Product Manager - Cloud

Canonical Group Ltd; México; A distancia; MXN 1,284,000 - 1,836,000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading open source software provider is seeking a Product Manager for their cloud native operations. This role focuses on managing product strategy and development while collaborating with engineering and design teams. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in product management, with knowledge of cloud technologies like Kubernetes and Docker. The position is remote and located within the EMEA region, offering opportunities for travel and professional growth.

Servicios

Annual compensation review

Personal learning and development budget

Maternity and paternity leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Formación

• Seasoned product management experience in technical domains related to open source software.
• Experience designing or managing software operations for large-scale distributed systems.
• Proven ability to lead technical teams and drive their execution to excellence.

Responsabilidades

• Lead the lifecycle of product development and manage product priorities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as engineering, marketing, and sales.
• Conduct market research and gather customer feedback to identify opportunities.

Conocimientos

Product management experience

Cloud native technologies knowledge

Leadership skills

Technical communication skills

Educación

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Herramientas

Kubernetes

Docker

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 cloud, data science, AI, engineering, and IoT initiatives. Our customers include leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders across sectors. Canonical operates with global distributed collaboration (1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries) and very few office-based roles. Teams meet two to four times per year in person in locations around the world to align on strategy and execution.

The company is founder led, profitable and growing.

Canonical’s product management team are technologists who deliver products and solutions that shape market demands while elevating open source software. This is an application track for a product management position at Canonical on Cloud Native. Apply here if you excel at leadership, communication, and technical vision, and believe you can drive product strategy for the business needs of tomorrow.

We believe open source is transforming how enterprises solve business needs. Open source has been around for thirty years and is now fundamental to the software landscape. We believe open source will have an even bigger impact as it moves into specialised verticals. Our goal is to make open source easier, more reliable and more secure for deployment and development. We aim to be the provider of ‘most software to most companies’, starting with Ubuntu and expanding to cover every class of application and compute. To deliver on that ambition, we select product managers for intellect and drive to advance the open source community. We aim to improve open source quality, outreach, and impact. Our product managers set the vision and direction to ensure teams deliver the right products in the right markets at the right time, pushing the technology landscape to identify and deliver products into new and existing market opportunities.

Juju is an open source orchestration engine for software operators that enables deployment, integration and lifecycle management of applications at any scale, on any infrastructure using charms. Juju is currently used by clients, partners, and the community to orchestrate both small and enterprise-scale deployments across various substrates.

This role is responsible for the commercial strategy and marketing leadership of one of our cloud native operations product areas, including

• Juju - open source orchestration engine for software operators that enables deployment, integration and lifecycle management of applications at any scale, on any infrastructure using charms
• Identity management - defining the way authentication, authorisation and identity governance controls are applied across Ubuntu One SSO and other Canonical products
• Observability - outlining the strategy for how Canonical products and charms perform tracing and discern underlying system health

Location: This role will be based remotely in the EMEA region. You will be expected to be based in this region.

This role entails

• Lead the lifecycle of product development by reviewing priorities and goals for the products you are responsible for.
• Work closely with engineering leads to oversee the product development process
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as engineering, design, marketing, and sales to address challenges, align on priorities, make informed decisions, and keep business execution on track
• Conduct market research, analyse industry trends, and gather customer feedback to identify opportunities and ensure alignment with Canonical's vision
• Develop your team through coaching, mentoring and training
• Establish KPIs for project status reporting and communicate them across Canonical
• Drive execution excellence through continuous feedback and improvement
• Contribute to the development of strategies to create and maintain high performing teams
• Contribute to the success of our sales team in winning opportunities by reviewing customer feedback and participating in customer meetings

What we are looking for in you

• Seasoned product management experience in technical domains related to open source software in the cloud native landscape
• Experience designing or managing software operations for large-scale distributed systems
• Good understanding of cloud native technologies such as Kubernetes and Docker containers
• Comprehensive knowledge of enterprise security and compliance requirements in software operations
• Proven ability to lead technical teams and drive their execution to excellence
• Passion to write about technologies and experience in developer marketing
• A strong work ethic and alignment with open source philosophy
• Excellent communications skills in English, both verbal and written
• Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events

Nice-to-have skills

• Experience with CNCF projects, identity or observability systems is a plus
• Insatiable intellectual curiosity and passion about the future of technology
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability for product and team success
• Problem solver with the ability to think creatively and demonstrate visionary leadership

What we offer you

We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide. We revisit compensation annually to ensure recognition of outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus or commission. We provide all team members with additional benefits reflecting our values and ideals. We balance programs to meet local needs and ensure 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
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
• Priority Pass for travel 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, we are changing the world of software. We recruit on a global basis and maintain high standards for new hires. Most colleagues have worked from home since 2004. Working here challenges you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer