Business Services Team Manager

Canonical; Atlanta (GA); Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a dynamic Business Services Team Manager to lead travel logistics, event planning, and administrative functions. This role is crucial for coordinating large-scale events and ensuring compliance with expense policies. The ideal candidate will possess exceptional leadership and management skills, with a proven ability to thrive in a complex, multicultural environment. Join a forward-thinking company that values innovation and flexibility, allowing you to make a significant impact while collaborating globally. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of business services in a remote-first culture.

Benefits

Learning budgets

Health and safety programs

Travel opportunities

Annual reviews

Bonuses

Qualifications

• Strong leadership and management skills with a proven track record.
• Ability to operate effectively in a multicultural, global organization.

Responsibilities

• Oversee travel approvals, logistics, and operations for global events.
• Plan and execute large-scale company events four times a year.
• Manage company offices and facilities for executive briefings.

Skills

Leadership

Project Management

Event Planning

Decision-Making

Budgeting

Interpersonal Skills

Curiosity

Flexibility

Education

Undergraduate degree in a technical or business field

Exceptional academic record

Job description

Join to apply for the Business Services Team Manager role at Canonical

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 enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. Our customers include top public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders across sectors. We are a founder-led, profitable, and growing company with a remote-first culture, employing over 1200 colleagues in more than 80 countries.

We are hiring a Business Services Team Manager to oversee travel, logistics, event planning, scheduling, expense policies, and administration. This executive role demands excellent coordination, planning, decision-making, budgeting, procurement, reporting, and management skills. It involves managing large-scale company events, coordinating travel logistics for hundreds of employees globally, and overseeing expense and policy compliance with integrity and transparency.

The team also provides 'EA'-like services for company leaders, including scheduling, report coordination, delegated approvals, and small projects. The role requires leadership, judgment, interpersonal skills, accountability, and the ability to work in a fast-paced, complex environment.

Key Responsibilities

1. Travel approvals, logistics, and operations
2. Expense review in line with policies
3. Planning and executing large-scale company events four times a year
4. Managing company offices and facilities for executive briefings and operations
5. Implementing global duty of care, health, and safety programs

Qualifications

• Exceptional academic record from high school and university
• Undergraduate degree in a technical or business field
• Proven drive and a history of exceeding expectations
• Strong leadership and management skills
• Good judgment in financial, policy, and interpersonal matters
• Ability to operate effectively in a multicultural, global organization
• Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, and flexibility
• Responsibility, accountability, and self-awareness
• Result-oriented with a strong personal drive
• Willingness to travel up to four times a year, with events lasting up to two weeks

Preferred Additional Skills

• Experience in travel industry, project management, event management, or business administration

What We Offer

We offer a competitive, performance-driven compensation package, including annual reviews, bonuses, and benefits such as learning budgets, health and safety programs, and travel opportunities. Our distributed work environment allows for flexibility and global collaboration.

About Canonical

Canonical is a pioneer in open source technology, publishing Ubuntu, a key platform for AI, IoT, and cloud computing. We value excellence, diversity, and innovation, and have been remote since 2004. Join us to be part of a forward-thinking, inclusive company that is shaping the future of software.