Head of Design at Canonical Nigeria

Canonical delivers open source to the world faster, more securely, and more cost-effectively than any other company. We develop Ubuntu, the world’s most popular enterprise Linux from cloud to edge, together with a passionate global community of 200,000 contributors. Ubuntu means ‘humanity to others. We chose it because it embodies the generosity at the heart of open source, the new normal for platforms and innovation. Together with a community of 200,000, we publish an operating system that runs from the tiny connected devices up to the world’s biggest mainframes, the platform that everybody uses on the public cloud, and the workstation experience of the world’s most productive developers. Secure and reliable, elegant and intuitive, and open for innovation – Ubuntu is the future of open source, which is why it’s the fastest-growing Linux in the world despite already being the most widely deployed.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Head of Design

Location: Lagos

Job Description

We are looking for an exceptional head of design, who shares our passion to deliver the next wave of open source to the world.
We create world-renowned software, impacting the lives of millions of engineers, enterprises, entrepreneurs and consumers every day.
Our multi-disciplinary design team includes researchers, visual and UX designers who collaborate with our product engineering teams to bring exciting products and websites to life.
We help and learn from each other and strive to improve our work and processes.

We value:

Experience of leadership and mentoring in a multi-disciplinary design team
An evangelist for design in the enterprise environment
The discipline to build product success through design practices
Personal engagement with users, design peers and executive leadership
The vision to lead a multi-product design system
Excellent academic results, with Bachelor’s or equivalent in User Experience, Design, or STEM
Commitment to continuous learning, feedback and improvement
Engagement with the latest design research and innovation
We expect members of the Canonical design team to be excellent communicators who are at ease working with a complex mix of engineers, designers and executives.
They should also be able to connect their design leadership to the strategic vision of the company.
They represent the team at cross-functional company meetings and present their design position with clarity and precision.