Junior Project Manager

About Canonical and the Junior Project Manager Role

Canonical is a leader in open source software and operating systems, renowned for Ubuntu, a platform critical for breakthrough enterprise initiatives in public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. Serving global leaders in public cloud, silicon, and various industries, Canonical is a pioneer in global distributed collaboration, with over 1000 colleagues across 70+ countries. Teams gather in person two to four times annually in diverse global locations for strategic alignment. The company is founder-led, profitable, and experiencing growth.

As a Junior Project Manager at Canonical, you will be instrumental in streamlining and accelerating the adoption of open source across the global enterprise technology market. Our customers trust Canonical for complex projects spanning bare metal, cloud, and edge environments.

Our Project Managers are crucial for project success, driving initiatives, ensuring clear communication, and engaging stakeholders respectfully, all while upholding integrity and accountability. Given a portfolio of projects involving complex and evolving software technologies, exceptional Project Managers who effectively engage all stakeholders are vital for customer and partner satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensuring programs and projects are delivered within the defined schedule, scope, cost, budget, and resource expectations.
• Supporting in identifying key technical and project risks and issues, and actively implementing mitigating actions.
• Maintaining a strong customer focus and collaborating with all key stakeholders to achieve successful outcomes.
• Assisting in conducting regular status meetings and business reviews with customers.
• Supporting the delivery schedule of critical third-party deliverables for the project.
• Advocating Canonical's appropriate technologies from its portfolio to customers.

What We Are Looking For In You

The ideal Junior Project Manager candidate will demonstrate solid academic achievement in science, software engineering, and/or information technology, alongside excellent written and verbal English communication skills and a solution-oriented mindset. You will possess the ability to 'make things happen' through a professional approach and effective negotiation. Demonstrated leadership skills from your academic life are highly valued.

• Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university.
• Undergraduate degree in a technical subject or a compelling alternative path.
• Confidence to respectfully speak up, exchange feedback, and share ideas without hesitation.
• Track record of exceeding expectations to achieve outstanding results.
• Passion for technology, evidenced by personal projects and initiatives.
• Strong work ethic and confidence to excel alongside motivated colleagues.
• Professional written and spoken English with excellent presentation skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability.
• Appreciation for diversity, politeness, and effectiveness in a multi-cultural, multi-national organization.
• Thoughtfulness and self-motivation.
• Result-oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments.
• Ability to travel internationally twice a year for company events, up to two weeks long.

What Canonical Offers Colleagues

Canonical bases compensation on geographical location, experience, and performance, with annual reviews (more frequent for graduates and associates) to acknowledge outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, a performance-driven annual bonus or commission is offered. The company provides comprehensive benefits reflecting its values, balancing local needs with global fairness.

• Distributed work environment with twice-yearly in-person team sprints.
• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year.
• Annual compensation review.
• Recognition rewards.
• Annual holiday leave.
• Maternity and paternity leave.
• Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform.
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues.
• Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events.

Key skills/competency

• Project Management
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Risk Mitigation
• Customer Focus
• Technical Acumen
• Open Source Software
• Communication Skills
• Negotiation
• Leadership
• Problem Solving