Product Manager - Cloud Native

Bachelor of Technology/Engineering (Automobile)

Nationality: Any Nationality

Vacancy: 1 Vacancy

Job Description

Location: This role will be based remotely in the EMEA region.

This role entails:

• Lead the lifecycle of the product development by reviewing the priorities and goals for the products you are responsible for.
• Work closely with the engineering leads to oversee the product development process.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as engineering, design, marketing, and sales, to address common challenges across projects, to align on priorities, to make informed decisions, and to keep business execution on track.
• Conduct market research, analyse industry trends, and gather customer feedback to identify opportunities, and to ensure alignment with Canonical's overall vision.
• Develop your team through coaching, mentoring, and training.
• Establish KPIs for project status reporting and communicate it across Canonical.
• Drive execution excellence through continuous feedback and improvement.
• Contribute to the development of strategies to create and maintain high performing teams.
• Contribute to the success of our sales team in winning new opportunities, by reviewing customer feedback and participating in customer meetings.

What we are looking for in you:

• Seasoned product management experience in technical domains related to the usage and/or the management of open source software in the cloud native landscape.
• Experience designing or managing software operations for large scale distributed systems.
• Good understanding of cloud native technologies such as Kubernetes, Docker containers.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the common enterprise security and compliance requirements in the area of software operations.
• Proven ability to lead technical teams and drive their execution to excellence.
• Passion to write about technologies and experience in the area of developer marketing.
• A strong work ethic, and personal interests aligned with the open source philosophy.
• Excellent communication skills in English, both verbal and written.
• Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events.

Nice-to-have skills:

• Experience with CNCF projects, identity or observability systems is a plus.
• Demonstrate an insatiable intellectual curiosity, and be passionate about the future of technology.
• Have a strong sense of ownership. All parts of the product's success and your team's success are your responsibility.
• Be a problem solver, have the ability to think out of the box, and demonstrate visionary leadership.