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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 founder led, profitable and growing. Canonical's product management team are technologists who have a passion for delivering products and solutions that help shape market demands while elevating open source software everywhere.
This is a general application track for the product management positions at Canonical. You will set a clear vision, prioritize work effectively, and ensure the team delivers high-quality products that meet business and user needs. Apply here if you excel at leadership, communication, and technical vision, and believe you can drive product strategy for the business needs of tomorrow.
We believe that open source is transforming the way that enterprises solve their business needs. Although open source has been around for thirty years, it is only now fundamental to every corner of the software landscape. Going forward we believe open source will have an even bigger impact as it moves into specialised vertical markets.
Our goal is to make open source easier, more reliable and more secure for deployment and development. We strive to be the provider of 'most software to most companies', starting with Ubuntu but expanding to cover every class of application on every class of compute.
Responsibilities
* Lead the product development lifecycle, reviewing the priorities and goals for your product
* Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as engineering, design, marketing, and sales
* Address common challenges across projects, align on priorities, enable informed decisions, and keep business execution on track
* Conduct market research, analyse industry trends, and gather customer feedback to identify opportunities
* Communicate your product vision, status updates, and key decisions to ensure alignment and manage expectations
* Conduct usability testing, analyse user feedback, and iterate on the product to improve the user experience
* Collaborate with marketing, sales, and support teams to develop go-to-market strategies, create product documentation, and provide training
* Contribute to the success of our sales team in winning new opportunities, reviewing customer feedback and participating in customer meetings
* Oversee the work of a product line, ensuring consistency in strategy and execution across different teams
* Facilitate collaboration and resolve conflicts within different teams and across other departments
Requirements
* Exceptional academic results at high school and university
* Understanding of Linux and the wider open source software community
* Understanding of computer architecture, application development, datacenters, cloud or devices
* Passion to write about technologies and the tech landscape
* A strong work ethic, and personal interests aligned with the open source movement
* Curiosity, and the habit of continuous learning
* A strong sense of ownership
* Problem solving and the ability to innovate
* Outstanding communications skills in English, both verbal and written
* Ability to manage multiple projects or product lines while maintaining focus on key priorities
* Willingness to travel internationally up to 4 times a year for company events up to two weeks long
Additional Skills That We Value
* Familiarity with a particular verticals (e.g. Telco, Finance, Industrial, Automotive)
* Familiarity with the technology ecosystem including Silicon, IHV, ISV, ODM/OEMs, cloud service providers and channel
* Familiarity with cloud native technologies such as Kubernetes, Docker containers & Snaps
* Familiarity with embedded and connected device technology and ecosystems
* Familiarity with networking technologies - ethernet, IPv4 and IPv6, routing, firewalling, overlays such as OVN/OVS, VPNs, SR-IOV, infiniband
* Familiarity with telco networking - RAN, Core, CPE
* Experience in leading distributed teams across different time zones
* Demonstrated ability to foster collaboration and innovation in team settings
What we offer you
* Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
* Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
* Annual compensation review
* Recognition rewards
* Annual holiday leave
* Maternity and paternity leave
* Employee Assistance Program
* Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
* Priority Pass, and travel upgrades for long haul company events
Canonical is an equal opportunity employer. We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.
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