Junior Project Manager

Canonical; Milwaukee (WI); Remote; USD 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a Junior Project Manager to drive the adoption of open-source technologies across global enterprises. In this dynamic role, you will manage complex projects, ensuring they meet stakeholder expectations while fostering collaboration and communication. This position offers the chance to work in a distributed environment with opportunities for personal growth and international travel. Join a team that values integrity, accountability, and diversity, and be part of a transformative journey in the tech industry.

Benefits

Personal Learning and Development Budget

Annual Compensation Review

Recognition Rewards

Annual Holiday Leave

Maternity and Paternity Leave

Wellness Platform

Opportunity to Travel

Priority Pass for Travel

Qualifications

• Solid academic background in science, software engineering, or IT.
• Demonstrated leadership skills from school or university.

Responsibilities

• Ensure projects are delivered within schedule, scope, and budget.
• Support identification of project risks and implement actions.
• Conduct regular status meetings and business reviews with customers.

Skills

Project Management

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Negotiation Techniques

Leadership Skills

Education

Undergraduate Degree in Technical Subject

High School Academic Record

Job description

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 across many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1000+ colleagues in 70+ countries and very few office-based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person at interesting locations worldwide to align on strategy and execution.

The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing.

We are hiring a Junior Project Manager

Our mission is to streamline and accelerate the adoption of open source across the entire global enterprise technology market. Our customers embrace Canonical's approach to open source for complex projects on bare metal, on the cloud, and at the edge.

Our Project Managers are responsible for ensuring project success through owning, driving, communicating, and respectfully engaging all stakeholders, valuing integrity and accountability.

Within a portfolio of projects involving complex and evolving software technologies, customer and partner satisfaction depends on exceptional Project Managers who know how to respect and engage all stakeholders.

The role entails:

1. Ensuring programs and projects are delivered within schedule, scope, cost, budget, and resource expectations.
2. Supporting the identification of key technical and project risks and issues, and actively implementing mitigating actions.
3. Maintaining a strong customer focus and working with all key stakeholders to achieve successful outcomes.
4. Assisting in conducting regular status meetings and business reviews with customers.
5. Supporting the delivery schedule of critical third-party deliverables for the project.
6. Advocating to customers the appropriate technologies from Canonical's portfolio.

What we are looking for in you

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

• Exceptional academic record from 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 exceeding expectations to achieve outstanding results.
• Passion for technology demonstrated through personal projects and initiatives.
• The work ethic and confidence to excel alongside motivated colleagues.
• Professional written and spoken English with excellent presentation skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability.
• Appreciation for diversity, politeness, and effectiveness in a multi-cultural, multi-national organization.
• Thoughtfulness and self-motivation.
• Result-oriented with a personal drive to meet commitments.
• Ability to travel internationally twice a year for company events lasting up to two weeks.

What we offer colleagues

We consider geographical location, experience, and performance when shaping compensation worldwide. Compensation is revisited annually (and more often for graduates and associates) to recognize outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus or commission. We provide additional benefits reflecting our values and ensuring 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 leading the global move to open source. As the publisher of Ubuntu, a key open-source project and platform for AI, IoT, and cloud, we are transforming software. We recruit globally and uphold high standards for new hires. Excellence is expected; to succeed, we must be the best at what we do. Most colleagues have worked remotely since our inception in 2004. Working here challenges you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and elevate your performance.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer

We are committed to a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds enhances our work environment and products. We consider all applications fairly, regardless of your identity.