Design Manager, Visual

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Europe.

📋 Description

• Lead and participate in Canonical’s Visual Design practice to enhance brand and site experiences.

• Implement and refine existing guidelines to ensure consistency across various touchpoints.

• Oversee projects related to marketing campaign assets, data visualization, print, and user interface design.

• Collaborate with the design systems and sites teams, impacting the user interface of digital experiences.

• Foster cross-departmental collaboration through engaging stretch projects.

• Manage a team of visual designers focused on brand and site-related initiatives.

• Inspire innovation, establish direction, maintain quality standards, and ensure timely delivery.

• Facilitate the continuous professional development of the visual design team.

• Create outstanding visual solutions and articulate the creative vision.

• Provide critical and constructive feedback on design work.

• Undertake hands-on design tasks when necessary due to capacity or complexity challenges.

• Encourage the professional growth of individual designers.

• Supervise and enhance operational workflows and production processes.

• Collaborate with Marketing, Web Engineering, and the Design Systems Director to define and validate project outcomes.

• Refine design systems and guidelines to boost consistency, quality, and efficiency.

• Work alongside design leadership to advance the collective design practice.

• Unite teams to share their work and enhance organizational culture.

• Articulate the significance of design within Canonical and the open-source community.

⛳️ Requirements

• A portfolio that showcases excellence in leading design processes and execution, particularly in visually diverse organizations.

• Proven experience managing complex projects and leading a team of designers while remaining actively engaged in design tasks.

• In-depth knowledge of visual design principles (typography, layout, color, systems) with extensive experience.

• Strong understanding of processes, with the ability to manage ambiguity, competing priorities, and limited resources while adapting to different modes.

• A well-defined perspective, balanced with receptiveness to critique and feedback, and a deep commitment to usability and accessibility.

• Dedication to skill development and mentorship.

• A demonstrable enthusiasm for technology.

• Thoughtful, self-motivated, and results-driven, with a personal commitment to fulfill obligations.

• Exceptional educational background in design or a compelling narrative regarding an alternate career path.

• Proficient in written and spoken English.

• Willingness to travel up to four times a year for internal events lasting up to two weeks.

🏝️ Benefits

• Fully remote working environment - we've been operating remotely since 2004!

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

• Annual compensation review.

• Recognition rewards.

• Annual holiday leave.

• Parental Leave.

• Employee Assistance Programme.

• Opportunities to travel to new locations for team 'sprints'.

• Priority Pass for travel and upgrades for long-haul company events.

• Certain positions may qualify for annual bonuses and sales incentives based on revenue or utilization.