UX Designer - Design systems

European Institute of Policy Research and Human Rights SIA; Remoto; EUR 38.000 - 56.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A leading design firm is seeking a Design System Specialist to enhance UX through a collaborative approach with engineers and designers. The role involves building a cohesive design system and advocating for user experience best practices. Ideal candidates will have a proven track record in UX/product design, particularly in complex environments. This entry-level position offers a remote work environment and opportunities for personal development, including a learning budget and travel incentives.

Servizi

Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year

Annual compensation review

Recognition rewards

Annual holiday leave

Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform

Opportunity to travel to new locations

Competenze

• Relevant experience in UX/product design with design systems in complex environments.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating expertise in design systems and component libraries.
• Exceptional educational achievements in a related discipline.

Mansioni

• Build and evolve the design system ensuring measurable adoption and consistency.
• Collaborate with designers and engineers to translate user needs into components.
• Champion design system best practices and provide documentation for teams.

Conoscenze

UX/Product Design

Design Systems

Figma

Storybook

Collaboration with Engineers

Communication of Design Decisions

Attention to Detail

Problem Solving

Formazione

Degree in Design or Related Behavioral Science

Descrizione del lavoro

Canonical

Remoto

EUR 38.000 - 56.000

4 giorni fa

About Canonical

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 breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for folks joining the company. We are 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, to align on strategy and execution. Canonical is founded, profitable, and growing.

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 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

• 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

Location

This role will be based remotely in the EMEA region.

Seniority level

Entry level

Employment type

Job function

Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology

Software Development

Equal Opportunity Employer

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