Staff Designer

TL;DR

Staff Designer (UI/UX): Shaping connected experiences across desktop, web, and mobile products, establishing shared frameworks, and leading complex initiatives from discovery through delivery. Focus on translating research and business context into scalable experience patterns, driving cohesive, accessible design across platforms, and mentoring other designers.

Location: Remote (Canada)

Salary: $125,000 - 145,000 CAD

Company

MZLA Technologies Corporation is a wholly owned, for-profit subsidiary of the Mozilla Foundation and home to Thunderbird, an open-source email and productivity platform.

What you will do

• Lead complex, cross-team design initiatives from problem framing and discovery through shipped outcomes.
• Map end-to-end user journeys to identify system-level gaps and define scalable experience solutions.
• Produce high-quality design artefacts, including flows, wireframes, prototypes, and documentation.
• Shape experience frameworks, visual systems, and design standards that scale across platforms and teams.
• Lead and guide user research and usability testing efforts, synthesizing insights into practical product decisions.
• Mentor designers and influence cross-functional partners to strengthen user-centered thinking and design quality.

Requirements

• 10+ years of professional experience in user experience and interface design, including leadership of complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to operate strategically while delivering high-quality, hands-on design work.
• Experience creating and evolving scalable design systems and interaction patterns across web, desktop, and/or mobile platforms.
• Strong systems thinking, with the ability to connect journeys, architecture, and interface patterns into coherent experiences.
• Experience planning and conducting user research and usability testing, translating insights into product decisions.
• Applicants must reside in and have permanent work authorization for the country location(s) specified in the posting.

Nice to have

• Experience working in open-source or community-driven environments.
• Public representation of design through talks, writing, or community engagement.
• Fluency in multiple languages for collaboration across a global community.
• Comfort contributing to light front-end implementation or code-based prototypes.

Culture & Benefits

• Fully remote work & schedule flexibility
• Monthly Remote Work Stipend
• Annual Professional Development Stipend
• 24 days PTO per year (prorated)
• RRSP Contributions
• Health, Dental, & Vision Insurance

Hiring process

• Apply directly through our career page.
• We carefully review every cover letter and screening question, so take the time to answer each fully.
• We also value authenticity.