Public Cloud Project Manager
Canonical Group Ltd
- New York, New York, United States
- New York, New York, United States
About
The company is founder‑led, profitable, and growing.
We are hiring a
Public Cloud Project Manager . In this position, customer relationship management and advocacy for Canonical's technical assets are crucial. This role is an opportunity for a technologist with a passion for Linux and Project Management to build a career with Canonical. If you have an affinity for software, great communication skills, and a passion for technology, then you will enjoy working with some of the best people in the industry at Canonical.
Public Cloud Project Managers provide account leadership and insight for Canonical’s key Tier 1 Enterprise Public Cloud accounts. This role will collaborate with individuals from Software Engineering through Senior Level Executives.
As a Public Cloud Project Manager, you will manage multiple blue‑chip company projects simultaneously. Working with all stakeholders, you will shape the SoW or similar agreements with our clients, manage projects through their life‑cycles, ensuring the overall goals for both Canonical and the client are met.
Periodic international travel is required. Travel amount and duration will vary based on company and program requirements.
Location:
This role will be based remotely in the Americas region.
The role entails
Ensuring programs and projects are delivered within the schedule, scope, cost, budget and resources expectations
Identifying key technical and project risks and issues and actively put mitigating actions in place
Maintaining strong customer focus and work with all key stakeholders to achieve successful outcomes
Conducting regular status meetings and business reviews with customers and provide direction when needed
Managing the delivery schedule of critical third‑party deliverables for the project
Identifying and managing cross‑organization engineering requests that are not part of existing business contracts.
Advocating to customers the appropriate technologies from Canonical's portfolio
What we are looking for in you
Proven background in IT Cloud industry as a software development project manager, IT program/project manager, agile software manager or scrum master
Deep understanding of Linux, Open source, and the Public Cloud space
Software engineering experience
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
Experience leading cross‑cultural, remote and global project teams and customers.
Strong negotiation and influencing skills
Bachelor's Degree in a STEM discipline
Project Management Certification, preferably PMP or equivalent certification
Agile Project Management certification, preferably Scrum Master or equivalent certification
Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally
What we offer colleagues
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
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
About Canonical Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. 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. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence; in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since our inception in 2004. Working here is a step into the future and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.
Canonical is an equal opportunity employer
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Languages
- English
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