experience in UX/product design, with a strong focus on design systems in complex environments
A portfolio demonstrating strong expertise in design systems, including component libraries, documentation and handling complex environments
Exceptional educational achievements in design or related behavioral science discipline
Expertise in Figma, Storybook and design token workflows
Experience of 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 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
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
Company
Canonical
We deliver open source to the world faster, more securely and more cost effectively than any other company.
Founded in 2004
1001-5000 employees
Funding
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