Product Manager - Networking

Canonical; Manchester; Remote; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personal learning and development budget

Annual compensation review

Recognition rewards

Job summary

A leading software provider in Manchester is seeking a Product Manager - Networking to lead the integration of Ubuntu for Smart NIC products. The ideal candidate has experience in product management, a deep understanding of Linux, and a passion for the technology landscape. This role offers a distributed work environment and a personal learning budget.

Qualifications

• Exceptional academic results that showcase analytical skills.
• Experience in product management within the software industry.
• Familiarity with Smart NIC and ToR switches.

Responsibilities

• Lead the product development lifecycle and product goals.
• Collaborate with engineering, design, marketing, and sales teams.
• Conduct market research and analyze industry trends.

Skills

Understanding of Linux

Product management experience

Strong knowledge of network protocols

Market analysis skills

Education

Exceptional academic results at high school and university

Job description

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.

We are seeking a Product Manager - Networking to lead Ubuntu and Ubuntu Core integration as the OS of innovative Smart NIC products, shape the development roadmap for Smart NIC and ToR switches features support, engage with the Smart NIC and ToR switches ecosystem and leading customers, enable commercial success and lead product direction, and drive go-to-market strategy and execution.

The successful candidate will have exceptional academic results, understanding of Linux and the wider open source software community, passion to write about technologies and the tech landscape, a strong work ethic, and personal interests aligned with the open source movement. They will also have experience in product management in the software industry, deep understanding of hyperscale and enterprise data centre architecture and challenges related to high parallelism workloads, strong knowledge of the inner workings of network protocols, and familiarity with relevant Smart NIC and ToR switches software, standards, and the market.

Responsibilities

• Lead the product development lifecycle, reviewing priorities and goals for the product.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as engineering, design, marketing, and sales.
• Address common 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 the product vision, status updates, and key decisions to ensure alignment and manage expectations.

Requirements

• Exceptional academic results at high school and university.
• Understanding of Linux and the wider open source software community.
• Passion to write about technologies and the tech landscape.
• A strong work ethic, and personal interests aligned with the open source movement.
• Product management experience in the software industry.

What we offer

• 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.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer and we are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products.