Junior Project Manager

Canonical; Piemonte; Ibrido; EUR 50.000 - 70.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A leading open-source software firm is seeking a Junior Project Manager to ensure project success by effectively driving and communicating with stakeholders. This role involves delivering projects within schedule and budget while maintaining a strong focus on customer satisfaction. Ideal candidates will possess an exceptional academic track record, a degree in a technical subject, and the confidence to share ideas in a diverse work environment. The position offers opportunities for international travel and personal development.

Servizi

Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000

Annual compensation review

Maternity and paternity leave

Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform

Travel upgrades for company events

Competenze

• Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university.
• Undergraduate degree in a technical subject or alternative chosen path.
• Confidence to respectfully speak up and share ideas.
• Track record of exceeding expectations.
• Passion for technology through personal projects.
• Professional written and spoken English.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and accountability.
• Ability to travel internationally for events.

Mansioni

• Ensure project success by driving and communicating with stakeholders.
• Deliver projects within schedule, scope, and budget.
• Identify project risks and take mitigating actions.
• Conduct regular status meetings and business reviews.
• Support delivery schedule of critical third-party deliverables.
• Advocate Canonical's technologies to customers.

Descrizione del lavoro

Junior Project Manager

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.

Mission

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.

Role Responsibilities

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

• 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

Qualifications

• 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

Benefits

• 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.

Equal Opportunity

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.