Senior Design Researcher - Remote, Open Source UX Leader

Canonical Ltd.; Dubai; Remote; AED 404,000 - 624,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote working environment

Personal learning and development预算

Annual compensation review

Recognition rewards

Annual holiday leave

Parental Leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Opportunity to travel to sprints

Priority Pass for travel

Job summary

Canonical is hiring a Senior Design Researcher for the Design Team. Remote in the EMEA region, you will lead diverse user research and champion user needs across product areas, translating findings into actionable insights for engineering and product teams.

You will promote a data-driven culture, scale research operations, and help empower teams with accessible methodologies and training. A strong portfolio is essential.

Qualifications

• Exceptional academic track record from high school and university.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a related field, or compelling alternate path.
• Deep research expertise across qualitative and quantitative methods.
• Strong technical curiosity with interest in open-source culture.
• Proficiency in visual and information design to illustrate insights.
• Storytelling and collaboration skills to communicate findings.
• Meticulous organization and archiving to structure knowledge.
• A robust portfolio showing user research and/or design impact.

Responsibilities

• Conduct user research and develop insights across product areas.
• Share findings concisely with teams and document systems clearly.
• Promote a data-informed culture with product and engineering teams.
• Own research ops infrastructure to make methods accessible and repeatable.
• Foster a learning culture with training, resources, and outreach.

Skills

Qualitative & Quantitative Research

Research Interviews

Usability Testing

A/B Testing

Data Analysis

Open Source / Tech Stakeholders

Visual Design / Information Design

Storytelling & Collaboration

Research Ops

Portfolio Presentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Design / HCI / Engineering or related field

Master's degree in Design / HCI or related field

Job description

Canonical is hiring a Senior Design Researcher for the Design Team. Remote in the EMEA region, you will lead diverse user research and champion user needs across product areas, translating findings into actionable insights for engineering and product teams.

You will promote a data-driven culture, scale research operations, and help empower teams with accessible methodologies and training. A strong portfolio is essential.