We are looking for project managers with an aptitude and interest in team leadership and management. Run a team of project management professionals, who track and drive delivery of Ubuntu on a wide range of hardware for customer projects. Customers range from silicon customers like Intel, Nvidia, Mediatek and Qualcomm, to PC brands such as Dell or HP and ASUS, or IoT manufacturers such as ADlink or Advantech. Canonical Ubuntu is the world's leading open-source platform for cloud, IoT devices, and developers.
In this role you will manage a regional team of project managers leading multiple engineering teams to enable stable, secure Ubuntu images optimized and certified for new hardware. Projects include robots, edge gateways, and development boards as well as traditional PC and IoT devices.
We look for customer-facing team players to drive projects and navigate complex engineering constraints. As a manager of the devices project management team, you will provide active leadership across all aspects of software and hardware enablement, build and maintain working relationships with team members, customers, partners/vendors (Silicon vendors, ODMs, IHVs), and other Canonical departments/teams.
Location: This role will be based remotely in the EMEA and AMER regions
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 recognise 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.
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 its 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.
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