UX Designer, Design Systems (Remote)
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Job summary
Canonical is a leading open-source software company publishing Ubuntu and driving cloud, AI, IoT and data science initiatives. We are hiring a UX designer for the Design System Team, reporting to Design Systems Management.
This role is remote within the EMEA region and involves collaboration across global teams to ensure scalable, accessible design systems. You will build and evolve the design system, create reusable components, and document tokens and interactions while aligning governance
Qualifications
- Experience in UX/product design with a focus on design systems in complex environments.
- Portfolio demonstrating expertise in design systems, components libraries, documentation.
- Exceptional educational achievements in design or related behavioral science.
- Expertise in Figma, Storybook, and design token workflows.
- Experience collaborating with engineers and bridging design and code.
- Proven ability to communicate design decisions clearly and document them.
- Attention to detail and systemic approach to solving design challenges.
- Ability to deliver projects transparently and meet team deadlines.
- Passion for balancing consistency and innovation.
- Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year.
Responsibilities
- Build and evolve Canonical’s design system with adoption, consistency, scalability and accessibility.
- Collaborate with designers, engineers and stakeholders to translate needs into reusable components.
- Champion design system best practices and provide documentation and support for cross‑functional teams.
- Design and document UI components, design tokens and interaction patterns.
- Ensure timely delivery of the roadmap.
- Align design system usage and governance across teams.
- Advocate for accessibility, performance, and scalability in design system decisions.
- Stay ahead of industry trends, balancing innovation with coherence.
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Job description
Canonical is a leading open-source software company publishing Ubuntu and driving cloud, AI, IoT and data science initiatives. We are hiring a UX designer for the Design System Team, reporting to Design Systems Management.
This role is remote within the EMEA region and involves collaboration across global teams to ensure scalable, accessible design systems. You will build and evolve the design system, create reusable components, and document tokens and interactions while aligning governance
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