Senior Design Manager (Infrastructure)

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<p>Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is very widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT. Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a 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.</p>
<p>The company is founder led, profitable and growing.&nbsp;<br><br>We are hiring a senior design manager to play a key role making open source software available to the world. Our Design function ensures the experience of the software and infrastructure we build is true to our intentions, and delivers the tools our community and customers need. The Design Manager makes this possible through leadership within, and beyond, our teams.</p>
<p>As a Senior Design Manager, you bring both experience managing design teams and have expertise in a deeply technical domain. This enables you to coach designers in creating tools for developers and cloud engineers, and cross-context to move towards tangible outcomes and lift the quality of their work. You will manage expectations and ensure deadlines are met in a timely manner against your roadmap. You will be able to communicate clearly and actively listen to product and engineering stakeholders, and your team, to drive sustainable quality improvements and guide individuals towards meaningful growth.</p>
<p>Leading the Infrastructure Design team, you will take responsibility for the products that help to build cloud experiences and software distribution mechanisms, and you will help to evolve the security of how software is packaged and delivered.</p>
<p><strong>Location:</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> This role will be based remotely in the EMEA region</span></p>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">What the role entails</span></h2>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Reviewing the work of your design team for quality</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Working with individual designers to support their professional growth</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Continuously improving operational workflows, including production outsourcing and collaboration with Web Engineering</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Working with stakeholders, especially the Engineering organization, to clearly define and validate outcomes</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Evolving design systems and guidelines to drive consistent quality and improve efficiency</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Coordinating with the rest of design leadership to mature our collective practice</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Bringing your team and others together to share their work and strengthen culture</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Engaging the open source community to learn and make the value of our work legible<br></span></li>
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<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">What we are looking for in you</span></h2>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;">A portfolio demonstrating outstanding quality in UX design and savviness in technology</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Exceptional educational achievements in design or related behavioral science discipline</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Full lifecycle experience from user needs discovery through validation and implementation guidance</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Commitment to transparent project delivery and owning team deadlines</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Experience of managing a team that interacts with technical stakeholders</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Familiarity with quantitative optimisation approaches</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">A passion for balancing consistency and innovation<br></span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events</span></li>
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<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">What we offer you</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Your base pay will depend on various factors including your geographical location, level of experience, knowledge and skills. In addition to the benefits below, certain roles are also eligible