Product Manager - Hardware Certification

Canonical; München; Hybrid; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

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

Annual compensation review

Maternity and paternity leave

Zusammenfassung

A leading open source software company is seeking a mid-senior level Product Manager for Hardware Certification in Munich, Germany. This role requires exceptional communication skills, understanding of Linux, and a passion for technology. You will lead initiatives with OEMs, shape the hardware development roadmap, and utilize market research to drive strategies. The company offers a distributed work environment, along with a personal learning budget. Candidates should be ready to travel internationally for company events.

Qualifikationen

• Curiosity and habit of continuous learning.
• Willingness to travel internationally up to 4 times a year.

Aufgaben

• Lead the roadmap of our Hardware Certification effort.
• Conduct market research, analyze industry trends, and gather customer feedback.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop go-to-market strategies.

Kenntnisse

Understanding of Linux

Strong work ethic

Outstanding communications skills in English

Problem solving

Ausbildung

Exceptional academic results at high school and university

Tools

Familiarity with embedded and connected device technology

Familiarity with hardware/software testing frameworks

Jobbeschreibung

Overview

Product Manager - Hardware Certification at Canonical. 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 cloud, data science, AI, engineering, and IoT. We hire globally with distributed teams and occasional in-person sprints.

Responsibilities

• Lead the roadmap of our Hardware Certification effort and drive our partnership with OEMs
• Work with engineering to shape the development roadmap for the Hardware Certification scheme
• Define future business models considering the competitive landscape
• Engage with the Ubuntu user community, key partners, OEMs, and leading customers to enable commercial success and drive go-to-market
• Lead the product development lifecycle, review priorities and goals for the product
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as engineering, design, marketing, and sales
• Address challenges across projects, align on priorities, enable informed decisions, and keep business execution on track
• Conduct market research, analyze industry trends, and gather customer feedback to identify opportunities
• Communicate product vision, status updates, and key decisions to ensure alignment
• Conduct usability testing, analyze user feedback, and iterate to improve the user experience
• Collaborate with marketing, sales, and support to develop go-to-market strategies, create product documentation, and provide training
• Support sales in winning opportunities, review customer feedback, and participate in customer meetings

What we are looking for in you

• Exceptional academic results at high school and university
• Understanding of Linux and the open source software community
• Understanding of computer architecture, application development, data centers, cloud or devices
• Passion to write about technologies and the tech landscape
• Strong work ethic and alignment with the open source movement
• Curiosity and habit of continuous learning
• Strong sense of ownership
• Problem solving and the ability to innovate
• Outstanding communications skills in English, both verbal and written
• Willingness to travel internationally up to 4 times a year for company events up to two weeks long

Nice-to-have skills

• Familiarity with the technology ecosystem including Silicon, IHV, ISV, ODM/OEMs, cloud service providers
• Familiarity with embedded and connected device technology and ecosystems
• Familiarity with hardware/software testing frameworks
• Experience building a certification program

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
• 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 behind Ubuntu, we publish open source projects that impact AI, IoT, and cloud. We recruit on a global basis and set high standards for new joiners. Most colleagues have worked from home since 2004. Working here challenges you to think differently, work smarter, and learn new skills.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer

We foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. We will give every applicant fair consideration regardless of identity.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Product Management and Marketing

Industries

• Software Development

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