Join Canonical as a Product Manager - Cloud Native. Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT.Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. We are a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office-based roles.The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing. Our product management team are technologists who have a passion for delivering products and solutions that help shape market demands while elevating open source software everywhere.This is an application track for a product management position at Canonical on Cloud Native. Apply here if you excel at leadership, communication, and technical vision, and believe you can drive product strategy for the business needs of tomorrow.Role ResponsibilitiesLead the lifecycle of the product development by reviewing the priorities and goals for the products you are responsible for.Work closely with the engineering leads to oversee the product development process.Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as engineering, design, marketing, and sales, to address common challenges across projects, to align on priorities, to make informed decisions, and to keep business execution on track.Conduct market research, analyze industry trends, and gather customer feedback to identify opportunities, and to ensure alignment with Canonical's overall vision.Develop your team through coaching, mentoring, and training.Establish KPIs for project status reporting and communicate it across Canonical.Drive execution excellence through continuous feedback and improvement.Contribute to the development of strategies to create and maintain high-performing teams.Contribute to the success of our sales team in winning new opportunities, by reviewing customer feedback and participating in customer meetings.RequirementsSeasoned product management experience in technical domains related to the usage and/or the management of open source software in the cloud native landscape.Experiences designing or managing software operations for large-scale distributed systems.Good understanding of cloud native technologies such as Kubernetes, Docker containers.Comprehensive knowledge of the common enterprise security and compliance requirements in the area of software operations.Proven ability to lead technical teams and drive their execution to excellence.Passion to write about technologies and experience in the area of developer marketing.A strong work ethic, and personal interests aligned with the open source philosophy.Excellent communications skills in English, both verbal and written.Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events.Nice-to-have SkillsExperience with CNCF projects, identity or observability systems is a plus.Demonstrate an insatiable intellectual curiosity, and be passionate about the future of technology.Have a strong sense of ownership. All parts of the product's success and your team's success are your responsibility.Be a problem solver, have the ability to think out of the box, and demonstrate visionary leadership.What We OfferDistributed 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 Programme.Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues from your team and others.Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long haul company events.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.
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