Design Director

Our Design Director will play a key role in making open source software available to the world. They will ensure that the experience of using software is true to our intentions and will lead the design team to express the Canonical and Ubuntu brands and product content operations. This role will be based remotely in the EMEA region.

• Fully remote working environment
• Personal learning and development budget of 2,000USD per annum
• Annual compensation review
• Recognition rewards
• Annual holiday leave
• Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues at ‘sprints’
• Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long haul company events

• A portfolio demonstrating quality in UI design, especially visually
• Exceptional educational achievements in design or related behavioral science discipline
• Full lifecycle experience from user needs discovery through validation and implementation guidance
• Commitment to transparent project delivery and owning team deadlines
• Experience of managing a team that interacts with technical stakeholders
• Familiarity with quantitative optimization approaches
• A passion for balancing consistency and innovation
• Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events