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Canonical

28d ago

  • Job
    Full-time
    Mid & Senior Level
  • IT & Cybersecurity
    Product
  • Frankfurt
    Remote

AI generated summary

  • You need strong academics, Linux knowledge, tech passion, problem-solving skills, ownership, communication abilities, and for senior roles, relevant experience and leadership in product management.
  • You will lead product development, collaborate with cross-functional teams, conduct market research, communicate vision, improve user experience, support sales, and ensure strategy consistency across teams.

Requirements

  • 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
  • For more senior positions, product management experience in the software industry
  • Ability to manage multiple projects or product lines while maintaining focus on key priorities
  • Demonstrated leadership in aligning diverse teams and driving consensus around product strategies
  • Willingness to travel internationally up to 4 times a year for company events up to two weeks long

Responsibilities

  • Lead the product development lifecycle, reviewing the priorities and goals for your product
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as engineering, design, marketing, and sales
  • Address common challenges across projects, align on priorities, enable informed decisions, and keep business execution on track
  • Conduct market research, analyse industry trends, and gather customer feedback to identify opportunities
  • Communicate your product vision, status updates, and key decisions to ensure alignment and manage expectations
  • Conduct usability testing, analyse user feedback, and iterate on the product to improve the user experience
  • Collaborate with marketing, sales, and support teams to develop go-to-market strategies, create product documentation, and provide training
  • Contribute to the success of our sales team in winning new opportunities, reviewing customer feedback and participating in customer meetings
  • Oversee the work of a product line, ensuring consistency in strategy and execution across different teams
  • Facilitate collaboration and resolve conflicts within different teams and across other departments

FAQs

Do we support remote work?

Yes, this position is home-based in the EMEA time zone and supports remote work, with team meetings held in person two to four times a year in various locations.

What qualifications are required for this role?

We are looking for exceptional academic results, a strong understanding of Linux and the open source software community, and familiarity with computer architecture or application development. Prior product management experience in the software industry is preferred for more senior positions.

What is the primary focus of the product management team at Canonical?

The product management team focuses on delivering high-quality products that meet business and user needs while shaping market demands, particularly in the open source software landscape.

Is travel required for this position?

Yes, there is a willingness to travel internationally up to four times a year for company events, lasting up to two weeks.

What additional skills are valued for this role?

We value familiarity with specific verticals such as Telco, Finance, Industrial, and Automotive, as well as technologies like cloud-native solutions, networking technologies, and experience in leading distributed teams across different time zones.

What benefits do you offer to employees?

Canonical offers a variety of benefits, including a personal learning and development budget, annual compensation review, recognition rewards, annual holiday and parental leave, an Employee Assistance Program, and travel opportunities.

How does Canonical support continuous learning for its employees?

Canonical provides a personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year to support continuous learning and skill development.

What kind of work culture does Canonical promote?

Canonical fosters a distributed work environment that encourages collaboration, innovation, and inclusivity, valuing diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds.

What is Canonical's approach to product strategy?

Product managers at Canonical set a clear vision and direction, ensuring teams deliver the right products in the right markets at the right time, while pushing the boundaries of technology to identify new opportunities.

Are there specific product domains available for this role?

Yes, there are open product manager roles across various domains, including Ubuntu Platform, AI/ML & MLOps, IoT, Cloud, Finance, Automotive, and more. If your expertise is not listed, you are still encouraged to apply.

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Canonical

Enterprise open source, secured and delivered by the publisher of Ubuntu.

Technology
Industry
501-1000
Employees
2004
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Canonical is a technology company known for developing and supporting Ubuntu, a popular open-source operating system. The company focuses on providing reliable, secure, and cost-effective solutions for cloud computing, IoT, and containers. By leveraging open-source technologies, Canonical aims to enable innovation and digital transformation for businesses and developers worldwide. The company is committed to ensuring high performance and scalability, promoting the adoption of open-source software, and fostering a global community of users and contributors.

Benefits

  • Remote working

    Canonical has been a fully distributed organisation since its origin in 2004. Digital collaboration allows us to enjoy our home environment and work with the best in the world in our domain. We meet each other at least twice per year during in-person sprints to nurture cross-team relationships.

  • We build trust

    Zero commute means more time for the things you enjoy. At the same time, we have very high expectations of commitment and independent execution. We invest in people who are self-driven, motivated and highly organised. We take our responsibility for the most critical elements of open infrastructure very seriously, and we are committed to quality in every aspect of our product and services.

  • We engineer excellence

    We aspire to lead on the global stage. There’s no other way to describe it than hard work, hard challenges and hard competition. You will need to show that you can compete in deeply challenging intellectual fields. Your colleagues are aiming for the top, and they depend on you to set the same standard in your area of responsibility. That’s tough but incredibly satisfying. We value those who take ownership of their area and take opportunities to be exceptional.

  • We travel

    We optimise our team structure for time zone overlap. Collaboration and inspiration takes time to fully develop but leadership at Canonical means building cross-team relationships. We nurture those relationships through regular global summits which bring diverse teams or their leaders together. We host these events around the world to discover great places to explore and appreciate in the process. Team events have taken place in Vancouver, Brugge, New York, Budapest, Orlando, Cape Town, Warsaw, Seoul, Paris, Portland, Lyon, London, Toronto and many more.