Public Cloud Project Manager

Canonical; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning budget USD 2k

Annual review

Travel opportunities

Wellness platform

Team sprints in person

Holiday leave

Maternity/paternity leave

Rewards program

Global travel

Job summary

Canonical is hiring a Public Cloud Project Manager to lead account relationships for Tier 1 Enterprise Public Cloud accounts. You will collaborate across Software Engineering to executives, shaping statements of work, and managing multi-project lifecycles with a strong emphasis on Linux and open-source technologies.

Role involves international travel, remote work in the Americas, and a collaboration-driven, high-performance culture with regular status reviews and stakeholder alignment.

Qualifications

• Proven background in IT Cloud industry as a software development project manager, IT program/project manager, agile software manager or scrum master
• Deep understanding of Linux, Open source, and the Public Cloud space
• Software engineering experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Experience leading cross-cultural, remote and global project teams and customers
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills
• Strong communication skills
• Bachelor's Degree in a STEM discipline
• Project Management Certification, preferably PMP or equivalent certification
• Agile Project Management certification, preferably Scrum Master or equivalent certification
• Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally

Responsibilities

• Ensure programs and projects are delivered within schedule, scope, cost, budget and resources expectations
• Identify key technical and project risks and issues and proactively mitigate
• Maintain strong customer focus and work with stakeholders to achieve successful outcomes
• Conduct regular status meetings and business reviews with customers and provide direction
• Manage the delivery schedule of critical third party deliverables for the project
• Identify and manage cross-organization engineering requests not in existing contracts
• Advocate to customers the appropriate technologies from Canonical's portfolio

Skills

Linux

Open source

Public Cloud

Software engineering

English communication

Cross-cultural teams

Negotiation

Communication skills

STEM degree

PMP certification

Scrum Master

Travel ability

Education

Bachelor's Degree in STEM

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 very 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. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office-based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution.

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

We are hiring a Public Cloud Project Manager. In this position, customer relationship management and advocacy for Canonical's technical assets are crucial. This role is an opportunity for a technologist with a passion for Linux and Project Management to build a career with Canonical. If you have an affinity for software, great communication skills, and a passion for technology, then you will enjoy working with some of the best people in the industry at Canonical.

Public Cloud Project Managers provide account leadership and insight for Canonical’s key Tier 1 Enterprise Public Cloud accounts. This role will collaborate with individuals from Software Engineering through Senior Level Executives.

As a Public Cloud Project Manager, you will manage multiple blue-chip company projects simultaneously. Working with all stakeholders, you will shape the SoW or similar agreements with our clients, manage projects through their life-cycles, ensuring the overall goals for both Canonical and the client are met.

Periodic international travel is required. Travel amount and duration will vary based on company and program requirements.

Location: This role will be based remotely in the Americas region.

The role entails

• Ensuring programs and projects are delivered within the schedule, scope, cost, budget and resources expectations
• Identifying key technical and project risks and issues and actively put mitigating actions in place
• Maintaining strong customer focus and work with all key stakeholders to achieve successful outcomes
• Conducting regular status meetings and business reviews with customers and provide direction when needed
• Managing the delivery schedule of critical third party deliverables for the project
• Identifying and managing cross organization engineering requests that are not part of existing business contracts.
• Advocating to customers the appropriate technologies from Canonical's portfolio

What we are looking for in you

• Proven background in IT Cloud industry as a software development project manager, IT program/project manager, agile software manager or scrum master
• Deep understanding of Linux, Open source, and the Public Cloud space
• Software engineering experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Experience leading cross-cultural, remote and global project teams and customers.
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills
• Strong communication skills
• Bachelor's Degree in a STEM discipline
• Project Management Certification, preferably PMP or equivalent certification
• Agile Project Management certification, preferably Scrum Master or equivalent certification
• Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally

What we offer colleagues

We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide. We revisit compensation annually (and more often for graduates and associates) to ensure we recognize outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus or commission. We provide all team members with additional benefits that reflect our values and ideals. We balance our programs to meet local needs and ensure 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 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. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since our inception in 2004. Working here is a step into the future and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer

We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.

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