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"Design is where science and art break even."
— Robin Mathew
As a Principal Product Designer, you will lead the design transformation of Canto's platform, focusing on design systems and accessibility programs. You will collaborate with global teams to define the design vision and mentor other designers.
Responsibilities
- Apply and advocate systems thinking - designing holistically across the Canto ecosystem
- Help define and evolve design system strategy and governance
- Collaborate with global design, engineering and product leaders to help set and refine the North Star design vision
- Lead modernisation initiatives such as UI redesigns, accessibility upgrades, internationalization, and post-acquisitions for UX unification
- Mentor Designers, cultivating high standards of craft, operations and systems literacy
- Partner with engineering and product leadership designing AI-powered features
- Explore and operationalise AI-assisted design workflows
- Craft and communicate design strategy and systems rationale clearly across teams and executive leadership
Requirements
- 10+ years designing complex SaaS or platform products
- Deep expertise in systems design, information architecture, and cross-product coherence
- Proven leadership in design system creation, scaling, and governance & leading accessibility programs (AA or AAA)
- Experience designing Agentic UX, AI actions, workflows or automation design
- Portfolio demonstrating exceptional visual design and UI craft
- Practical understanding of AI-driven design tooling and workflows
- Strong mentorship ability
- Experience collaborating across globally distributed teams
- Clear communicator who builds alignment across all levels
Key Skills
- Systems design
- Information architecture
- Cross-product coherence
- Design system creation and governance
- Accessibility programs
- Agentic UX design
- AI actions and workflows
- Visual design and UI craft
- AI-driven design tooling
- Mentorship
- Collaboration across distributed teams
- Clear communication
Benefits
- Ignite your potential in a fast-growing company
- Make an impact with your ideas and efforts
- Learn, grow, and thrive with real-world experience
- Stronger together in a close-knit, supportive team
- Your voice matters in open communication
- Turn challenges into triumphs with creativity and confidence
- Balance that works for you with a healthy work-life harmony
- Endless growth potential as the company scales
- A global perspective working alongside diverse, talented colleagues
About Canto
Canto is a leader in digital asset management (DAM), helping global brands maximize the value of their digital content with an intuitive, AI-powered platform. Our solutions make it easy for businesses to centralize, organize, and share digital assets, streamlining workflows and driving real business impact. With a legacy of innovation—from launching one of the first DAM solutions to advancing AI Visual Search and unified DAM+PIM capabilities—we continue to shape the future of content management. Backed by best-in-class support and implementation, Canto empowers industries like retail, manufacturing, technology, healthcare, and more to manage their growing content libraries and optimize content workflows. Headquartered in Atlanta, with offices in Berlin, Cork, and Sydney, Canto supports teams worldwide.
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