Junior Project Manager

Responsibilities

• Ensure programs and projects are delivered within schedule, scope, cost, budget, and resource expectations
• Identify key technical and project risks and issues, and actively implement mitigating actions
• Maintain strong customer focus and work with all key stakeholders to achieve successful outcomes
• Assist in conducting regular status meetings and business reviews with customers
• Support the delivery schedule of critical third-party deliverables for the project
• Advocate appropriate technologies from Canonical's portfolio to customers

Requirements

• Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
• Undergraduate degree in a technical subject or a compelling narrative about your alternative chosen path
• Confidence to respectfully speak up, exchange feedback, and share ideas without hesitation
• Track record of going above-and-beyond expectations to achieve outstanding results
• Passion for technology evidenced by personal projects and initiatives
• Professional written and spoken English with excellent presentation skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability
• Ability to travel internationally twice a year for company events up to two weeks long

Benefits

• 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 recognition rewards
• Annual holiday leave
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Team Member Assistance Program and Wellness Platform
• Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events

About the Company

Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Its platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing, with a globally distributed team of over 1,000 colleagues in more than 70 countries.