Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Manager - Ubuntu Embedded Systems

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Overview

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 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.

Location

This role will be based remotely in the APAC region.

Responsibilities

• Managing projects through their complete life cycle and ensuring that the overall goals for Canonical and the client are met
  
• Successfully delivering engineering professional services for assigned projects
  
• Working with engineering teams on custom board enablement and delivery of Ubuntu images to the customers
  
• Assisting in the development of project statements of work
  
• Drafting and maintaining project-specific schedules and project plans
  
• Obtaining client approval of the project schedule and work items
  
• Ensuring projects are delivered within the time, resources, and scope expectations
  
• Managing project risk mitigation and plans
  
• Driving technical issues to reach the desired delivery outcomes
  
• Maintaining daily and weekly communication with the client and internal stakeholders
  
• Managing delivery schedule of critical third-party deliverables for the project
  
• Keeping management informed of the status of assigned projects
  
• Identifying custom engineering requests that are not part of an existing business contract
  
• Advocating for the appropriate technologies from Canonical's product portfolio to customers
  
• Supporting different time zones and non-traditional hours as required to support the assigned projects
  

Qualifications

• Solid project management experience in delivering engineering services to customers, managing software development teams and field engineers
  
• Extensive experience managing projects with cross-cultural and multi-continent internal and external resources, preferably in Asia, Europe, and the Americas
  
• Educational degree preferably in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math
  
• Good knowledge of Linux and the wider Open Source Software community, and understanding of computer architecture
  
• Excellent communications skills, both verbal and written, in English
  
• Strong leadership and problem-solving abilities with experience building internal and external partnerships and working with demanding project sponsors in complex environments
  
• PMP/PMI or PRINCE2 Practitioner Certification preferred
  
• Ability to work non-standard hours in support of a worldwide sales and project team
  
• Willingness to travel up to 4 times per year for internal events
  

Benefits

• 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 and 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.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Project Management and Information Technology

Industries

• Software Development

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