Product manager - networking

Overview

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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 enterprise initiatives across public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT. Our customers include 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 to align on strategy and execution. The company is founder-led, profitable and growing.

Canonical's product management team are technologists who deliver products and solutions that help shape market demands while elevating open source software. This is an application track for a product management position at Canonical for Networking. 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 focus

We are looking for individuals who can help build a thriving open-source community and drive the deployment of Canonical products across a broad range of devices and use cases. This role encompasses leadership of the product and go-to-market in the Smart NIC and ToR switches sector, leveraging Ubuntu, Ubuntu Core, OpenStack, Kubernetes and Juju to address security, device management and orchestration challenges.

Responsibilities

• Lead Ubuntu and Ubuntu Core integration as the OS of innovative Smart NIC products
• Shape the development roadmap for Smart NIC and ToR switches features and support
• Engage with the Smart NIC and ToR switches ecosystem and leading customers
• Enable commercial success and lead product direction
• Drive go-to-market strategy and execution
• Oversee the product lifecycle from conception to delivery, ensuring alignment with market demands

This role requires an analytical storyteller with a strong message, and an understanding of challenges in leveraging Smart NIC and ToR technologies with Linux. We prefer experienced professionals with software engineering management experience who want to become business executives and entrepreneurs to define product strategy and drive engagement.

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
• Passion to write about technologies and the tech landscape
• A strong work ethic with interests aligned to the open source movement
• For senior positions, product management experience in the software industry
• Deep understanding of hyperscale and enterprise data centre architecture and challenges related to high parallelism workloads (HPC, AI and Big Data)
• Strong knowledge of network protocols and their implementation at hardware, kernel and library levels
• Understanding of computer architectures: x86, ARM, RISC-V
• Familiarity with Smart NIC and ToR software, standards and the market, including trends, ODMs, silicon providers, cloud service providers and other key players
• Experience with Linux networking distributions and packages such as SONiC, DENT, FRRouting, VyOS, ONL, or Cumulus
• Practical experience with large-scale network design, implementation and operation
• Curiosity and a habit of continuous learning
• A strong sense of ownership, problem solving and the ability to innovate
• Excellent communication skills in English (verbal and written)
• Ability to travel internationally up to 4 times a year for company events (up to two weeks per trip)

Nice-to-have skills

• Familiarity with particular verticals (e.g., Telco, Finance, Industrial, Automotive)
• Familiarity with the technology ecosystem including Silicon, IHV, ISV, ODM/OEMs, cloud service providers and channel
• Familiarity with cloud-native technologies such as Kubernetes, Docker containers and Snaps
• Familiarity with embedded and connected device technology and ecosystems

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
• 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 publisher of Ubuntu, Canonical contributes to important open source projects and the platform for AI, IoT and cloud. We recruit on a global basis and set high standards for people joining the company. Many colleagues have worked from home since 2004. Working here is a step into the future, challenging you to think differently, work smarter, and raise your game.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer. We foster a workplace free from discrimination and will give every applicant fair consideration regardless of identity.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Product Management and Marketing

Industries

• Software Development

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