Junior Product Manager

Overview

Join Canonical as a Junior Product Manager. Canonical is a leading open‑source software company that builds and supports Ubuntu, the world’s most popular operating system. As a distributed organization, teams collaborate across 75 + countries and 1,200 + colleagues.

Location

Home‑based in the EMEA time zone. You must be located in this region.

Responsibilities

• Lead the product development lifecycle, reviewing priorities and goals for your product.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams such as engineering, design, marketing and sales.
• Conduct market research, analyze industry trends, and gather customer feedback to identify opportunities.
• Communicate product vision, status updates and key decisions to ensure alignment and manage expectations.
• Conduct usability testing, analyze 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 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 and between teams.

Qualifications

• Exceptional academic results at high school and university.
• Understanding of Linux and the broader open‑source community.
• Knowledge of computer architecture, application development, datacenters, cloud or device technologies.
• Passion for writing about technologies and the tech landscape.
• A strong work ethic and commitment to the open‑source movement.
• Curiosity and a habit of continuous learning.
• Strong sense of ownership and problem‑solving mindset.
• Excellent communication skills in English, verbal and written.
• Ability to manage multiple product lines while focusing 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 verticals such as telco, finance, industrial, automotive.
• Experience with cloud‑native technologies: Kubernetes, Docker, Snap.
• Knowledge of embedded and connected device technology.
• Understanding of networking technologies: Ethernet, IPv4/IPv6, routing, firewalling, overlay and SR‑IOV.
• Experience leading distributed teams across time zones.
• Demonstrated ability to foster collaboration and innovation.

What We Offer

• Base salary and performance‑driven bonus or commission.
• Annual compensation review.
• Distributed work environment with bi‑annual in‑person sprint meetings.
• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year.
• Annual holiday leave, maternity and paternity leave.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues.
• Priority Pass and long‑haul event travel upgrades.

About Canonical

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm that builds and supports Ubuntu, the world’s open‑source operating system. We are one of the global leaders in delivering AI, IoT and cloud solutions through open‑source software.

Equal Opportunity

Canonical is an equal‑opportunity employer and encourages diversity of experience, perspectives and backgrounds. We provide fair consideration to all applicants regardless of identity.