Junior Project Manager

Canonical Group Ltd; México; A distancia; MXN 300,000 - 400,000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A pioneering tech firm is seeking a Junior Project Manager to ensure the timely delivery of projects and enhance customer relations. The ideal candidate will have a strong academic background in IT or software engineering, excellent communication skills, and a solution-oriented mindset. This role offers a distributed work environment and a personal learning budget of USD 2,000 annually.

Servicios

Performance-driven annual bonus

Personal development budget

Maternity and paternity leave

Team Member Assistance Program

Formación

• Solid academic achievement in a relevant field.
• Demonstrated leadership skills in academic settings.
• Confidence to share ideas and feedback.

Responsabilidades

• Ensure projects are delivered within schedule and budget.
• Conduct regular status meetings with customers.
• Identify and mitigate project risks and issues.

Conocimientos

Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

Project management skills

Interpersonal skills

Technical knowledge in science or IT

Solution-oriented mindset

Leadership skills

Educación

Undergraduate degree in a technical subject

Descripción del empleo

The role entails

• 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

What we are looking for in you

The successful Junior Project Manager will have solid academic achievement in science, software engineering and/or information technology field, excellent written and verbal communications skills in English and a solution oriented mindset. You will be able to "make things happen" with a professional approach and effective negotiation techniques. You have demonstrated leadership skills in your school or university life.

• 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

What we offer colleagues

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 recognize 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.

• 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.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer

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