Junior Project Manager

Canonical; Manaus; Teletrabalho; USD 40.000 - 80.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

An innovative company is seeking a Junior Project Manager to drive the adoption of open source technologies across global enterprises. In this role, you'll be responsible for ensuring project success by engaging stakeholders and maintaining strong customer focus. You'll work within a dynamic team environment, advocating for cutting-edge technologies and ensuring projects meet their goals. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow your career in a pioneering tech firm that values diversity and fosters a collaborative work culture. Join us in shaping the future of technology!

Serviços

Personal Learning and Development Budget

Annual Compensation Review

Recognition Rewards

Maternity and Paternity Leave

Team Member Assistance Program

Wellness Platform

Travel Opportunities

Priority Pass for Travel

Annual Holiday Leave

Twice-Yearly Team Sprints

Qualificações

• Solid academic achievement in science or software engineering.
• Demonstrated leadership skills from school or university life.

Responsabilidades

• Ensure projects are delivered within schedule, scope, and budget.
• Support in identifying technical risks and issues.

Conhecimentos

Project Management

Communication Skills

Negotiation Techniques

Technical Knowledge

Leadership Skills

Formação académica

Undergraduate Degree in Technical Subject

High School Academic Record

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is 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 across various 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:

1. Ensuring programs and projects are delivered within the schedule, scope, cost, budget, and resources expectations.
2. Supporting in identifying key technical and project risks and issues and actively putting mitigating actions in place.
3. Maintaining strong customer focus and working with all key stakeholders to achieve successful outcomes.
4. Assisting in conducting regular status meetings and business reviews with customers.
5. Supporting the delivery schedule of critical third-party deliverables for the project.
6. 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, with excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and a solution-oriented mindset. You will be able to "make things happen" with a professional approach and effective negotiation techniques. Demonstrated leadership skills from your school or university life are also important.

• Exceptional academic record from 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 exceeding 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 organization.
• Thoughtfulness and self-motivation.
• Result-oriented with a personal drive to meet commitments.
• Ability to travel internationally twice a year for company events lasting up to two weeks.

What we offer colleagues

We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping worldwide compensation. We revisit compensation annually (and more often for graduates and associates) to recognize outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus or commission. We provide additional benefits reflecting our values and ensuring 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 publisher of Ubuntu, one of the most significant open-source projects and a platform for AI, IoT, and cloud, we are changing the software landscape. We recruit globally and set high standards for new hires. Working here is a step into the future, challenging you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and elevate your game.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer

We are committed to fostering a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds enhances our work environment and products. We welcome applications from all identities and will give fair consideration to every application.