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
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
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 What we are looking for in you
Requirements
Our platform, Ubuntu, is very widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT.
Although open source has been around for thirty years, it is only now fundamental to every corner of the software landscape.
Ubuntu Platform - Our Ubuntu
experience on Desktop, Server, Windows (WSL), Multipass, Gaming, Enterprise, & Hardware Enablement
Ubuntu Pro Services - Our key commercial offerings Ubuntu Pro, Compliance, Standards, Security Engineering, and Managed Services on cloud and on prem
AI/ML & MLOps - Open source AI/ML solutions, AIOps automation, model lifecycle management, Kubeflow, MLFlow, KServe, and AI infrastructure on cloud and edge
IoT - Ubuntu on embedded devices and/or edge servers, device management, and robotics
Cloud - Ubuntu in public and private clouds, promoting automation frameworks, and including technologies such as Kubernetes, MAAS, and LXD
Telco - Open source for Telco's including technologies and standards related to Core Network, RAN/vRAN, SoNIC, DENT, and SmartNICs
Finance - Open source solutions for financial institutions including trading platforms, blockchain technologies, regulatory compliance, and AI-driven analytics
Automotive - Open source solutions for autonomous driving, in-vehicle infotainment, connected vehicles, and compliance with automotive industry standards such as ISO 26262 and ISO 21434
Understanding of Linux and the wider open source software community
Understanding of computer architecture, application development, datacenters, cloud or devices
A strong sense of ownership
Problem solving and the ability to innovate
Ability to manage multiple projects or product lines while maintaining focus on key priorities
Familiarity with a 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 & Snaps
Familiarity with embedded and connected device technology and ecosystems
Familiarity with networking technologies - ethernet, IPv4 and IPv6, routing, firewalling, overlays such as OVN/OVS, VPNs, SR-IOV, infiniband
Familiarity with telco networking - RAN, Core, CPE •
Experience in leading distributed teams across different time zones
Demonstrated ability to foster collaboration and innovation in team settings What we offer you
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.
Benefits
You will set a clear vision, prioritize work effectively, and ensure the team delivers high-quality products that meet business and user needs.
Apply here if you excel at leadership, communication, and technical vision, and believe you can drive product strategy for the business needs of tomorrow.
Our product managers set the vision and the direction to ensure teams deliver the right products in the right markets at the right time.
Communicate your product vision, status updates, and key decisions to ensure alignment and manage expectations
We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide.
We revisit compensation annually (and more often for graduates and associates) to ensure we recognise outstanding performance.
In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus or commission.
Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
Annual compensation review Recognition rewards
Annual holiday leave
Maternity and paternity leave
Additional details
Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets.
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.
Canonical’s 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 a general application track for the product management positions at Canonical.
During the interview process we will identify specific software products which would be a good fit for your interests.
We believe that open source is transforming the way that enterprises solve their business needs.
Going forward we believe open source will have an even bigger impact as it moves into specialised vertical markets.