Junior Project Manager

Canonical; Brussel; Sur place; EUR 30 000 - 45 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year

Annual compensation review

Maternity and paternity leave

Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform

Opportunity to travel to new locations

Résumé du poste

A leading company in open source software, Canonical is looking for a Junior Project Manager to ensure project success by managing stakeholders and delivering within expectations. The ideal candidate will have strong academic credentials in a technical field, excellent communication skills, and the ability to lead effectively. Join Canonical to work in a dynamic environment committed to diversity and innovation.

Qualifications

• Exceptional academic track record from high school and university.
• Ability to travel internationally twice a year for company events.

Responsabilités

• Ensuring programs and projects are delivered within schedule and budget.
• Maintaining strong customer focus and engaging key stakeholders.
• Identifying project risks and implementing mitigating actions.

Connaissances

Communication

Leadership

Problem-Solving

Negotiation

Flexibility

Formation

Undergraduate degree in a technical subject

Description du poste

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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 a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1000+ colleagues in 70+ countries and very few office based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution.

The company is founder led, profitable and growing.

We are hiring a Junior Project Manager

Our mission is to streamline and accelerate the adoption of open source across the entire global enterprise technology market. Our customers embrace the Canonical approach to open source for complex projects on bare metal, on the cloud, and at the edge.

Our Project Managers are responsible for ensuring project success through owning, driving, communicating and respectfully engaging all stakeholders, valuing integrity and accountability.

Within a portfolio of projects with complex and changing software technologies, customer and partner satisfaction is only possible because of exceptional Project Managers who know how to respect and engage all stakeholders.

The role entails

• Ensuring programs and projects are delivered within the schedule, scope, cost, budget and resources expectations
• Supporting in identifying key technical and project risks and issues and actively put mitigating actions in place
• Maintaining strong customer focus and work with all key stakeholders to achieve successful outcomes
• Assisting in conducting regular status meetings and business reviews with customers
• Supporting with the delivery schedule of critical third party deliverables for the project
• Advocating to customers the appropriate technologies from Canonical's portfolio
  
  

What we are looking for in you

The successful Junior Project Manager will have solid academic achievement in science, software engineering and/or information technology field, excellent written and verbal communications skills in English and a solution oriented mindset. You will be able to "make things happen" with a professional approach and effective negotiation techniques. You have demonstrated leadership skills in your school or university life.

• Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
• Undergraduate degree in a technical subject or a compelling narrative about your alternative chosen path
• Confidence to respectfully speak up, exchange feedback, and share ideas without hesitation
• Track record of going above-and-beyond expectations to achieve outstanding results
• Passion for technology evidenced by personal projects and initiatives
• The work ethic and confidence to shine alongside motivated colleagues
• Professional written and spoken English with excellent presentation skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability
• Appreciative of diversity, polite and effective in a multi-cultural, multi-national organisation
• Thoughtfulness and self-motivation
• Result-oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments
• Ability to travel internationally twice a year, for company events up to two weeks long
  
  

What we offer colleagues

We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide. We revisit compensation annually (and more often for graduates and associates) to ensure we recognize outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus or commission. We provide all team members with additional benefits which reflect our values and ideals. We balance our programs to meet local needs and ensure fairness globally.

• 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
• Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
• Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events
  
  

About Canonical

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open-source projects and the platform for AI, IoT, and the cloud, we are changing the world of software. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence; in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since our inception in 2004. Working here is a step into the future and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.

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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Project Management and Information Technology

• Industries

  Software Development

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