Product Manager - Cloud Native

Overview

Product Manager - Cloud Native at Canonical

Remote role based in the EMEA region. Join to apply for the Product Manager - Cloud Native role at Canonical.

Role and Responsibilities

• Lead 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, align on priorities, make informed decisions, and keep business execution on track.
• Conduct market research, analyse industry trends, and gather customer feedback to identify opportunities and ensure alignment with Canonical's overall vision.
• Develop your team through coaching, mentoring and training.
• Establish KPIs for project status reporting and communicate them 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.

Product areas under this role include:

• Juju — the open source orchestration engine for software operators that enables deployment, integration and lifecycle management of applications at any scale, on any infrastructure using charms.
• Identity management — defining how authentication, authorization and identity governance controls are applied across Ubuntu One SSO and other Canonical products.
• Observability — outlining the strategy for how Canonical products and charms perform tracing and discern the underlying system health.

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

What We Are Looking For

• Seasoned product management experience in technical domains related to the usage and/or management of open source software in the cloud native landscape.
• Experience designing or managing software operations for large scale distributed systems.
• Good understanding of cloud native technologies such as Kubernetes and Docker containers.
• Comprehensive knowledge of common enterprise security and compliance requirements in software operations.
• Proven ability to lead technical teams and drive their execution to excellence.
• Passion to write about technologies and experience in 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 skills

• Experience with CNCF projects, identity or observability systems is a plus.
• Demonstrate insatiable intellectual curiosity and passion for the future of technology.
• Strong sense of ownership; responsibility for the product's and team's success.
• Problem solver with the ability to think out of the box and demonstrate visionary leadership.

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 and performance-based bonus/commission.
• Recognition rewards and annual holiday leave.
• Maternity and paternity leave and Employee Assistance Programme.
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues.
• Priority 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, we are changing the world of software. We recruit on a global basis and set a high standard for people joining the company. Most colleagues have worked from home since 2004.

Equal Opportunity

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer. We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background creates a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.

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