Canonical is seeking a Junior Project Manager to support the successful delivery of complex software projects within a globally distributed team. The role involves ensuring projects meet schedule, scope, budget, and stakeholder expectations while advocating for Canonical's open-source technologies.
What You'll Do
- Ensuring programs and projects are delivered within the schedule, scope, cost, budget and resources expectations
- Supporting in 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
- Assisting in conducting regular status meetings and business reviews with customers
- Supporting with the delivery schedule of critical third party deliverables for the project
- Advocating to customers the appropriate technologies from Canonical's portfolio
What We're Looking For
- Solid academic achievement in science, software engineering and/or information technology field
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills in English
- Solution oriented mindset
- Ability to 'make things happen' with a professional approach and effective negotiation techniques
- Demonstrated leadership skills in school or university life
- 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
- The work ethic and confidence to shine alongside motivated colleagues
- Professional written and spoken English with excellent presentation skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability
- Appreciative of diversity, polite and effective in a multi-cultural, multi-national organisation
- 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
Team & Environment
- 1000+ colleagues in 70+ countries
- Globally distributed teams with minimal office-based roles
Benefits & Compensation
- 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
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 recognize outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus or commission. We provide all team members with additional benefits which reflect our values and ideals. We balance our programs to meet local needs and ensure fairness globally.
Work Mode
Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since our inception in 2004. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution.
Canonical is an equal opportunity employer. We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.
