Senior Design Manager, Infrastructure - Remote (EMEA)

Canonical Ltd.; Riyadh; Remote; SAR 525,000 - 787,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Learning budget

Annual compensation review

Recognition rewards

Annual holiday leave

Parental Leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Travel opportunities

Priority travel upgrades

Job summary

Canonical is hiring a senior design manager to lead a technical design organization focused on tooling for developers and cloud engineers. The role emphasizes mentoring designers, delivering on roadmaps, and collaborating with product and engineering to raise the quality bar across open source platforms.

You will guide the Infrastructure Design team, shaping cloud experiences, secure software packaging, and distribution methods while promoting a remote-first, globally distributed culture.

Qualifications

• Portfolio demonstrating high-quality UX design with technical savvy.
• Exceptional education in design or related behavioral science.
• Full lifecycle experience from discovery to implementation guidance.
• Commitment to transparent delivery and meeting deadlines.
• Experience leading teams interacting with technical stakeholders.
• Familiarity with quantitative optimization approaches.
• Passion for balancing consistency and innovation.
• Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year.

Responsibilities

• Review the design team's work for quality and impact.
• Support individual designers' professional growth.
• Improve operational workflows and cross-functional collaboration.
• Work with engineers to define and validate outcomes.
• Evolve design systems and guidelines for consistency.
• Collaborate with design leadership to mature practice.
• Share work and strengthen culture across teams.
• Engage the open source community to illustrate value.

Skills

UX design portfolio

Design leadership

Stakeholder management

Data-driven optimization

Team mentoring

Communication with engineers

Travel willingness

Education

Design degree or related discipline

Job description

Canonical is hiring a senior design manager to lead a technical design organization focused on tooling for developers and cloud engineers. The role emphasizes mentoring designers, delivering on roadmaps, and collaborating with product and engineering to raise the quality bar across open source platforms.

You will guide the Infrastructure Design team, shaping cloud experiences, secure software packaging, and distribution methods while promoting a remote-first, globally distributed culture.