Canonical - We deliver open source to the world faster, more securely, and more cost-effectively than any other company. We develop Ubuntu, the world’s most popular enterprise Linux from cloud to edge, together with a passionate global community of 200,000 contributors. Ubuntu means 'humanity to others. We chose it because it embodies the generosity at the heart of open source, the new normal for platforms and innovation. Together with a community of 200,000, we publish an operating system that runs from the tiny connected devices up to the world's biggest mainframes, the platform that everybody uses on the public cloud, and the workstation experience of the world's most productive developers. Secure and reliable, elegant and intuitive, and open for innovation - Ubuntu is the future of open source, which is why it's the fastest-growing Linux in the world despite already being the most widely deployed.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: UX Designer - Design Systems
Location: Lagos (Remote)
Job Summary
You 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 System UX designer makes that possible by defining, evolving and advocating for a consistent use of design system that scales across our products.
This role sits in the design system team reporting to Design Systems Management
The role entails
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
What we are looking for in you
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
What we offer colleagues
We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide.
We revisit compensation annually (and more often for graduates and associates) to ensure we recognize outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus or commission. We provide all team members with additional benefits which reflect our values and ideals. We balance our programs to meet local needs and ensure fairness globally.
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