Junior Project Manager

Canonical; Culiacán; A distancia; USD 30,000 - 60,000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

An established industry player is seeking a Junior Project Manager to streamline the adoption of open source technology. This dynamic role involves ensuring project success through effective stakeholder engagement and communication. You will manage complex projects, focusing on customer satisfaction and timely delivery. Join a forward-thinking company that values integrity, accountability, and diversity in a distributed work environment. This is an exciting opportunity to grow professionally while collaborating with talented colleagues from around the globe.

Servicios

Personal learning and development budget

Annual compensation review

Recognition rewards

Annual holiday leave

Maternity and paternity leave

Team Member Assistance Program

Opportunities to travel

Priority Pass for travel upgrades

Formación

• Solid academic background in science, software engineering, or IT.
• Demonstrated leadership skills during academic life.

Responsabilidades

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

Conocimientos

Project Management

Communication Skills

Problem-Solving

Leadership

Negotiation Techniques

Educación

Undergraduate degree in a technical subject

Exceptional academic record

Descripción del empleo

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 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 worldwide, 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 a 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 a solid academic background 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 during your academic life are essential.

• 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.
• A track record of exceeding expectations to achieve outstanding results.
• Passion for technology evidenced by personal projects and initiatives.
• Strong work ethic and confidence to collaborate with motivated colleagues.
• Professional English communication skills, both written and spoken, with excellent presentation skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability.
• Appreciation of diversity, politeness, and effectiveness in a multicultural environment.
• 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 local needs, ensuring fairness globally.

• Distributed work environment with twice-yearly in-person team sprints.
• 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.
• Opportunities to travel and meet colleagues in new locations.
• 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, a critical open-source platform for AI, IoT, and cloud, we are transforming the software landscape. We recruit globally and uphold high standards for new hires. Working here is a step into the future, challenging you to think differently, learn new skills, and excel.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer

We are committed to a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds enhances our work environment and products. We welcome all applications and will consider them fairly.