Product Manager - Hardware Certification

Canonical; Cape Town; Remote; ZAR 1,448,975 - 1,862,968; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000

Annual compensation review

Maternity and paternity leave

Employee Assistance Program

Opportunity to travel to meet colleagues

Job summary

A leading open-source software company seeks a Product Manager to lead hardware certification. The role requires strong leadership and communication skills, as well as a deep understanding of technology. This is a remote position within the EMEA region, offering flexibility and opportunities for international travel several times a year. Competitive benefits and a focus on continuous learning are included.

Qualifications

• Understanding of Linux and the open source software community.
• Understanding of computer architecture, application development, and cloud services.
• Willingness to travel internationally up to 4 times a year.

Responsibilities

• Lead the roadmap of our Hardware Certification effort.
• Engage with the Ubuntu user community and key partners.
• Define future business models considering the competitive landscape.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Technical vision

Problem solving

Curiosity

Continuous learning

Outstanding communication skills in English

Education

Exceptional academic results at high school and university

Job description

Overview

Product Manager - Hardware Certification

Canonical Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

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.

This is an application track for a product management position at Canonical on Hardware Certifications. Join to apply if you excel at leadership, communication, and technical vision, and believe you can drive product strategy for the business needs of tomorrow.

Responsibilities

• Lead the roadmap of our Hardware Certification effort and drive our partnership with OEMs
• Work with our engineering team to shape the development roadmap for our Hardware Certification scheme
• Define future business models taking into account the competitive landscape
• Engage with the Ubuntu user community, key partners, OEMs and leading customers, enabling commercial success and driving go-to-market

This role encompasses product leadership and go-to-market strategy, ensuring that the product vision is translated into actionable plans and successful market launches. Our product managers are technology professionals with a software engineering background who strive to become business executives and entrepreneurs. We discuss strategy, plan product development, drive engagement, and promote the open source way. We oversee the entire product lifecycle from conception to delivery, blending technical expertise, strategic thinking, analytics, project management skills and effective communication to ensure products meet both user needs and business objectives.

Location

This role will be based remotely in the EMEA region. You will be expected to be located in this region.

What we are looking for in you

• Exceptional academic results at high school and university
• Understanding of Linux and the wider open source software community
• Understanding 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 the habit of continuous learning
• A strong sense of ownership
• Problem solving and the ability to innovate
• Outstanding communications skills in English, both verbal and written
• Willingness to travel internationally up to 4 times a year for company events up to two weeks long

Nice-to-have skills

• Familiarity with the technology ecosystem including Silicon, IHV, ISV, ODM/OEMs, cloud service providers
• Familiarity with embedded and connected device technology and ecosystems
• Familiarity with hardware/software testing frameworks
• Experience building a certification program

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. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since its 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.