Junior Product Manager
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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 in many sectors.
Responsibilities
- Lead the product development lifecycle, reviewing the priorities and goals for your 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, analyse industry trends and gather customer feedback to identify opportunities.
- Communicate your product vision, status updates and key decisions to ensure alignment and manage expectations.
- Conduct usability testing, analyse user feedback and iterate on the product to improve the user experience.
- Collaborate with marketing, sales and support teams to develop go‑to‑market strategies, create product documentation and provide training.
- Contribute to the success of our sales team in winning new opportunities, reviewing customer feedback and participating in customer meetings.
- Oversee the work of a product line, ensuring consistency in strategy and execution across different teams.
- Facilitate collaboration and resolve conflicts within different teams and across other departments.
Qualifications
- Exceptional academic results at high school and university.
- Understanding of Linux and the wider open source software community.
- Knowledge of computer architecture, application development, datacenters, cloud or devices.
- Passion to write about technologies and the tech landscape.
- A strong work ethic and personal interests aligned with the open source movement.
- Curiosity and a habit of continuous learning.
- A strong sense of ownership.
- Problem‑solving skills and the ability to innovate.
- Outstanding communication skills in English, both verbal and written.
- Ability to manage multiple projects or product lines while maintaining focus on key priorities.
- Willingness to travel internationally up to four times a year for company events up to two weeks long.
Additional Skills That We Value
- Familiarity with particular verticals (e.g. Telco, Finance, Industrial, Automotive).
- Familiarity with the technology ecosystem including silicon, IHV, ISV, ODM/OEMs, cloud service providers and channel.
- Familiarity with cloud native technologies such as Kubernetes, Docker containers and Snap.
- Familiarity with embedded and connected device technology and ecosystems.
- Familiarity with networking technologies – ethernet, IPv4 and IPv6, routing, firewalling, overlays such as OVN/OVS, VPNs, SR‑IOV, infiniband.
- Familiarity with telco networking – RAN, Core, CPE.
- Experience in leading distributed teams across different time zones.
- Demonstrated ability to foster collaboration and innovation in team settings.
What We Offer You
- 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.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- 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.
Canonical is an equal opportunity employer
We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives and background creates a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.